The Great Chicken Chase 5K and Chicken Mini Fun Run
About this race
🐄 🐔 🏁 THE GREAT CHICKEN CHASE 5K 🏁 🐔 🐄
👧👦 CHICKEN MINI FUN RUN FOR THE MINI'S 👧👦
Perfect for our youngest runners, ages 10 & under! ❤️❤️
Run. Walk. Smile. Eat Chicken. 🏃♀️🚶♂️😄
Get ready to chase some chicken!
Join us for The Great Chicken Chase 5K and Chicken Mini Fun Run is a fun, family-friendly run/walk bringing together our running community, families, friends, and Chick-fil-A fans for an unforgettable morning at Halcyon.
Whether you’re chasing a PR, running your first 5K, walking with friends, or simply coming out for the fun—this race is for you.
And yes…there will be chicken and cows! 🐄 🐔
Everyone Is Welcome! 🎉
🏃 Runners
🚶 Walkers
👨👩👧👦 Families
⭐ First-time 5K participants
🏅 Experienced racers
🐄 Chick-fil-A fans
🙌 Anyone looking for a fun morning of movement and community!
Come dressed to race—or show up in your best chicken spirit! 🐣
Race Swag 👕🏅
The first 500 registered participants are guaranteed:
An official Great Chicken Chase 5K race shirt
A Great Chicken Chase finisher medal
Register early to guarantee your race swag!
A Delicious Finish-Line Reward 😋
We’ve added a little extra motivation to help you cross that finish line!
Every race packet will include a coupon for a FREE Chick-fil-A Chicken Biscuit! 🐔
Because after running a 5K, you’ve earned some chicken!
⚠️ Important Registration Information
Registration closes at midnight on Friday, October 9.
There will be NO race-day registration, so register ahead of time and don’t miss the chase!
📦 Packet Pickup
Friday, October 9
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
📍 Big Peach Running Co. – Cumming
All participants must pick up their race packets during advance packet pickup.
There will be NO race-day packet pickup. Please plan accordingly.
🏁 Race Morning
Saturday, October 10, 2026
📍 Halcyon
⏰ 5K Race Start: 8:00 AM
⏰ Chicken Mini Fun Run Start: 8:00 AM
We recommend arriving early so you have plenty of time to park, warm up, meet your friends, and get ready for the start.
Big Peach Running Co. and Chick-fil-A are excited to bring our community together for a memorable morning at Halcyon.
500 runners. One starting line. One finish line. And a whole lot of chicken. 🐔🏁
RUN IT. WALK IT. BRING THE FAMILY. 🎉
You don’t have to be a competitive runner to participate. The Great Chicken Chase is all about movement, community, family, and fun.
Run it. 🏃
Walk it. 🚶
Bring your friends. 🙌
Bring your family. 👨👩👧👦
And come ready to chase some chicken! 🐔
Pick your distance
Running
Classic Chicken Chase 5K
The first 500 registered will get a race shirt and finisher medal.
Chicken Mini Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 2 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Alpharetta, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:38 AM and sets at 7:09 PM local time (EDT) in Alpharetta on October 10, 2026 — 11h 31m of daylight.
Course
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Alpharetta
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- Alpharetta 5K Races 14 races
- Alpharetta Running Calendar 2026 17 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, 18 Alpharetta events
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