Join us for this family fun event, now in its 31st year! The Old Soldiers Day Race includes a 5K and 10K race for people of all ages. Pre-registration will end on Friday July 24th at 4pm. All race applications and fees must be in-hand by this time. Early-bird registration fee is $15 per person and includes an event t-shirt. Registration will resume on race day at 6am. Race-day registration fee is $20 - event t-shirts are not guaranteed to race-day registrants. Pre-registered participants may pick up their race packet, t-shirt and race number a few days before the event at the Alpharetta Community Center. Dates/times for packet pickup will be posted on the
City's website. On-site registration will be held at Wills Park behind the Alpharetta City Pool.
Volunteers are always needed to help with this event! If you or your civic organization is interested in providing volunteer manpower for the Old Soldiers Day Race, please contact Alpharetta Recreation and Parks Department staff at 678-297-6100 or accprograms@alpharetta.ga.us.
Labels: 10k, 5k, Alpharetta, city pool, community center, old soldiers day, race, wills park
Join the Alpharetta Rotary Club and the City of Alpharetta this Saturday, May 16th 2009 for the 13th Annual Mayor’s Challenge. The race is a 5K/10K Peachtree Qualifier for the serious runner as well as a Fun Run/Walk for the whole family. The 5K & 10K Races begin at 7:15am, and the Fun Run/Walk begins at 8:30am. The race will be located at the Alpharetta City Pool at Wills Park on Old Milton Parkway.
A runner’s pancake breakfast will be offered at the race finish. The proceeds go to support the community projects of the Alpharetta Rotary.
Register online at
www.active.com or call 678-795-0115.
ROAD CLOSURE: Due to the nature of the event, a portion of the following roads will be closed beginning at aprox. 6:45 am: Old Milton Parkway from South Main Street to Wills Road will be closed completely; Wills Road will be open to south bound traffic only to Milton Avenue; Milton Avenue will be open to west bound traffic only to South Main; and South Main will have only one lane closed to south bound traffic to Old Milton Parkway. The event staging area will be held in Wills Park beside the city swimming pool. If you will be traveling through the area on this date from 6:45 am to 9:30 am, please use caution, as there will be many runners on these roads.Labels: 10k, 2009, 5k, Alpharetta, alpharetta city pool, events, may, mayor's challenge, old milton, peachtree qualifier, wills park
