Georgia · Race calendar
Upcoming running races in and near Atlanta, Georgia - 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons and more, with dates, pricing, finish-time stats, start-line maps, and local run clubs to train with.
85 upcoming races · 35 with finish-time stats
Atlanta is a BeltLine town first. Training runs chain together the Eastside Trail, Piedmont Park loops, and Freedom Park Trail almost by instinct, and the social run scene clusters tightly around Ponce City Market, Midtown, and a string of coffee shops and taprooms that have made Saturday-morning group runs a genuine institution here.
The terrain keeps you honest - Piedmont Park rolls, neighborhood streets pitch and drop, and even the paved BeltLine path mixes grades from one segment to the next. Races here reflect that same mix of community energy and real urban topography, with fields that include charity walkers, serious competitors, and everyone in between.
By the numbers
The Atlanta races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
Train for it
The easiest way to a start line is a standing group run. These Atlanta clubs welcome runners of all paces.
Browse all Atlanta run clubs →How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.
Across the 35 RunSignup 5K editions with published results on RunSesh - walkers and charity entrants included - the median finisher crossed in 38:29, and the median last finisher crossed in 1:11:13. Fields here span a wide range of paces, so there is real company at every speed.
There are 30 half marathons in the Atlanta lineup, and many of them also offer a 5K or 10K on the same day, so you can step up distances when you feel ready. The fields include plenty of first-timers alongside experienced runners, and the community run culture around Midtown and the BeltLine gives you training routes to prepare on.
Paid entry runs from $15 to $58, with a typical fee of $30. One race is free to enter. That said, 39 of the 84 races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early is the simplest way to pay less.
Fall is by far the busiest stretch, with 46 races running September through November and September alone carrying 20 of them. If your training block peaks in spring, pickings are thinner - March is the quietest month on the calendar with just 2 races.
Shirts are common here: 78 races say they give one. Medals are much rarer - only 4 races say they award one. Four races have published no giveaway information at all, so silence there means they have not said, not that they give nothing.
Yes, 2 races around Atlanta get you off the pavement: 1 is a trail race, and 1 mixes road and trail. Surfaces are not always published, so it is worth checking a specific race before you register.
