JOIN US SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH FOR THE 11TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY 5K/1K! YOU WILL HAVE THE AWESOME EXPERIENCE OF RUNNING TO CELEBRATE ON AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY! THE 5K WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CUMMING. THE START/FINISH LINE ARE AT THE SAME LOCATION.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION:

RACE DAY REGISTRATION OPENS AT 6:30AM IN FRONT OF THE HILL CENTER (START LINE)

RACE START TIME:

8:00AM 5K

COST:

5K

$25.00 UNTIL JUNE 9TH AT 11:59PM

$27.00 UNTIL JUNE 20TH AT 11:59PM

$30.00 FROM JUNE 21ST TO RACE DAY

1K:

$15.00 TILL JUNE 20TH @ 11:59PM, THEN $20.00 TILL RACE DAY.

TOT-TROT FREE

COURSE:

5K - THE 5K WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN CUMMING. START/FINISH ARE AT THE SAME LOCATION.

1K FUN RUN AND TOT TROT AT THE START/FINISH LINE .

PACKET PICK-UP:

RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP/REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN AT 6:30 AM AT START/FINISH LINE.

T-SHIRTS:

ALL PARTICIPANTS REGISTERED BY JUNE 17TH WILL BE GUARANTEED A T-SHIRT, IF YOU REGISTER JUNE 18TH AND AFTER YOU WILL NOT BE GUARANTEED A TSHIRT. YOU NOW HAVE A CHOICE BETWEEN WOMEN'S RACERBACK TANK OR UNISEX TSHIRT.

FREE PARKING:
AMPLE PARKING OFF OF TRIBBLE GAP ROAD. SOME PARKING IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN FRONT OF BOTH SCHOOLS.

RACE PURPOSE (OUR CAUSE):

OUR FUNDRAISING GOALS FOR 2026 ARE TO HELP LOCAL DISADVANTAGED ADOLESCENTS BY GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN LOCAL OR SCHOOL TRACK AND XC PROGRAMS THAT THEIR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OTHERWISE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD.

POST RACE:

AWARDS FOR OVERALLS, MASTERS AND AGE GROUP MEDALS 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD STARTING AT AGE 10 AND UNDER TO 75+ IN 5 YEAR INCREMENTS.

AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY 1776 DIE CAST FINISHING MEDALS FOR ALL RACE PARTICIPANTS!