5K Breast Cancer Awareness Run & 2M Health Walk

🌸 3rd Annual 5K Breast Cancer Awareness Run & Health Walk

Presented by Atrium Health Floyd

📅 Date

Saturday, September 27, 2025

📍 Location

Ridge Ferry Park

Start and Finish Location: Ridge Ferry Park on the gravel trail in front of the Coca-Cola stage.

🛣️ Course Certification

COURSE CERTIFICATION: The 5K course is a USATF-certified course (#GA21022WC), thus allowing your time to serve as a Peachtree Road Race qualifying time!

🕒 Event Details & Schedule

• 7:45 AM: Race Day Registration begins
• 8:45 AM: Race Day Registration ends (ALSO, 'Costume Contest' report to Judges)
• 9:00 AM: 5K Start
• 9:15 AM: Health Walk Start
• 10:00 AM: Survivor Recognition
• 10:30 AM: Awards

🎭 Costume Contest

We will have a pre-race costume contest and encourage all runners, walkers, spectators, and more to help celebrate the event by wearing PINK or dressing up. Judging for the contest will begin around 8:30 a.m.

💰 Registration Costs

• 'EARLY BIRD' Registration: Registration is now open. The Early Bird 5K cost is $26 and the walk is $21. A portion of race funds goes to help support mammography scholarships. Early Bird Registration closes on Monday, June 30th at midnight.
• REGULAR Registration: Beginning July 1st, the 5K cost is $31 and the walk is $26. A portion of race funds goes to help support mammography scholarships.
• DAY-OF-RACE Registration: In-person only is $41 for the 5K and $36 for the walk.
• Group Registration: We offer a discount for groups of 10 or more, who register for the walk or run. Group Registration closes on Friday, September 12. There is no late registration for groups.

📦 Packet Pickup

• Packet Pickup: Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation will host packet pick-up on Thursday, September 25, and Friday, September 26, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in our offices at 1 Shorter Avenue.
• Race-day packet pick-up starts at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 8:45 a.m.
• One person in the group will be responsible for packet pick-up and communication should race times, walk times, or events change.

🚶‍♀️ Walk Details

The walk consists of portions of a gravel path and paved trail surface within Ridge Ferry Park. The distance is approximately 1.7 miles and will not be timed. Dogs on a leash are allowed during the walk, but walkers must clean up after their pets.

🏃‍♀️ 5K Run Details

The course is certified and serves as a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. The run consists of portions of gravel paths as well as paved trails within Ridge Ferry Park. The course is flat and fast with only one true hill. Due to trail size, we ask anyone wanting to use a baby jogger to start at the back of the running pack. While we love our four-legged friends, dogs are not allowed to participate in the 5K race.

🍉 Post Race

There will be fruit, Powerade, and water on the concrete pad in front of the Coca-Cola Stage at Ridge Ferry Park as well as music and lots of fun.

💧 Water

There will be one water station on the course.

🏆 Awards

The top three (3) finishers in their age groups as well as the first overall male & female, first overall male & female master’s runners, and first overall male & female grandmasters runners receive awards. The awards ceremony will start at approximately 10:30 a.m. after the survivors' recognition.

🕒 Age Groups

Age Groups: 8 & Under, 9-10, 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 & Over

⏱️ Professional Chip Timing

The race will be timed by Wire2Wire Running, LLC, using RFID technology and MyLaps equipment - the same timing system used in the Peachtree RR, the Boston Marathon, and the Tour de France.

🌧️ Weather Policy

All attempts will be made for the race and walk to run as scheduled. This is a rain-or-shine event. If the race has to be postponed for a weather event or other reason we will schedule a make-up day and time and communicate this information through media channels, our social media accounts, our website and via the email address registrants entered on their forms.

🔗 More Information

For more details, visit the official race page: 5K Breast Cancer Awareness Run & Health Walk.