Classic City Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay

Registration for all events closes at the conclusion of the Expo on Friday, March 19. There is no race day registration.

Event Schedule

Packet Pick-Up: Friday, March 19, and Saturday, March 20, 2027

Race Start: All races start together at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2027.

Yes. Please bring the QR code emailed to the other person and/or a copy of their Drivers License.

Packet Pick-Up:

Friday, March 19, 4:00pm - 8:0pm
Creature Comforts Brewery
271 West Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA

Saturday, March 20, 2027, 6:00am - 7:30am
Creature Comforts Brewery
271 West Hancock Avenue
Athens, GA

Race Start: All races start together at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2027.

Starting Line: 271 West Hancock Ave.

Finish Line: Near Hancock & Pulaski

Six Hours on the Course, Seven Hours at the Finish Line

Finishing a marathon takes time! Our beautiful course through the rolling north-Georgia Piedmont region provides faster racers with fun challenges, and we are also committed to keeping the marathon course fully supported until 1:30 p.m. for everyone else (6 hours, or about a 13:40/mile pace). The Finish Line Celebrations Area will be fully supported even later (7 hours, until 2:30 p.m.), for marathoners who choose to finish on their own after 1:30 p.m.

Water Stations will be available approximately every 2 to 3 miles along the course.

Porta-potties will be available at the Start / Finish lines and near the Festival Zone.

Porta-potties will be available along the course near each water stop.

Gear Check will be available on race day morning in the Festival Zone.

As much as we love Fido, please leave all pets at home.

No, strollers are not allowed.

All events follow the recommended participation age guidelines established by the American Academy of Pediatrics, USA Track & Field, and Road Runners Club of America. These organizations generally recommend that marathon participants be at least 14 years of age or older.

Our Participation Guidelines:

Classic City Marathon — minimum age: 14
Classic City Half Marathon — minimum age: 10
Classic City Relay (one relay section) — no minimum age requirement

Water and Nutrition on the Course

We offer plenty of water and nutrition along the course.

Water and Powerade will be provided every 2-3 miles throughout the marathon course.
GU energy gels will be provided at approximately Miles 8, 13, and 22 of the marathon course. We usually have salted caramel with caffeine, vanilla with caffeine, caffeine-free raspberry lemonade, and caffeine-free strawberry banana.
And real bananas will be provided at approximately Mile 20!

It is highly recommended to park in one of the local parking decks.

Washington Street Deck

125 W Washington St Ste 121

Classic Center Parking Deck South Entrance

705 E Broad St

Courthouse & Public Parking Deck

325E E Washington St

Downtown Athens Parking Systems

287 College Ave

Refund Policy

Race registration fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. We do not offer refunds. If you are registering in advance of your race, we strongly suggest that you read the details about the RegShield event insurance and consider purchasing that insurance.

Because we do understand that things happen, however, we do offer CONDITIONAL REFUNDS of registration fees. A "conditional refund" means that you will give up your spot in the race and request to be reimbursed, but you will not actually receive a refund unless someone else registers to fill that spot. Refunds are issued as new runners register and in the order that participants had requested conditional refunds. If no one signs up to fill your spot in the race, you will not receive the conditional refund. RunSignUp's processing fees are not refundable under any circumstances.

To request a Conditional Refund log on to RunSignUp > Profile > Manage Registration > Request Refund.