Piedmont Newnan's Autumn Chase

Piedmont Newnan's Autumn Chase is held in Newnan, Georgia, on October 24, 2026, and stacks three formats into one morning. The 10K goes first at 8:30 a.m., the 5K (3.1 miles) follows at 9:00 a.m., and a 1-mile fun run closes things out at 9:45 a.m.

Because the distances run back to back rather than together, you can pick your effort and still be finished well before midday, and the mile gives younger runners something of their own. For the 10K, a six-to-eight-week block of tempo work and mile repeats at threshold effort does most of the job, with one longer weekend run to hold your endurance together. If you are chasing a 5K personal best instead, keep the volume modest and sharpen with short, fast intervals over the final three weeks.