Downtown Cartersville 5K Returns Aug. 25

CARTERSVILLE, GA — A race benefiting less fortunate children in Cartersville and Bartow County will soon return to the streets of the county seat. The second annual Cartersville 5K and 1 mile Road Race will be held Saturday, Aug. 25.

The 5K kicks off at 8 a.m. while the 1-mile run will begin after the 5K wraps up or around 8:45 a.m. Pre-race registration is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the 1-mile run and will end at midnight Aug. 19. Participants who sign up during the pre-race registration are guaranteed a T-shirt.

Pre-race packet pickup will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 at Anytime Fitness at 10 Slope Drive in Cartersville. For those who tend to procrastinate, race-day registration is $35 for the 5K and $25 for the 1-mile race and will begin at 6:45 a.m. on the day of the race.

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You should note that the start and finish lines will be in separate locations, and the staging area — including event parking and race day registration — will be located in the parking lot between the Bartow County Courthouse and Sam Jones Methodist Church at 135 West Cherokee Avenue.

Race day registration will also be located in the adjacent Bartow County Courthouse parking lot located directly across Church Street behind the courthouse. The 5K is a certified course and a Peachtree Road Race qualifier. Please plan to hang around afterwards for age group awards presentations, while you enjoy vendor tents, music and craft beer. You can register for the race by clicking here.

The BackPack Buddies Program provides students in the Cartersville City and Bartow County school systems who live in food-insecure homes with weekend meals throughout the school year. All proceeds raised for the event will be directed to the program.

Bartow county businesses, civic group, churches and residents collect and pack bags with non-perishable food. Children receive a backpack containing nutritious, self-serve food that will sustain them when school meals are not available. The children are selected by school principals, guidance counselors, social workers and various after school programs who identify the “at-risk” child.

You can learn more about the Bartow County Backpack Buddies program by visiting its website. For more information, call the Cartersville Downtown Development Authority at 770-607-3480.

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