AthHalf Half Marathon

AthHalf Half Marathon Experience the best the Classic City has to offer. The race starts in the dynamic downtown area. Pre and Post Race Events will round out the weekend.

AthHalf Half Marathon & 5K are annual road races through historic downtown Athens, GA, beautiful neighborhoods and the University of Georgia Campus, that raise money for AthFest Educates.
2024 dates: Half Marathon Nov. 3, 2024, 5K Nov. 2, 2024 As you wind through Athens' historic neighborhoods, through the historic UGA campus and finish up with a fantastic lap around the hedges inside the iconic

Sanford Stadium (home of the UGA Bulldogs). You'll also run right by landmarks straight out of Athens' legendary musical history. The course will be challenging at times, but is well supported with ample hydration stops, energy gels, and lots of fun.

We can't wait!!
01/21/2025

We can't wait!!

AthFest Educates has selected local painter Will Eskridge to be its 2025 theme artist, a role that is responsible for creating a cohesive aesthetic theme to use across a variety of merchandise and promotional materials for the nonprofit’s two flagship fundraising events, the AthFest Music & Arts F...

🥁 Drumroll please... 🥁We are excited to announce that will be held October 11-12, 2025! 🎉More details will be shar...
12/20/2024

🥁 Drumroll please... 🥁
We are excited to announce that will be held October 11-12, 2025! 🎉
More details will be shared soon. In the meantime, enjoy this video from ! 🏃
Music Credit: "Running Like I'm Standing Still" - Grassland String Band
Video by Travis Ward

AthFest Educates is a nonprofit organization committed to sustaining and advancing music and arts education for K-12 youth in Athens Clarke County.To fulfill...

11/18/2024

Happy Monday to our happy runners! 🏃

Crossing the finish line wasn't the only exciting thing that happened at - one of our pacers, Brad, proposed to his no...
11/15/2024

Crossing the finish line wasn't the only exciting thing that happened at - one of our pacers, Brad, proposed to his now fiancée, Sarah! 💍

Brad shared, "The first time Sarah, my fiancé and I, spent time with each other outside of our church meetings (where we met) was cheering on our friends at the AthHalf last year in 2023. I went out to cheer on my friends, hoping and praying that I might run into her, but happy with any outcome. Cheering on each other in training and races (particularly at Twilight), was also part of the soil for our relationship to grow, and as I saw her passionate, supportive, others-centered and humble heart, I knew more and more she was the one for me. With AthHalf 2024 falling on her birthday this year, and the potential for a fun element of surprise, and with me already having wanted to be a pacer, the plan was made for our friends to fight their way to meet us near the finish line, to join with whoever finished right with me in my pace group. It worked!"

Congratulations to Brad and Sarah and thank you for including AthHalf in this memorable experience! ❤️

11/12/2024

Thank you to Timi Conley Music and the Wonderland Rangers for performing at and getting our racers at the start line! Enjoy this video of Timi singing the National Anthem at AthHalf.

Video: Travis Ward

Award winners, if you haven't picked up your award yet, you can do so during business hours at Hendershot's! 🏅📍237 Princ...
11/11/2024

Award winners, if you haven't picked up your award yet, you can do so during business hours at Hendershot's! 🏅
📍237 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30606
🕒 7:30am-5:00pm
Shoutout to Seth for his awesome award MCing at !

It's ! Congratulations to our Top Fundraiser, Kelly Sherman! Kelly raised $225 for Athfest Educates, which advances h...
11/08/2024

It's ! Congratulations to our Top Fundraiser, Kelly Sherman! Kelly raised $225 for Athfest Educates, which advances high-quality music and arts education for local Athens-Clarke County youth. Kelly has received free registration for and a free night stay at the Holiday Inn Express-Athens. Congrats again!

We love our pacers! AthHalf would not be possible without them. We appreciate your help at this past weekend and thank...
11/07/2024

We love our pacers! AthHalf would not be possible without them. We appreciate your help at this past weekend and thanks to Sports In Motion Photography for capturing them all!

Congratulations to our overall winners, Sam Drop & Collin Silliman!!!
11/03/2024

Congratulations to our overall winners, Sam Drop & Collin Silliman!!!

We’re ready for you!
11/03/2024

We’re ready for you!

Good luck runners!!
11/03/2024

Good luck runners!!

Counting down for !!
11/03/2024

Counting down for !!

Happy 5K, everyone!! Thanks to all of our wonderful water station workers and congratulations to all of the 5K finisher...
11/02/2024

Happy 5K, everyone!! Thanks to all of our wonderful water station workers and congratulations to all of the 5K finishers!

We are all set up at the Health & Fitness Expo happening at the Classic Center Pavilion at 440 Foundry Street. All half ...
11/02/2024

We are all set up at the Health & Fitness Expo happening at the Classic Center Pavilion at 440 Foundry Street. All half marathon runners must pick-up their race packet between 12-5 and 5K runners must pick-up their packet at the Expo between 12:00 pm and 2:20 pm. Happy race weekend! See you soon!

11/02/2024

We would like to thank all of our Sponsors! AthHalf would not be possible without the partnerships of our sponsors. Thank you for walking alongside us in the advancement of music & arts education in Athens!

The weekend we’ve all been waiting for is finally here - it’s weekend! 🏃 Lace up those shoes and we’ll see you at the...
11/01/2024

The weekend we’ve all been waiting for is finally here - it’s weekend! 🏃 Lace up those shoes and we’ll see you at the start line soon!

Runners, don't forget - daylight savings time ENDS on November 3rd! 🏃‍♀️☀️ Time will fall back 1 hour. Make sure to set ...
11/01/2024

Runners, don't forget - daylight savings time ENDS on November 3rd! 🏃‍♀️☀️ Time will fall back 1 hour. Make sure to set your clocks an hour behind! 🕐 We can't wait to see you at the AthHalf on Sunday, November 3rd - the Half Marathon starts at 7:30 am!

Meet AthHalf Legacy Runner Barbara Taylor! Barbara enjoys the AthHalf, saying, “Love the home town race, the neighborhoo...
10/31/2024

Meet AthHalf Legacy Runner Barbara Taylor! Barbara enjoys the AthHalf, saying, “Love the home town race, the neighborhoods, bands and all the support from the community.”

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Happy Monday to our happy #AthHalf2024 runners! 🏃 #AthHalf #AthensGA #Running #Community

Thank you to Timi Conley Music and the Wonderland Rangers for performing at #AthHalf2024 and getting our racers at the start line! Enjoy this video of Timi singing the National Anthem at AthHalf. Video: Travis Ward

We would like to thank all of our #AthHalf2024 Sponsors! AthHalf would not be possible without the partnerships of our sponsors. Thank you for walking alongside us in the advancement of music & arts education in Athens! #AthHalf #AthFestEducates #AthensGA #Running #Community #Sponsors #ThankYou

Curious about how you can become a fundraiser for #AthHalf? Check out our reel to learn the steps of how to become a fundraiser - the top fundraiser will receive free registration for AthHalf 2025. We can't wait to see how you share your excitement for music & arts education! #Athens #Community #AthFestEducates

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The AthHalf Half Marathon packs all that Athens has to offer in a dynamic race course, including a run through historic districts and the University of Georgia campus with live music from local Athens bands throughout the course! And it’s all to help raise money to support music and arts education for K – 8 youth.

AthHalf is produced annually by the nonprofit organization, AthFest Educates, supporting its mission of funding high-quality music and arts programming for youth. When you run the AthHalf, you are directly impacting a child’s access to music and the arts.