The Thriller Lake Endurance Run is a 12, 6, and 3 hour timed loop event on the 2.2 mile loop around Miller Lake at Little Mulberry Park in Gwinnett County, GA. It's a Halloween party combined with a race, featuring runners in costume, food, and music.
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The Trick or Treat Fun Run is for kids and adults of all ages looking for a trick or treat experience in a fun, safe, and positive community setting. Participants will complete one loop of the Miller Lake paved 2.2 mile trail with plenty of opportunities to experience the magic of Halloween. Costumes are highly encouraged, practically required! I mean, we'll be wearing ours… We will have several trick or treat stations along the course stationed with costumed volunteers and most importantly, candy! And don’t worry, you don’t have to run, but as night falls, things may only get stranger…. Just kidding… Or am I?
Seriously though, the Fun Run will start at 630PM, just as the sun starts to set, aka dusk. Most walkers can complete this loop easily under an hour and should be done before full dark (7:30PM). We still encourage guests to bring a flashlight, headlamp, old-timey oil lantern, or a lit torch if you’re concerned about the dark. Ok, maybe not a real torch, but you get the point. Strollers are allowed but we will have to discourage any type of bicycles, scooters, or motorized devices unless medically necessary as there will be other runners on the course as well as the general public. Please remember to always be aware of others using the trail and keep to the right when others need to pass.
The fun run will not be timed. Instead, every participant will get a glow-in-the-dark wrist band when you check in, so that our volunteers will know who is participating in the event. We’ll also have a special treat bag available for the kids, or they can bring their own!
Did we mention costumes? Oh yeah, it wouldn’t be a Halloween event without a costume contest! The top two best costumes (as judged by TEAM SUMMIT(and we know our stuff when it comes to costumes)) will get acknowledged AND the overall BEST costume will receive tickets to a Falcons game, courtesy of our friends with the Falcons organization.
Spectators and family are allowed in the start/finish area but everyone on the course must be registered for the event.
PERC Coffee will be brewed on site for all participants, spectators, and crew!
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 12 Hour
Type — Running
09:00
$55.00
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 12 Hour Relay
Type — Running
09:00
$60.00
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 6 Hour
Type — Running
15:00
$45.00
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 3 Hour
Type — Running
18:00
$35.00
Oct 24, 2026
Distance — 2.2 Miles
Type — Running
18:30
$14.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Dacula.
Learn more about the host city, Dacula.
Dacula is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, located approximately 37 miles (60 km) northeast of Atlanta. The population as of the 2010 census was 4,442, and the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population to be 6,255 as of 2018. In 2023 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated its population was 8,151. The Dacula area is home to some of the oldest buildings in northeast Georgia, such as the Elisha Winn House, which originally acted as the courthouse for Gwinnett County.
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Official finishing times from previous editions of Thriller Lake - 12, 6, 3 Hour and Trick or Treat Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Garrett Laethem | 2:58:42.25 | |
| 🥇 | Morgan Estell | 5:59:05.87 | |
| 🥈 | Brent Csehy | 2:41:45.19 | |
| 🥈 | Sara Truett | 5:30:08.65 | |
| 🥉 | Salvador Tapia | 2:50:13.96 | |
| 🥉 | John Pollard | 5:36:44.81 | |
| 4 | Cory Jordan | 2:52:20.54 | |
| 4 | Richard Higgins | 5:58:08.53 | |
| 5 | Nicholas Walker | 2:55:48.04 | |
| 5 | Jason Bolinger | 5:50:34.82 | |
| 6 | Mary Mountjoy | 3:01:51.12 | |
| 6 | Yumeko Yoshida | 5:52:27.57 | |
| 7 | Charles Wright | 2:50:57.88 | |
| 7 | Jenna Pollard | 5:37:26.41 | |
| 8 | Tim Schippmann | 2:55:06.72 | |
| 8 | Lisa Grippe | 5:41:52.91 | |
| 9 | Jenell Bremer | 2:58:25.93 | |
| 9 | Dale Krambier | 5:13:05.66 | |
| 10 | Donald Mabry | 2:58:55.15 | |
| 11 | Reza Azarbahram | 3:06:04.44 | |
| 12 | Hope Curtis | 2:50:35.12 | |
| 13 | Amy Thompson | 2:55:21.69 | |
| 14 | Linda Strawn | 2:58:01.13 | |
| 15 | Marcel Ille | 3:02:14.79 | |
| 16 | Lindsay Folden | 2:21:09.13 | |
| 17 | Elizabeth Friese | 2:51:17.35 | |
| 18 | Michael Cabau | 3:02:17.94 | |
| 19 | Judy Sherman | 2:46:31.29 | |
| 20 | Jennifer Reyes | 2:46:31.95 | |
| 21 | Jennifer Twitty | 2:41:27.84 | |
| 31 | Tracy Parker | — |
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