Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway – 12th Annual 2026 — College Park, GA

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING RACE INFORMATION AND RULES CAREFULLY: The Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway celebrates its 12th anniversary this year. Hosted by Mayor Andre Dickens, the race welcomes runners as young as 10 years old and of all abilities. Get ready to lace up your shoes and run or walk the 5th runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday, October 10th. 2026. Experience this exclusive opportunity to race on one of the flattest – and fastest – courses in metro Atlanta! Registration is limited to the first 2,000 participants. This is a USATF-certified 5K course and therefore an AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifier. The proceeds from the race will benefit the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program and United Way of Greater Atlanta. RACE INFORMATION: All participants receive a commemorative T-shirt and medal upon completion of the race. There is limited space for participants to warm up or stretch before and after the event. Walkers are encouraged to walk to the right, allowing runners to pass on the left. Participants must be ages 10 and older. Participants younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult who is registered for the race. Spectators are not permitted. For participants requiring a "guide" or “push-assist” runner, the "guide" or “push-assist” runner MUST register for the race as a "timed" or "untimed" participant. RACE DAY SCHEDULE: 3:30 a.m. | Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) Parking Lot Opens 4:00 a.m. | Race # Pickup Begins – ATL’s Tech Campus parking lot, adjacent to Fire Station #33 Mandatory race # pick-up is on the morning of the race beginning at 4:00am (NO exceptions). NO race day race registration is allowed. ALL participants MUST show a government-issued photo ID that matches the registered participant's name at race # pick-up. The name on the government ID MUST also match the name on the race number at the security checkpoint to enter the restricted area of the airport property. Minors who are registered for the race do not have to show a government-issued ID but MUST be accompanied by a registered race participant with the required government issued ID. ALL participants MUST be checked in by 6:00 a.m. to be allowed to participate. Race #s will be picked up alphabetically be each participant's last name. 5:45 a.m. | Last shuttles from GICC to RACE SITE !!!! 6:00 a.m. | Race # Pickup Closes 6:15 a.m. | Race Participants stage adjacent to the 5th runway for the start of the race 6:30 a.m. | Official Race Start 7:30 a.m. | Finish of Race - All participants MUST be off the runway by 7:30 a.m. 7:45 a.m. | Awards - Fire Station #33 at the 5K Race Village 9:00 a.m. | Last SHUTTLES DEPART from Fire Station #33 to GICC RACE RULES: Participation in the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway (RACE) is contingent upon each participant complying with these RACE Rules. By agreeing to participate in this RACE, you hereby agree to be bound by all RACE Rules for the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway. The City of Atlanta ("CITY") reserves the right to exclude or remove any participant from the RACE for failure to comply with any portion of the RACE Rules. Because the RACE course is an active runway, all participants are required to be off the RACE course by 7:30 a.m. regardless of whether participants have finished the RACE. This requires participants to maintain an approximately 17-minute pace. Participants not maintaining a pace that will meet this 7:30 a.m. deadline will be detoured along the route as needed. Remaining participants on the RACE course at 7:30 a.m. will be escorted off the course by authorized personnel without exception. All participants agree to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws related to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (AIRPORT). AIRPORT property is defined by the secure fence line around the perimeter of the AIRPORT. All participants must be checked in no later than 6 a.m. on race day to take part in the 5K. Same-day registration is not allowed for this RACE. Check-in and mandatory race-day number pickup opens to participants starting at 4 a.m. All participants must show a government-issued photo ID that matches the registered participant’s name upon check-in. Minors do not need to provide a photo ID upon check-in when accompanied by a registered adult with a proper government-issued photo ID. The RACE is open to members of the public ages 10 and older. No child younger than 10 is permitted on the AIRPORT property. Each child between the ages of 10 and 17 must be accompanied by a registered adult who will be participating with the child during the RACE. All participants acknowledge that they will be vetted by AIRPORT and federal security agencies prior to the RACE based upon the submission of each participant’s name and birth date. Participants acknowledge that being successfully vetted is a prerequisite for RACE participation. Any potential participant who is flagged as a security risk based upon the vetting process will