825 Douthit Ferry Road, Cartersville GA
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026
Cartersville GLOW RUN 5K / 1M / Wire2Wire Wobble®
Saturday, May 2nd, 2026 * Sam Smith Park *
Presented by * Wire2Wire Running, LLC
7:40pm - Wire2Wire Wobble® 50 Yds.
7:45pm - 1M
8:00pm - 5K [Brand-new 5K Course...begins/ends @ CMS track]
Hope you-and-yours can join us for this night of FAMILY FUN in Cartersville, GA.
WEAR YOUR GLOW-ABLES!
PRE-RACE PACKET PICK-UP:
Pre-Race Packet-Pick-Up will be held FRIDAY, May 1st from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at Big Peach Running Co.
402 East Church St.
Suite 107 & 108
Cartersville, GA 30121
(Tel: 470-888-2987)
• A First-5K-Ever-Medal will be awarded if it's your first one!!
• Enjoy a new USATF-Certified 5K Course (and Peachtree Qualifier) that will meander through Sam Smith Park in a way you've never run before!!
• Stick around for MUSIC, AWARDS, & MORE! Bring the whole gang for this family-oriented event.
• A few Unique Categories: Oldest 5K Finisher; Fastest Veteran, Newest Mom
Proceeds from the race go to benefit Bartow Family Resources.
To learn more about their history, click here: https://bartowfamilies.com/about/
To find out about what they do and whom they serve, check us out at: https://bartowfamilies.com/
EVENING SCHEDULE:
6:15 PM Event Opens (Registration. Music! People having fun.)
7:40PM Wire2Wire-Wobble® ( 50 yd. dash - Ages 4&U) FREE EVENT ♥
7:45PM 1 Mile (Run/Walk....Dance?)
8:00 PM 5K Race
9:15PM Awards Ceremony
5K COURSE: Basically, it's 2 loops* (of 1.5 miles) and finish on the CMS track. But first, start off with once around the track before heading out.
*Detailed version: You’ll go once around the 400m. track, …then head out, down towards the soccer fields, cross the parking lot, and get on the walking trail, turning left.
Up at Douthit Ferry Rd., turn left on path and go down to Middle School. Turn left and go around the front of middle school, then through parking lot until you arrive back at the track.
You’ll repeat that LOOP (about a mile & half).
When you return to the 400m. track, you’ll do a half lap of the track and finish at the 50 yd. line. Easy money.
REGISTRATION INFO.
Early-Bird Registration - Feb. 26 thru March 17 ...mucho bucks saved here. Nice planning!
5K: $25
1M: $25
Registration - March 18 thru March 31
5K: $30
1M: $30
Registration - April 1 thru May 1st
5K: $35
1M: $35
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Race-Day Registration - Sat., May 2nd
5K: $40
1M: $40
PLEASE NOTE: T-shirt size can only be GUARANTEED for those who register by April 26th, 11:59pm.
LOTS O' AWARDS:
⇒ 5K ⇐
Top 3 Overall - Male & Female
Overall Masters - Male & Female - (40 & Over)
Overall Grand Masters - Male & Female - (50 & Over)
Unique Categories: Oldest 5K Finisher; Fastest Veteran, Newest Mom
Plus, Medals to Top 3 in following Age Groups:
( 10 & under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 & Wiser )
⇒ 1M ⇐
Top 3 Overall - Male & Female
Medals to Top 3 in following Age Groups:
( 8 & under, 9-10, 11-12 )
Free smiles to everyone else.
⇒ Wire2Wire Wobble® ⇐
Claps, cheers, hoorays!!!!
PARKING:
Parking available at Cartersville Middle School 825 Douthit Ferry Rd., Cartersville, GA 30120. Additional overflow parking (requiring only a short walk) is available at Ric Mason soccer fields parking lot (by the Cartersville bus barn), as well as at the Sr. Aquatic Center, and/or Dellinger Park.
THANK YOU SPONSORS! CAN I GET A WITNESS?!
A New Dimension Graphics and Design & Printing; Kindermusik; Cavalry Chapel River Oaks; Knights of Columbus; ML5K Road Race; Joey's Homes; Pediatric Medicine of Cartersville - Dr. Tom Ryan; Big Peach Running Co.
TIMING & RESULTS will be provided by Wire2Wire Running, LLC. https://www.wire2wirerunning.com/
This is a Rain-or-Shine event and given the charitable nature of the event, there are no refunds available.
We hope to see you there!
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