Mayor's 5K on the 5th Runway - 12th Annual

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 prope