Every year, Cobb County hosts the Make-A-Wish 5K, a 5-kilometer run the benefits of which are donated to Make-A-Wish® Georgia to grant wishes for Cobb County children with critical illnesses. This year, there are many children in Cobb County waiting to have his or her wish granted. It is our hope to grant more wishes and we know that it takes a community to make this happen. Help us put a smile on a child's face by making their wish come true. To find out more about Make-A-Wish, visit: https://wish.org/georgia/our-stories.
The Make-A-Wish 5K is a Peachtree Road Race qualifying event.
Participants assemble on the Marietta Square, pre-race festivities begins at 7:20 a.m., the race begins promptly at 8:00 a.m. Walk-up registration begins at 6:30 a.m., ending at 7:20 a.m.
Join us and let's run for a great cause!
**The race will go on as planned unless conditions are deemed hazardous to runners and volunteers.**
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 1K Fun Run
Type — Running
07:45
$15.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$37.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$32.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — Phantom Runner (donation only)
Type — Running
08:00
$35.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 1K Fun Run
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$15.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$35.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$30.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — Phantom Runner
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$25.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — Phantom Runner (donation only)
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$30.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$30.00
Oct 03, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
45 days remaining
$25.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Marietta.
Learn more about the host city, Marietta.
Marietta is a city of 61,000 people (2019) in Metro Atlanta. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Dobbins Air Reserve Base on the south side of town and a Lockheed Martin manufacturing plant are among the major industries in the city.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Cobb County 5K benefiting Make a Wish Georgia.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Taylor Yancey | 20:02 | |
| 🥈 | Walter Ramsey | 20:20 | |
| 🥉 | Edward Ruiz | 20:47 | |
| 4 | Douglas Whiten | 20:53 | |
| 5 | C. Reames | 20:57 | |
| 6 | Sander Souto | 20:57 | |
| 7 | Carlito Mustari | 21:09 | |
| 8 | Ben Dolinky | 21:10 | |
| 9 | James Spencer | 21:56 | |
| 10 | Erick Rangel | 21:59 | |
| 11 | Stuart Rubio | 22:07 | |
| 12 | Jeremy Brown | 22:32 | |
| 13 | Charles Johnson | 22:51 | |
| 14 | Matthew Hall | 23:18 | |
| 15 | Ramses Rivas | 23:29 | |
| 16 | Gustavo Camas | 24:00 | |
| 17 | Max Nelson | 24:08 | |
| 18 | Avi Anantaraman | 24:29 | |
| 19 | Gilberto Casimiro | 24:34 | |
| 20 | Schleiden Telfort | 24:35 | |
| 21 | David Kelly | 24:39 | |
| 22 | Keith Mazonkey | 24:42 | |
| 23 | S. Casiano | 24:45 | |
| 24 | ANDRE THOMAS | 24:45 | |
| 25 | Matthew Ortiz | 24:46 | |
| 26 | Chandler Sigman | 24:46 | |
| 27 | Caleb Avraham | 24:57 | |
| 28 | Mills Johnson | 24:58 | |
| 29 | Lisa Cupid | 25:11 | |
| 30 | Andy Garcia | 25:22 | |
| 31 | Brad Kropfelder | 25:33 | |
| 32 | B. Sweet | 25:39 | |
| 33 | A. Burke | 25:39 | |
| 34 | Cody Davis | 25:47 | |
| 35 | Liam Felso | 25:50 | |
| 36 | Jim Huamani | 25:52 | |
| 37 | Jeffrey Chen | 25:52 | |
| 38 | Michaela Schival | 25:53 | |
| 39 | Drew Hanshaw | 25:59 | |
| 40 | Casey Cobb | 26:09 | |
| 41 | Michael Thomas | 26:09 | |
| 42 | Kelly Poole | 26:14 | |
| 43 | Tiersa Grostic | 26:18 | |
| 44 | Miles Cleveland | 26:19 | |
| 45 | Andy Wetula | 26:26 | |
| 46 | Rene Armendariz Gonzalez | 26:30 | |
| 47 | Triston Johnson | 26:30 | |
| 48 | Caleb Seales | 26:34 | |
| 49 | Clara Franklin | 26:34 | |
| 50 | Alton Mitchell | 26:35 |
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