Run for your Lungs!!

Run for your Lungs!! is held at Lake Blackshear Resort in Cordele, Georgia, on November 7, 2026. The 5K (3.1 miles) starts at 9:30 a.m., with a one-mile walk following at 9:35. Run each year by a nonprofit to raise lung cancer awareness and support people affected by the disease, it gives participants a long-sleeve shirt, a goody bag, lunch and drinks, including beer for those over 21. There is a weekend built around it, with a pre-race party and live music.

A resort setting and a Saturday evening party beforehand make this more of a weekend than a morning, so plan your race accordingly: if you want to run the 5K hard, be sensible on Friday night and save the celebrating for after. The distance itself needs little more than a month of regular easy running, though a 9:30 start means you have plenty of time to eat, wake up properly and warm up.