Events
Place
New Realm Brewing
Atlanta, GA US 30306
Description
Keep celebrating the Holidays and come join us for the White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon! We'll be dashing on the Atlanta BeltLine from New Realm Brewing 8:30 am.
Come dressed in your best/ugliest Christmas costume and enjoy the Christmas season with us. Our White Elephant "Gift" to you will be swag from a prior race! You just let us know what size, and you'll have a surprise. Shirts & Finisher awards in the true White Elephant Fashion. We'll have your "gift" wrapped and ready for you after you cross the finish line! In the spirit of giving, we'll even have a white elephant finisher award for all participants! =) So come out and join us for some festive fun! We hope to see you and your family, friends, neighbors, etc. there!
Awards? Of course we have awards. Overalls & age groups (these will be custom to the White Elephant event).
Race Contact Info
If you have any questions about this race, click the button below.
Volunteer
Volunteering for this race can earn you a $50 Visa Gift Card.
Here's how it works: 1) You sign up to volunteer on Volunteer page. 2) You recruit 5 (five) others to volunteer for this race and have them sign up on the Volunteer page and put Your Name when it asks who recruited them. 3) You and your recruits show up on race day and volunteer for the entire race. 4) After the race, if all qualifications are met, Five Star NTP will mail you your $50 Visa Gift card.
Get started by going to the Volunteer Page to sign up for this race.
Charity/Beneficiary
The Atlanta Humane Society is a no-kill shelter and has been dedicated to caring for animals and our community for over 150 years. Offering sheltering and adoption services, veterinary care, and community outreach, they understand the significant bond between humans and animals. Atlanta Humane strives to combat cruelty, neglect, and displacement by connecting homeless animals with loving homes and providing safe spaces for neglected ones.
Sponsors
White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Atlanta is currently accepting sponsors. For more information, contact Meredith.
Why should you sponsor the Five Star NTP White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Atlanta?
- Develop a relationship with your community.
- Express your support for a charity.
- Increase name-recognition in your community.
Our process for building a race experience means that your business has the opportunity to be the driving force behind a race, including an Early Packet Pickup the evening before an event (bringing traffic through your door) or a customized finish line experience for our racers.
Partner Level Pricing--Current year's rates are based on last year's participation counts. Each race is priced individually. Contact Meredith@fivestarntp.com for more details.
For Partner Level and other Sponsor descriptions, visit Five Star NTP.
Registration
Preview Registration: (ends 07/19)
-5K: $15
-10K: $20
-Half Marathon: $35
-Virtual 5K: $20
-Virtual 10K: $20
-Virtual Half: $20
Early Bird Registration: (ends 09/09)
-5K: $20
-10K: $25
-Half Marathon: $40
-Virtual 5K: $25
-Virtual 10K: $25
-Virtual Half: $25
Regular Registration: (ends 12/08)
-5K: $25
-10K: $30
-Half Marathon: $45
-Virtual 5K: $30
-Virtual 10K: $30
-Virtual Half: $30
Late Registration: (ends 12/13)
-5K: $27.5
-10K: $32.5
-Half Marathon: $47.5
Race Day Registration:
-5K: $30
-10K: $35
-Half Marathon: $50
Course & Timing
We're in North Georgia, and there's not much that anyone can call flat & fast...but this one is really close! The Start & Finish will be right next to New Realm! You'll head down to Erwin, then come back and up into Piedmont Park.
Click here for the 5K Course Map
Race check in & Early packet pickup
For the White Elephant races, only bibs will be given at race check-in or Early Packet Pickup. We want you to be anticipating your gift. All shirts and finisher medals (the gifts) will be given after athletes cross the finish line, so be sure to go back to registration area to get your gift.
Awards & Goodies
Everyone gets a "white elephant" finisher medal after the cross the finish!
Awards:
- Overall M/F
- Overall Master M/F
- Overall Grand Master M/F
- Overall Senior Master M/F
- Top 3 M/F in all the normal age groups 10 & under - 80+
NOTE: *Race shirts and finisher medals will be from prior events and stamped with the White Elephant logo, we'll do our best to wrap up the size you've requested. We'll bring out some extra shirts if anyone ends up wanting to "swap out"!
Virtual Running - How it works & link for time submission
Can't make it out to the event site on race day?
Still want to participate and have a shot at an award? or maybe you saw the shirt and said: "Sweet...I want one!" Then the virtual race is for you. Run when & where you want, just submit your time by end of Race Day. We'll ship out virtual packages the Monday after event date! *Shipping available for continental US only.
New to Virtual Running? Here's how it works:
Step 1
Get excited, grab some friends and buddies to join you! Sign up and register for the White Elephant 5K!
Step 2
Hydrate, grab your buddy (or not) and get ready to get moving!
Step 3
Get out there and run or walk! You can run at the park, your favorite route in your neighborhood; anywhere you want. Please remember to be safe!
Step 4
HAVE FUN!~
Share your distance, a selfie, or a picture along your race route and use the hashtag #WhiteElephant5K
Step 5
Submit your results.
You can submit your race time here anytime until 11:59 PM on event day.
Step 6
View your Results Monday after the Event Date.
Event Courtesy & Refund Policy
Our events are designed to be fun for the entire family. With that in mind; any competitor, spectator, parent, volunteer, or sponsor, exhibiting unsportsmanlike
conduct or interfering with the positive, competitive atmosphere of the event will be asked to leave the venue and course immediately with no refunds.
All registrations are final. There are no refunds, deferments, or transfers.
Event will take place rain or shine. In the event of extreme weather, we will cancel for the safety of the participants...there are no refunds in this case.
Participants that do not show up to race/event forfeit their right to any swag.
No COVID-19 Refunds. If unforeseen circumstances arise due to COVID-19, including any Federal or State Health Emergency, refunds will not be provided. The event will go 100% Virtual & shirts will be shipped to participants.
Five Star Turkey Trot
All participants will be eligible for one free entry into one of the 2025 Five Star Turkey Trots; see website for details.
Event Schedule
December 13 (Early Packet Pickup)
4pm - 7pm
@New Realm Brewing ATL
550 Somerset Terrace NE #101, Atlanta, GA 30306
December 14
- 7:30 am: Check-in & Race Day Registration Opens
- 8:20 am: Half Marathon & 10K start
- 8:40 am: 5K race start
Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.fivestarntp.com/races/White-Elephant-5K.
Directions
MapMyRun Map
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