Race Information
The race starts at 8:00 AM.
Packet pickup starts 30 minutes before the race and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.
All runners must register on RunSignup.
No on-site registration.
Addition Information
Your GPS may take you to a small building on Old S 4st Street.
If so, go south onto Old S. 4 Street and turn right in the parking lot.
We are just behind the Gadsden Mall.
This course is on a pea gravel trail.
5K & 10K Course (0.78M)
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6604677404
The course is an out-and-back (1.56M)
The 5K does the out-and-back two time.
The 10K does the out-and-back four times.
Half Marathon Course (1.09M)
https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/6604678115
The course is an out-and-back (3.18M).
The Half Marathon does the out-and-back six times.
Course Time Limit
3 hours and 30 minutes.
Jan 23, 2027
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
08:00
$45.00
Jan 23, 2027
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
Jan 23, 2027
Distance — 21.1K
Type — Running
08:00
$65.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Gadsden.
Learn more about the host city, Gadsden.
Gadsden is a city in the Appalachian foothills of Alabama.
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