Roopville Hornet 5K
About this race
We are hitting a big milestone this year. Be apart of the 15th Annual Roopville Hornet 5K race on Saturday, September 19, 2026. This certified course offers the fun racing experience in Roopville with scenic rolling hills and pasture lands near the downtown. Proceeds benefit the PTO of Roopville Elementary School. If you are registering as a student between the ages of 1-17 the price is automatically reduced to $15 and applied during the online check-out for the 5K race.
Important information to note:
Location- Roopville Elementary School (RES)
Packet pickup: Friday at the elementary school from 2:20-5 pm and beginning race day at 7am along with race day registration at 7am
Dash to the Finish: 8:00 am
Roopville Hornet 5K: 8:30 am
Pelican's Sno Balls and local food truck.
Race day parking is available behind the elementary school. This is very convenient to both the start and finish line, please take advantage of this great area to park!
This race is USATF Certified Course: GA21017WC! Making it a Peachtree Road Race qualifier!
Awards will be given to the following male and female age divisions in the 5K race: Awards are based on chip timing.
9 and under, 10-11, 12-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. As well as awards to top Overall Male and Female Finisher based upon gun time.
Dash to the Finish awards to the top three finishers and ribbons to all who participate.
Don't miss great drawings for prizes following the race that you don't want to miss!
Race t-shirts are available to all pre-registered 5K runners. Participants that register by 8/22/2026 are guaranteed a race shirt. If registering after this date does not guarantee correct shirt size or shirt may not be available. Register early for an awesome race shirt to support and market Roopville Elementary School!
Race Day festivities are a fundraising event and planned whether rain or shine. No refunds available as this is considered a donation to the RES PTO.
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Running
Roopville Hornet 5K
The race will begin in the main parking lot of Roopville Elementary School.
Dash to the Finish
Children in Pre-k through fifth grade can dash across the finish line from a distance of about 1/4 of a mile!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Roopville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:26 AM and sets at 7:41 PM local time (EDT) in Roopville on September 19, 2026 — 12h 14m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Roopville Hornet 5K
Roopville Hornet 5K · 113 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hudson Arp | 21:46 | 7:00 /mi |
| 2 | E. Sumner | 21:48 | 7:01 /mi |
| 3 | Richard Sanders | 23:38 | 7:36 /mi |
| 4 | Roger Pittman | 24:00 | 7:43 /mi |
| 5 | Hutton Byers | 24:04 | 7:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Roopville
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
Friday Night Lights 5K & Festive Fun Run
Resolution Run at City Station
Santa Cookie Dash Fun Run
West Georgia Track Club Trail Race 7.5K & 15K
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, 1 Roopville event
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