The Great Locomotive Chase 5K Run/Walk

🚂 The Great Locomotive Chase 5K

Calling all North GA Runners….Do you hear the whistle blowing? It’s coming down the tracks and you can’t stop it! So jump on board and JOIN US! For the 2nd Annual running of the…

📅 Event Details

• Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025
• Time: 8:00 AM Race Start
• Location: 101 Public Square, Adairsville, GA
• Registration Link: Register Here

🏙️ Race Course

Enjoy this one-of-a-kind route that winds through and around lovely downtown Adairsville, GA and follows the tracks where the actual Chase took place!!! The 5K start and finish are adjacent to the historic Downtown Adairsville Train Depot, where the Great Locomotive Chase passed through on April 12th, 1862!! EXACTLY 163 years ago on RACE DAY!

💖 Beneficiary

Proceeds go to benefit Cancer Navigators.

🕗 Pre-Registration & Race Day Schedule

• Packet Pick-Up: Friday, April 11th, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM at Adairsville City Hall, 116 Public Square, Adairsville, GA 30103
• Race Day Registration Opens: 6:45 AM
• Race Day Registration Closes: 7:45 AM
• 5K Start: 8:00 AM, Awards Ceremony: 9:15 AM

🏆 Awards

• Overall Awards: Top Three Overall Male & Female finishers and Top Master Male & Female.
• Age Group Awards: Top Three Male/Female finishers in 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, and 70 & Over.
• Note: T-shirts for the 10 & under free registration are only for those who pre-register prior to the April 7th Deadline.

☔ Weather Policy

We look forward to seeing you for this Rain or Shine event!