Big Red Apple 5K & Fun Run
About this race
The Big Red Apple 5K, presented by First Baptist Church of Cornelia, begins and ends at the church and the course goes through the Cornelia City Park. The One Mile Fun Run is 4 laps around the church property. Participants will receive a t-shirt, finisher medal, and official race timing. Awards will be presented to the overall male and female winner, as well as age group category winners.
*You must be registered by Sept. 6th to be guaranteed a shirt. All those registering through race day will receive shirts while supplies last.
Packet pick-up will begin at 7:45AM on race morning.
Jazzercise will lead a warm-up before the race and BSG Coffee will be on site with coffee to energize you for the race or for a nice treat afterwards.
Proceeds will benefit the children & youth ministries at First Baptist Cornelia. If you or your business is interested in sponsoring this event, please visit our sponsor page here. We appreciate your support!
Participants are encouraged to check out the Big Red Apple Festival in Downtown Cornelia after the race! 🍎🍎🍎
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Running
Big Red Apple 5K
The 5K route begins and ends at First Baptist Church of Cornelia. The course goes through the Cornelia City Park.
1 Mile Fun Run
The one mile course is 4 laps around First Baptist Church of Cornelia.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cornelia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:20 AM and sets at 7:35 PM local time (EDT) in Cornelia on September 19, 2026 — 12h 15m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Big Red Apple 5K & Fun Run
Big Red Apple 5K · 204 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domani Cortez | 19:19 | 6:14 /mi |
| 2 | Jose Queriapa | 19:31 | 6:17 /mi |
| 3 | James Gaddis | 20:29 | 6:36 /mi |
| 4 | Caleb Wade | 20:49 | 6:43 /mi |
| 5 | Zach Staggs | 21:10 | 6:49 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cornelia
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Cornelia 5K Races 3 races
- Cornelia Running Calendar 2026 3 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 3 Cornelia events
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