Buckhead's Pace Academy to Host 33rd Annual Pace Race April 11

Staff Report

Pace Academy invites all members of the Atlanta community – runners, walkers and spectators – to its 33rd annual Pace Race on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

This fun-filled family event, presented by the Isdell Family Foundation, benefits the Pace Academy Booster Club, which helps enrich and expand Pace Academy’s athletic opportunities and facilities.

The Pace Mile begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the Pace Race 5K at 9 a.m. Runners will receive chip-timed bibs and performance running T-shirts. Races will begin and end in the rear parking lot of the Pace Academy campus. Goldberg’s, Coca Cola, Publix, Flying Biscuit Café and Starbucks will provide refreshments, and runners will enjoy entertainment before and after the races.

Trophies and gift cards will be awarded to the top three overall boy and girl finishers for the Pace Mile, and to the top three overall male and female finishers for Pace Race 5K. In addition, medals will be awarded to the top three finishers (boys and girls) in grades Pre-First through eight, and in the following age groups: 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59 and over 60.

Help us go as “green” as possible. Register, sign waivers and make payments at www.paceacademy.org/pacerace. For more information, please contact 2015 Pace Race Co-Chairs Juli Owens (juliowens@bellsouth.net) or Cara Lubin (bambi5226@aol.com).