Rotary Peachtree City Half Marathon & 5K

RUN THE PATHS: Run Your First, Race Your Best!

Run the fourth annual Rotary Peachtree City Half Marathon & 5k, on January 16, 2027.

Experience one of the most scenic and fast Half Marathon and 5K courses you'll ever run in metro Atlanta. Race through wooded greenspace, on well-marked and supported multi-use paths, giving you every opportunity to run your best. If it's your first race or you are striving to hit a new Personal Best - your next PB in the 5k or Half Marathon distance starts here. Run your first, race your best!

Both the 5k and Half Marathon courses are USATF certified and the 5k is a qualifying event for the 2027 AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Fast. Fun. Scenic. Built for Your Next Personal Best.
Whether you're chasing a Personal Best, running your first race, or simply looking for an unforgettable course, our Half Marathon and 5K distances deliver a racing experience unlike the typical road race.

Forget about miles of long, straight, boring roads. Instead, you'll run on paved multi-use paths that wind through beautiful green spaces, beneath shade trees, past sparkling ponds, and through short tunnels. Every turn brings fresh scenery, making the miles fly by and keeping you engaged from start to finish.

Our courses are designed to help you focus on what matters most—your race. With abundant directional signage and course marshals guiding you along the route, you can run confidently while chasing your fastest finish.

Ready to Run Your PB?
With a 3-hour Half Marathon time limit, this event is ideal for runners ready to challenge themselves and chase a new PB. If you've raced with us before, come back and see how your training and experience can help you improve. If this is your first time at either the 5k or Half Marathon distance, then run with us to discover why so many runners return year after year.

RUN THE PATHS: Run Your First, Race Your Best!

Your participation will help the Rotary Club of Peachtree City continue making a positive impact and contributing locally and globally to improve lives, eradicate disease, provide essential resources, and increase access to education. We accomplish this through grants to local nonprofits and internationally through the Rotary Foundation. Our Rotary club members provide hands-on service with partner organizations throughout the year, including hosting the Rotary Grand Prix 5k Series, to serve17 local elementary school fundraisers in an effort to promote fitness and reduce childhood obesity. 

RACE DATE

January 16, 2027

START/FINISH LINES

START: Huddleston Elementary School, 200 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269 Georgia

FINISH: Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater Complex, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269 Georgia

HALF MARATHON (USATF Certified Course)

Start Time: 8:00am
Time Limit: 3 hours, cut-off 11:00 AM (13:45 min/mile pace or better)
Course: Approximately 1.2 miles on paved road and 11.9 miles on rolling, paved golf cart paths.
Minimum Age: 14 years of age or older on race day and able to finish before cut-off
Pace groups: TBD

5K (USATF Certified Course and 2027 AJC Peachtree Road Race Qualifier)

Start Time: 8:15am
Time Limit: 1 hour, cut-off 9:15 AM
Course: 0.9 miles of paved street, 2.2 miles of paved, rolling golf cart paths
Minimum Age: 6 years of age or older on race day and able to finish before cut-off

RACE TIMING

The Half Marathon and 5K races each begin with a common "gun start" time, while individual finish times are based on a disposable electronic chip timing attached to each participant's race number bib. The overall first, second, and third place finishers, both male and female in the Half Marathon and 5k will be determined based on gun time. All masters level and age group awards will be based on chip timing finish time, and all individual results will be listed by timing chip finish time. Overall male and female first, second, and third place winners for each race will NOT be counted among the top three age group winners in their age category.  

RACE PACKET and SHIRT PICK-UP: 

AT: (The Fred) Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA US 30269.

ON: Friday, January 15, 2026,  4:00-8:00pm, packet pick-up and in-person registration.

OR, ON: Saturday, January 16, 2025, 6:30-7:45am, race day packet pick-up and in-person registration 

RACE SHIRTS

Half marathon and 5k participants receive a shirt based on size indicated in their online registration. In-person runners' race shirts may be received during packet pick-up. Shirts and/or sizes may run out! Size exchanges on race day not guaranteed.

RACECOURSE SUPPORT:

• Bag Check - runners can check bags free pre-race for post-race layers
• Heated Tent - take the chill off post race in the Expo area after you finish the race 
• Restrooms – Port-o-lets available at Expo-finish and start areas before/after race, and selectively on race course
• Water Stations – Water & Gatorade provided at water stations on course
• Course Marshals – courses are supported by stationary and roving marshals
• Pacers - Half Marathon pacers will pace from start for target finish times of (hours:minutes): TBD
• Medical – EMT’s on bikes will be patrolling the course and basic first aid is available at finish area
• Finish Area - Water, Gatorade, Fruit, & Snacks (free to runners); also for-sale food & beverages may be available in the Vendor Expo

HALF MARATHON & 5K FINISHER MEDALS

All registered runners who complete the half marathon & 5k will receive a unique finisher’s medal immediately after finishing the race.

AWARDS (ceremony times TBD)

Award recipients will be announced during the awards ceremony adjacent to finish area. Awards must be claimed during the ceremony and will not be mailed to recipients.

Top Finisher Awards:
Half Marathon awards for overall top 3 Male and Female finishers in Open Categories (based on gun start) and Masters' categories (based on chip finish time).                     

Plus top finisher 5k award for first place overall male and first place overall female.        

Overall male and female first, second, and third place winners for each race will NOT be counted among the top three age group winners in each winner's own age category.                        

Age Group Awards Medals (based on chip finish time)
Half Marathon awards medals for top three Male and Female finishers in the following age groups:
14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70 and over.

5K awards medals for top three Male and Female finishers in the following age groups:
10 & under (5K only), 11-13, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54,
55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over.

RACE DAY ROAD CLOSURES and PARKING (park from 6:00 AM and by 7:00 AM) 

ROAD CLOSURES:

A. 6:00AM- Kelly Dr at Sweetgum Rd (NO Vehicles from Hwy 74 to The Fred)

B. 6:00AM - Fishers Luck at McIntosh Trail (NO Through Traffic)

C. 7:30AM- Peachtree Pkwy at McIntosh Trail (closing 7:30am or prior)

PARKING A: Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater and Huddleston Elementary
Park from 6:00 AM and by 7:00 AM- ACCESS CLOSES by 7:30 AM, NO EXCEPTIONS
GPS to: 33.38734, -84.56364 from Peachtree Parkway ONLY to McIntosh Trail, then follow parking volunteer directions to The Fred or Huddleston Elementary

PARKING B: Hella and Mobile Storage (walk, jog, or ride a golf cart shuttle through tunnel under Hwy 74 to event central at The Fred)
GPS to: 201 Kelly Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269; Take Hwy 74 to Kelly Dr. and follow parking volunteer directions.
Park from 6:00 and by 7:00 AM 

DOGS & STROLLERS

For the safety of runners, dogs and strollers are not permitted with runners on the route.

CANCELATION / WEATHER / REFUNDS

This event will be held rain or shine, warm or cold weather unless event organizers determine in conjunction with local authorities that conditions necessitate cancelation. In the event of cancelation, race organizers are not responsible for the costs of participant travel and lodging expenses. If organizers cancel the event, no race registration credits or refunds will be provided, but all registered Half Marathon & 5k runners will be transferred to a VIRTUAL event, with race shirts and finisher medals mailed to runners for receipt within 30 days of the planned in-person event. Thank you for contributing to the charitable work of Rotary!