Georgia · Half Marathon
Every upcoming Half Marathon around Atlanta, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
31 upcoming Half Marathon races found · 2 with finish-time stats
Atlanta is a BeltLine town at heart. Group runs chain together park loops, Eastside Trail segments, and neighborhood streets, spilling from Ponce City Market through Poncey-Highland and down into Grant Park. The terrain is rolling rather than flat, and the social infrastructure, coffee shops, brewery spots, post-run hangouts, is woven into the running routes themselves.
Racing here reflects that same mix of community feel and real elevation. The city supports a calendar that runs genuinely year-round, with runners leaning into early starts when the summer heat arrives. If you have been training the BeltLine, you already know what Atlanta's race courses are likely to feel like.
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 fastest way to a start line is a standing group run. These Atlanta clubs welcome Half Marathon 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 Jul 27, 2026.
Entry fees run from $30 to $47.50, and every race here says it includes a shirt. Two races already have a price increase scheduled, so registering early on those is worth doing. The $30 entry point shows up across most of the calendar, which makes it easy to budget a training-block race without much fuss.
Fall, September through November, is the busiest stretch with 12 races. If summer heat does not put you off, August alone has 5 races on the calendar - the most of any single month. February is the quietest time, with 2 races, so if you need a winter tune-up, plan ahead.
Only 2 of the 30 races here have published finish results, so there is limited data to go on. Of those two, the Christmas 5K/10K/Half Marathon in July - Atlanta had a median finish time of 36:41 across its distances, and the Popsicle 5K/10K/Half - Atlanta showed 35:47. Note those medians cover all distances at multi-distance events, not the half marathon alone, so treat them as a field-feel guide rather than a half marathon benchmark.
Most races here offer a 5K and 10K on the same day as the half marathon, so if you want to step up gradually or bring friends at different fitness levels, that option is built into the calendar. The field sizes vary - the Christmas race had 408 finishers, the Popsicle race 233 - so you will not be alone out there, but these are not overwhelming crowds either.
All 30 races here have published their giveaway details, and every one says it gives a shirt. None of the 30 say they give a medal. If a finisher medal matters to you, check individual race pages directly, as what races have published so far does not mention one.
