White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Canton

Five Star NTP is seeking a Charity Partner to join forces for this exciting event. This collaboration offers a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about your organiztion's mission while generating much-needed funds to support your cause.

For more information about being the Charity Partner, contact charity@fivestarntp.com.

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.
 

Volunteers at the White Elephant - Canton receive 10 FREE races!
 

White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Canton is currently accepting sponsors. For more information, contact Meredith.

Why should you sponsor the White Elephant 5K/10K/Half Marathon - Canton?

1. Develop a relationship with your community.
2. Express your support for a charity.
3. 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.

Preview Registration: (ends 07/26):

-5K: $15
-10K: $20
-Half Marathon: $35
-Virtual Races: $20

Early Bird Registration: (ends 08/26):

-5K: $20
-10K: $25
-Half Marathon: $40
-Virtual Races: $25

Regular Registration: (ends 12/13):

-5K: $25
-10K: $30
-Half Marathon: $45
-Virtual Races: $30

Late Registration: (ends 12/23):

-5K: $27.5
-10K: $32.5
-Half Marathon: $47.5

Race Day Registration:

-5K: $30
-10K: $35
-Half Marathon: $50

*All participants registered by 12/14 are guaranteed race swag in your size. Afterwards, swag will be while supplies last.

*Help with registration then run - save five dollars

We're in Etowah River park for this event. 

Here is a link to the Course Map 

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.

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"!

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  #fivestarrunning   #fivestarntp

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.

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.

December 23

• 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
• Early bib pick up at Etowah River Park

December 24

• 7:30 am:  Check-in & Race Day Registration Opens
• 8:30 am:  Race Starts

We always do packet pickup on race morning starting one hour prior to the start of the race.  If we have an early pickup available, it will be added here.