Make-A-Wish 5K - Marietta
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About the race
The Make-A-Wish 5K in Marietta is a community road race that benefits Make-A-Wish Georgia to grant wishes for Cobb County children with critical illnesses. The event is listed as a Peachtree Road Race qualifying event and includes options for timed and untimed participation as well as a children’s run and a non-attending donation option.
Distances and participation options include:
- 5K timed and untimed walk/run
- 1K for ages 4 to 11
- Phantom Runner donation option for supporters who cannot attend
Registration details in the event information show different opening and closing windows by event. Registration fees listed in the event information include $37 for the timed 5K, $33 for the untimed 5K, and $15 for the 1K. Phantom Runners submit a registration form and receive a race t-shirt mailed after the race; the event information also gives a registration deadline for t-shirt guarantee of 09/18.
Participants assemble on the Marietta Square and packet pick-up is scheduled on the days before the race at Big Peach Running Co. East Cobb/Marietta and at Al Bishop Softball Complex in Marietta. The event description notes that wheelchair participants are included and that the race will proceed unless conditions are deemed hazardous. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
