February 17th, 2024
Celebrate your favorite gal's with us, 5k-style!
Join us for the best day of the year!
About The Event
Description:
Galentine’s day is a day for ladies celebrating ladies! What better way than with a 5K road race? We are BACK with the 5th Annual Galentine’s Day 5K. Come kick it, 5k style! Fellas – you’re also invited!
The Race: USATF certified and chip timed. The course contained completely within Piedmont Park. Each participant will get a commemorative Galentine’s Day 5K race bib and super t-shirt. Event day festivities will be MC’d and DJ’d and we can’t wait for her to get you pumped for the race!
Beneficiary:
Girls on the Run of Georgia is our official beneficiary for the 2024 Galentine’s Day 5k! Girls on the Run offers evidence-based afterschool programs that inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident. Because their coaches are trained in building supportive girl groups and part of their curriculum teaches girls how to be a good friend and choose good friends, we thought they’d be a natural fit as the beneficiary for this race! We are particularly supporting their scholarship fund, so that Girls on the Run programs can be for EVERY girl!
Awards breakdown: First Place Overall Female, First Place Masters female, and 1 deep in each age group – Womens <10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Age Group winners will receive medals, and first place overall females will receive a fantastic award!
Parking: MARTA and Rideshare are strongly encouraged. There is limited street parking available on 10th St near the Charles Allen Gate. Paid lots include both the Park Tavern lot and Piedmont Park Botanical Gardens Parking Garage.
FAQ’s
Q: What is Galentine’s Day?
A: It’s a holiday for showering your favorite ladies with love! While we hope you can make this a year-round tradition, this holiday is another great excuse to go the extra mile with it.
Q: When does the race start?
A: Race Day pickup begins at 8:30am with the race starting at 9:30am. Check out the registration page for detailed schedule!
Q: Will you cancel or postpone the race if it rains?
A: We will run rain or shine! Dangerous conditions such as high winds, thunder, and lightning will cancel the event with no postponement date.
Q: What’s’ the route?
A: The route is well-marked and fully contained within Piedmont Park. It is also a USATF Certified AJC Peachtree Road Race qualified.
Q: Can I pickup my number and t-shirt early?
A: Yes! Early Number Pickup will be at Big Peach Ride and Run, Midtown. Friday, February 16th from 2PM-7PM.
Q: I went to register and my size wasn’t available, how do I get a shirt in my size?
A: While we can’t guarantee shirt sizes to those who registered in the last week, we will have volunteers working our tshirt table after the race and you are welcome to stop by and check for extra shirts in your size.
Q: What’s the kids fun run?
A: This race is approximately a 1-mile loop around The Meadow in Piedmont Park. It’s for anyone under 18 years old so they can experience Galentine’s Day without running a full 5k.
Q: What’s the cause, ya’ll?
A: Each year a portion of your registration fees will go to Girls on the Run Atlanta Scholarship Fund. Also, a portion of each sponsorship we obtain goes to the same fund.
Q: I’m a guy, can I still sign up?
A: Of course! You’re invited to celebrate with us as well.
Q: How do you plan to celebrate?
A: We plan to match and even surpass our celebrations from previous years! Post-race goodies including chocolate covered strawberries, card-crafting station, coffee, hot cocoa, DJ, raffles, and more! Stay tuned as we add more sponsors to make Galentine’s Day memorable!
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