105 N. Bartow St., Cartersville GA
Saturday, August 29th, 2026
Please Join us for the 10th Annual Running of the “Downtown Cartersville 5K” to benefit Backpack Buddies! Saturday morning August 29th. 2026!!!
Get ready to celebrate a milestone!! As we lace 'em up once again for the 10th Annual Downtown Cartersville 5K to benefit the Backpack Buddies Program!!
Pre-Race, online Registration will be open until 11:00pm, Sunday, August 23rd. 2026. (Be sure to pre-register to guarantee your T-shirt size!)
Pre-Race Packet Pick-Up for those that are pre-registered will be held Friday, August 28th from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Big Peach Running Co. - Cartersville Store! Located at 402 E. Church St., Cartersville, GA 30121.
Parking is available in the large parking lot between The Bartow County Courthouse and Sam Jones Methodist Church, located at 135 West Cherokee Avenue in downtown Cartersville.
The 5K is a USATF-CERTIFIED COURSE and a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. (Certification #GA18034WC)
Post Race, Results can be found on www.wire2wirerunning.com after the race under the tab 'RACE RESULTS.' Also, check out some of our other great races you may wish to enter under the 'CALENDAR' link.
This is a Rain or Shine Event!
2025 Winners: Simon Schabort 17:43....Grace McLemore 21:44....Wheelchair, Krige Schabort 17:34
2024 Winners: Mario Singer 18:21.....Kelly Ann Sutterfield 18:48.....Wheelchair, Colby Higgins 16:13
2023 Winners: Zach Czerniak 17:19 (Course Record).....Emma Ruffin 21:26....
2022 Winners: Mario Singer 19:25.....Sherry Spinks 21:47....Wheelchair, Colby Higgins 15:06
2021 Winners: Omar Hernandez 18:22…..Sherry Spinks 21:07….Wheelchair, Krige Schabort 14:37 (Course Record)
2020 Winners: Andy Bishop, 18:09.....Sherry Spinks, 19:42....Wheelchair, Brad Smith 17:26
2019 Winners: Alex Rios, 18:48.....Sherry Spinks, 21:34....Wheelchair, Brad Smith 15:01
2018 Winners: Bill Archer, 18:26.....Jill Braley, 18:45 (Course Record)
2017 Winners: Max Florence, 19:10.....Jodi Blackwell, 21:17
For more information, visit our race page.
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