Suwanee Going for 13.1 (Miles) on 1/31

You can be a part of history in 2015: Georgia Fitness and the City of Suwanee are teaming together to host the first-ever Suwanee Gateway Half Marathon on Saturday, January 31.

“If you can run a 10K, you can run a half marathon,” says Georgia Fitness Manager Jason Vance. “The more training you do,” he adds, “the more confident you’ll be.”

At the same time, Vance believes that the Suwanee half is scheduled so that it will make a good training run for those preparing for a spring marathon.

The race will begin at 7:30 a.m. at Town Center Park. From there, the Peachtree Road Race-certified, 13.1-mile course will meander through Old Town, along Eva Kennedy to Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, to Tench Road and eventually George Pierce Park and the Suwanee Creek Greenway to McGinnis Ferry Road, up and back along Northolt, and back along the Greenway to the finish at City Hall.

Registration is available at active.com. The registration fee is $65 until December 15, when the price increases to $75. Runners will receive a finisher’s medal and long-sleeved technical shirt. Race news, including a course map, is available at runsuwanee.com.

Race volunteers are needed as well. Email jasongvance@gmail.com to volunteer.