Run for the Son 5K and Fun Run
About this race
Come out to the 20th Annual Run for the Son 5K, Tot Trot and FUN RUN.
If you sign up 3 or more people during registration, each registrant will receive a $2 discount!
THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY SHIRTS AVAILABLE FOR ONLINE OR RACE DAY REGISTRATION!
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Ellijay, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Ellijay on May 2, 2026 — 13h 37m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run for the Son 5K and Fun Run
5K · 114 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Towns | 19:13 | 6:11 /mi |
| 2 | Reece Sanford | 19:52 | 6:24 /mi |
| 3 | Luke Wooten | 20:21 | 6:33 /mi |
| 4 | B. Pulliam | 21:28 | 6:55 /mi |
| 5 | George Perez | 21:33 | 6:56 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Ellijay 5K Races 5 races
- Ellijay Running Calendar 2026 5 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, 5 Ellijay events
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