Oconee Therapeutic Riding 5K and Virtual 5K
About this race
Come join us for the in person Oconee Therapeutic Riding 5K Run/Walk to be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026 at Briarwood Baptist Church in Watkinsville, GA. The course will wind through the adjacent neighborhood of Northwest Woods. This year we are offering a Virtual 5K option. Run your 5K anytime before August 29 at 12 noon and submit your finish time on the results page. Virtual runners receive no shirts and no awards.
Proceeds from the race will go towards the continued programs of Oconee Therapeutic Riding and their work with children and adults with special needs, including scholarships.
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Running
Oconee Therapeutic Riding 5K
Oconee Therapeutic Riding Virtual 5K
Lap of Love
Children with Special Needs: Just prior to the awards (approximately 9:00AM) will be our annual Lap of Love for children with special needs served by Oconee Therapeutic Riding. All children are invited to run/walk.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Watkinsville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:05 AM and sets at 8:03 PM local time (EDT) in Watkinsville on August 29, 2026 — 12h 58m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Oconee Therapeutic Riding 5K and Virtual 5K
68 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Oconee Therapeutic Riding 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Wheeler | 20:33 | 6:38 /mi |
| 2 | Drew McIntyre | 20:58 | 6:46 /mi |
| 3 | Shannon Arnold | 21:44 | 7:01 /mi |
| 4 | Molly Mccollum | 22:11 | 7:09 /mi |
| 5 | Jason Shaffer | 22:51 | 7:22 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Watkinsville
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Watkinsville
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Watkinsville 5K Races 7 races
- Watkinsville Running Calendar 2026 9 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, 9 Watkinsville events
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