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Description
Sandy Springs Education Force's 5K/10K Road Race - October 21, 2023 Saturday
Registrations includes a great Short Sleeve T-Shirt / Finisher Medals / and Awards for Age categories!
DEADLINE: October 7 to guarantee a T-Shirt
***COURSE UDATE DUE TO MT. VERNON BRIDGE CLOSING: WE HAVE MODIFIED THE COURSE FOR THE RACE AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE, SEE REVISED COURSE MAP BELOW.
HOWEVER, DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS THIS IS NO LONGER A PEACHTREE ROAD RACE QUALIFIER BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO GET THE DISTANCE CERTIFIED IN TIME FOR THE RACE.
PRICING with Early Bird Pricing - Join Early!
This is a fundraiser and your registration fee helps Sandy Springs Education Force provide targeted learning support and outreach programs that will make a difference for these public school students.
REGISTRATION FEE (Includes Race T-Shirt and you will receive a finisher medal):
August 1, through day before race October 20: $45 for 10K and $35 for 5K
Day of Race - $50 for 10K and $40 for 5K
Day of Race LIVE Timeline:
6:30am Registration Opens (We strongly recommend getting a bib and T-Shirt at packet pickup, See Details Below)
7:45am 10K Start
7:55am 5K Start
PACKET PICKUP
Academy Sports - 130 Perimeter Center W, Dunwoody GA 30346 - October 20 Friday - 11am - 7pm
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS EVENT
Help Us Bridge the Academic Gap - Keep Students On Track for Academic Success
Your Support Makes a Big Difference
Sandy Springs Education Force has been at the forefront of supporting the educational successes of financially vulnerable students in Sandy Springs for over a decade. With support from sponsors, we launched a brand new virtual tutoring program to help elementary school students stay on track with their academics during the pandemic emergency. We also expanded our successful Summer Book Club to ensure students did not lose their reading gains over the summer break. Many students are still facing vast educational gaps, especially children whose families have limited financial means. To help bridge this gap, we are continuing to expand our programs to provide targeted learning support and outreach programs that will make a difference for these public school students.
RACE COURSE - 5K and 10K
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Place
6100 Lake Forest Drive
Sandy Springs, GA US 30328
PARKING OPTIONS
Main parking for Participants is located in 4 general spots:
We suggest coming from Lake Forest since Mt. Vernon will begin to shut down at Lake Forrest Drive closer to the Race Start time and a small section of Lake Forrest will be shut down between the 6100 Century East Buiding Entrance and Mt. Vernon.
(1) Century Springs East (and West) business parking lot at 6100 Lake Forest Dr - MAIN Parking (Watch for marked spots for building customers DO NOT PARK THERE)
(2) Along Mt. Vernon Rd. limited spaces across from the church available with a short walk down to the Start/Finish line at Lake Forrest
(3) Surface lots at City Springs with a longer short walk over to the Start/Finish line at Lake Forrest
(4) City Springs deck, further away, and parking only free for up to 2 hours - Good Spot if the desire is to head back to City Springs for the Farmers Market
***All other areas are not designated for parking and you park at your own risk
***There will be specific spots at the Cetury East lot reserved for customers of the building on the day of the Race that will be marked.
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BECOME A SPONSOR - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT
Our sponsors make a huge impact on our ability to bridge this gap to provide targeted learning support and outreach programs that will make a difference for Sandy Springs public school students. We need your help and support.
Please become a sponsor, we appreciate your support. Sponsors get FREE Registrations, t-shirts and opportunities to market to our audience.
Please see the sponsorship form in the link above and in the PDF below.
*** You can also contact us at director@sandyspringseducationforce.org and request an INVOICE and a Link to Pay your Sponsorship if needed.
See our current Sponsors below:
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Race Website
Additional race information can be found at https://www.sandyspringseducationforce.org/lightning-run-2023/.
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