The Great Locomotive Chase 5K Run/Walk – Adairsville, GA 2026
Date
April 11, 2026
Location
Adairsville, GA
Venue
101 Public Square
Start Time
8:00 AM
Entry Fee
$20.00 – $30.00
Events
Great Locomotive Chase 5K, Great Locomotive Chase 5K - Youth Rate (Under 18 Years Old)
Includes
T-Shirt
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Do you hear the whistle blowing N. GA Runner? It’s coming down the tracks again and you can’t stop it! So jump on board and JOIN US! For the 3rd. Annual running of the… “The Great Locomotive Chase 5K” Presented by The City of Adairsville! Saturday morning – April 11, 2026 – 8:00 AM Race Start! Enjoy this one-of-a-kind route that winds through and around lovely downtown Adairsville, GA and Follows the Tracks where the actual Chase took place!!! The 5K start and finish are adjacent to the historic Downtown Adairsville Train Depot, Where the Great Locomotive Chase passed through on April 12th, 1862!! 164 Years ago! Proceeds once again go to benefit "Cancer Navigators" (info here: https://cancernavigatorsga.org/ ) Pre-Registration Packet Pick-Up: Friday, April 10th, from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM in the Adairsville City Hall office located at 116 Public Square, Adairsville, GA 30103 Race Day Schedule of Events: *6:45 AM Race Day Registration Opens *7:45 AM Race Day Registration Closes *7:55 Push-
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