Run Santa Run 5K Supporting Toys for Tots

About the Event

Run Santa Run 5K benefits Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots. Support this race by bringing a Toy for a Tot and Registration is FREE!

This challenging course could be your next PR and 2026 Peachtree Road Race qualifier!

RACE START TIMES:

5K - 8:30am

1 Mile Fun Run - 9:30am

COST:

5K - must bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $25 or more in order to receive your bib and tshirt at packet pickup.

Fun Run - 1 Mile run that stays in fairgrounds. Must bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $25 or more in order to receive your bib and Tshirt at packet pickup.

GHOST RUNNER - must bring a new, unwrapped toy valued at $25 or more in order to receive Tshirt at packet pickup.

PACKET PICKUP:

You may pick up your bib on race day, Saturday, December 6th starting at 7:00am, At the Cumming Fairgrounds inside gate B at 235 Castleberry Road Cumming, GA 30040.

AWARDS:

Overall Male/Female, Masters Male/Female and Top 3 Male/Female in each age groups: 10 and Under, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75 and Up AND BEST COSTUME - SANTA and MRS CLAUS

COURSE:

The course runs within the Cumming Fairgrounds then crosses over Castleberry on the pedestrian bridge onto Castleberry Road. The course then does an out and back on Castleberry Industrial Drive and winds its way back through the fairgrounds to a downhill finish.

T-SHIRTS:

All participants registered by Friday, November 28th will receive a race t-shirt. Registrations on or after Saturday, November 29th will be subject to availability of shirts and will not be guaranteed a t-shirt.

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Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Cumming.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 3.2° / 11.5°

wb_sunny -0.9° / 8.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 12.0 /

water_drop 73.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 3.2° / 11.5°

wb_sunny -0.9° / 8.2°

air 12.0 km/h

water_drop 73.9%

About Cumming

Learn more about the host city, Cumming.

Cumming is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. Surrounding unincorporated areas with a Cumming mailing address have a population of approximately 100,000.