Run to Prevent 5K & 1 Mile Run
About this race
Early Packet Pickup
Friday, September 11, 2026, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Central Avenue Church of Christ
304 E. Central Ave., Valdosta, GA 31601
Race Day
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Location: Unity Park Amphitheater
Address: 301 E Central Ave, Valdosta, GA 31601
Registration Time: 7:00 – 7:45 a.m.
5K: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.
1 Mile Fun Run: 9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
Awards: 9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
If registered by the end of the day on Friday, August 28, 2026, you are guaranteed a race t-shirt on the morning of the race or at early packet pickup.
T-shirts will be distributed until supplies run out for those who register past the August 28th deadline.
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Running
Run to Prevent 5K
Run to Prevent 1 Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Valdosta, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:15 AM and sets at 7:42 PM local time (EDT) in Valdosta on September 12, 2026 — 12h 26m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Run to Prevent 5K & 1 Mile Run
362 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Run to Prevent 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Lopez Pech | 16:29 | 5:19 /mi |
| 2 | Canaan Ponce | 16:52 | 5:26 /mi |
| 3 | Isaac Densmore | 17:24 | 5:37 /mi |
| 4 | Marcus Boyd Jr | 17:30 | 5:39 /mi |
| 5 | Rashad Gillard | 20:34 | 6:38 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Valdosta
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Valdosta 5K Races 7 races
- Valdosta Running Calendar 2026 8 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, 8 Valdosta events
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