A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 ATLANTA

A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 ATLANTA is held in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 26, 2026, with every distance starting at 7:30 a.m. You can enter the half marathon (13.1 miles), the 10K, the 5K or the family one-mile fun run, and the day is built around community and shared enjoyment rather than a hunt for fast times. Timing is left to you: record the run with your favorite app, or skip the clock entirely. Entry comes with a race shirt, a finisher medal and a gift bag.

The day after Christmas is an unusual place to put a half marathon, which is exactly what makes it useful as a season closer once the fall races are done. If 13.1 miles is new territory, give yourself ten to twelve weeks with one long run each week and treat this as a finish-line goal rather than a time goal. Runners who already race the distance can use it as an easy long run in company, and the one-mile option pulls the rest of the household into the morning.