Rotary Peachtree City Half Marathon & 5K

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

Join us for the third annual Rotary Club of Peachtree City Half Marathon & 5k on January 17, 2026. The tree lined golf cart paths of our planned community are an ideal setting for runners of all levels and abilities. Greenspace, lakes, and wildlife mark this family friendly, fitness oasis, just a short drive south of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

📜 Certification and Qualification

• USATF Certified: Both 5k and Half Marathon courses are certified.
• Qualification Event: The 5k is a qualifying event for the 2025 AJC Peachtree Road Race.

💙 Charity Impact

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.

📅 Race Date

January 17, 2026

📍 Start/Finish Line Location

201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269

🏅 Half Marathon Details

• Start Time: 8:00am
• Time Limit: 4 hours, cut-off 12:00pm
• Course: Approximately 1.2 miles on paved road and 11.9 miles on rolling, paved golf cart paths.
• Minimum Age: 14 years of age on race day.

🏃‍♀️ 5K Race Details

• Start Time: 8:15am
• Time Limit: 1 hour, cut-off 9:15am
• Course: 0.9 miles of paved street, 2.2 miles of paved, rolling golf cart paths.
• Minimum Age: 6 years of age on race day.

⏱️ Race Timing

In partnership with Wire2wire Running, Half Marathon and 5K runners will be timed from start to finish via a disposable timing chip on their race bib provided in race packets.

📦 Packet Pick-Up

AT: FLEET FEET – DECATUR, 431 W Ponce de Leon Ave #1, Decatur, GA 30030 (if this location selected when registering by December 30, 2024) ON: January 13 – January 15, 2026

AT: (The Fred) Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269 ON: Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:00-8:00pm and Saturday, January 17, 2025, 6:30-7:45am

👕 Race Shirts

Half marathon and 5k participants receive a shirt based on size indicated in their online registration. Sizes not guaranteed after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2025: size exchanges on race day not guaranteed.

🚩 Racecourse Support

• Bag Check: Runners can check bags pre-race for post-race layers.
• Heated Tent: Take the chill off post race in the Expo area.
• Restrooms: Port-o-lets available at Expo/finish area before/after race, and selectively on race course.
• Water Stations: Water & Gatorade provided at water stations on course.

🏅 Finisher Medals

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

🏆 Awards

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 and Masters' categories.

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

🛣️ Road Closures and Parking on Race Day

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 1: Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater, 201 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA US 30269 (CLOSES by 7:30AM or prior if full, no exit until 8:35AM)

Parking 2: Huddleston Elementary School, 200 McIntosh Trail, Peachtree City, GA 30269 (CLOSES by 7:30AM or prior if full, no exit until 8:35AM)

Parking 3: Mobile Storage Depot, 200 Kelly Dr, Peachtree City, GA 30269 (access from Hwy74, shuttle to race start provided, pedestrians use path & tunnel under Hwy74)

🐾 Dogs & Strollers

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

🌧️ Cancellation / 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 cancellation. If cancellation is necessary, no credits or refunds will be provided. Thank you for contributing to the charitable work of Rotary!