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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • East Point
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2026 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.7% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

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Decision summary

The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) Half Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
186 m

Lower than 43% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
9:57/km

3:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
69/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
37 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta), so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

How hilly is the The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)?

The The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) route has 186 m of ascent, 186 m of descent and an estimated 0.7% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) route go?

The The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) route starts at Impact Event Center, 2323 Sylvan Road, East Point, GA 30344 and finishes at Impact Event Center, 2323 Sylvan Road, East Point, GA 30344. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Westview, East Point, Sylvan Hills, Adair Park and Castleberry Hill. Point-to-point through historic southwest Atlanta neighborhoods, passing the Atlanta University Center (the nation's largest consortium of historically Black colleges and universities) and the historic West End and Castleberry Hill districts.

What should runners know on race day for the The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta)?

5. Pace groups provided for the Half Marathon at 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, 3:00, 3:15 and 3:30 (Back of the Pack).

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Waterfront

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Charity
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Hilly
Technicality
Non Technical

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
Half Marathon course is open for 3.5 hours; the start line closes at 7:25am.
Qualification status
The Half Marathon is a USATF Certified Course and an AJC Peachtree Road Race Qualifier (a finish time used for seeding into the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race); it is not a Boston Marathon qualifier.

Race day logistics

Aid stations
5
Pacers
Pace groups provided for the Half Marathon at 1:45, 2:00, 2:15, 2:30, 2:45, 3:00, 3:15 and 3:30 (Back of the Pack).
Expo / packet pickup
The Race Expo & Packet Pick Up is held the Friday before race day at the Impact Event Center; there is no race-day packet pickup.
Medal
All in-person registrants receive a finisher medallion.
Finisher tee
Registration includes The Race participant shirt, commemorative race bib and a patch.

Access and course status

Start
Impact Event Center, 2323 Sylvan Road, East Point, GA 30344
Finish
Impact Event Center, 2323 Sylvan Road, East Point, GA 30344

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Road
Landmarks
Westview, East Point, Sylvan Hills, Adair Park, Castleberry Hill, Atlanta University Center, West End, Oakland City, Capitol View
Notable features
  • A four-day weekend (Welcome Day, Expo, race day, and a Community Impact Service Day) rather than a single race morning
  • Point-to-point through historic southwest Atlanta neighborhoods, passing the Atlanta University Center (the nation's largest consortium of historically Black colleges and universities) and the historic West End and Castleberry Hill districts

How hilly is the The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) Half Marathon?

17%65%16%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 17%
  • Flat 65%
  • Climb 16%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
186 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
0.7%
Longest climb
1,350 m at 2.2%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 18°CTypical temperature
  • 12 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 69Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the The Race Half Marathon & 5K (Atlanta) flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.7% slower than a flat course, with about 186 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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