IMPORTANT...RESCHEDULED TO THE FALL 2025. DATE - TBD

📅 IMPORTANT...RESCHEDULED TO THE FALL 2025

Date - TBD on 2025-04-26 at 123 Southland Rd, Americus, GA.

For more information, visit the race page.

🏃‍♂️ Race Overview

• Event: 3rd Annual Big Marsh 5K and Fun Run
• Date: Saturday, April 13th, 2024
• Location: Southland Academy, Americus, GA
• Participants: Runners, joggers, walkers, and individuals of all ages and athletic abilities are welcome.

🎉 Family Fun After the Race

• Activities: Kids can play for FREE in the bounce house, Giant Jenga, and Giant Connect Four.
• Fun: Throw a football around or enjoy other fun activities!
• Concessions: Cotton candy, snow cones, popcorn, drinks, and food available for purchase.
• Affordability: Concessions will be kept affordable!

💰 Registration Details

• Early Registration: $30 until Sunday, March 31st.
• Standard Registration: $35 from Monday, April 1 through race day.
• T-Shirts: Guaranteed to all pre-registered runners.
• Cash Prizes: $200 for Overall Male and Female winners, and $100 for Overall Male Masters and Female Masters.

💖 About Marshall Welch

Marshall embodied what we consider to be a great person. If you knew Marshall, you knew that he was a gentle giant with a great smile and a tender heart. He always had a kind word and a soothing presence about him. You were also never far from a joke when Marshall was around. He would turn a gathering into an event by just being there. He was well-known in the Americus community not only as an amazing nurse but a huge supporter of Southland Academy and Georgia Southwestern Nursing School. He was an avid runner and golfer, who also loved volunteering and most importantly, helping others. If we can find it within ourselves to exhibit more of the behaviors that Marshall lived by, we would all be better than we are today. Again, please come run with us to help honor the memory of Marshall Welch and help raise money for the Southland Academy General Scholarship Fund.

🎯 Goals of the Race

• Benefit: Proceeds will support Southland Academy's General Scholarship Fund.
• Health Promotion: To promote health and wellness.
• Community: To grow a sense of community.

🏫 About Southland Academy

Southland Academy is a private school located in Americus that prepares its students with a rigorous college preparatory curriculum, various STEM classes, Arts programs, and athletic teams. Southland Academy's mission is to provide a firm foundation on which each student can build a strong mind, body, and spirit. Chartered in 1966, Southland has a rich history of accomplishments. Southland serves a multi-county area and attracts families who want their children to have the opportunity to achieve, learn to the best of their ability, and be challenged to perform.

💳 Donation Information

During the Sign Up process, there will be a Donation window. If you do not wish to donate, please hit the CONTINUE button, leave the amount as $0.00, and you will be taken to the Check Out screen. If you do not want to run, you can still donate to this wonderful cause.

👕 Race Shirt Availability

All athletes registered before race day are guaranteed a race shirt. On race day, shirts will be available but will be on a first come basis.

📝 Tax Deductibility

Please remember that all donations are tax-deductible and will fund Southland's scholarship program. This program defrays some of the cost for students, which frees them to focus on a quality education.