Scarecrow Scrambler 5K

Scarecrow Scrambler 5K is run in Jefferson, Georgia, on October 31, 2026. The single format is a 5K, 3.1 miles, starting at 8:00 a.m.

A 5K is an approachable distance: far enough to be a real effort, short enough that you recover in a day or two. Newer runners can build toward it with a run-walk progression over six weeks, adding a few minutes of continuous running each time out. More experienced runners often use a late-October 5K as a sharpener between longer autumn goals, running it as a hard tempo rather than an all-out race. Either way, keep the day before easy, eat something small a couple of hours ahead of the 8 a.m. gun, and give yourself time to warm up once you get there.