ARFS 5K Walk/Run

ARFS 5K Walk/Run is held in Young Harris, Georgia, on November 7, 2026. The single event on the program, the ARFS Annual 5K, starts at 9:00 a.m. and covers 3.1 miles, and the walk/run wording in the name tells you what to expect: a field that mixes runners going for a time with walkers taking the same route at their own pace.

A 5K in early November sits well at the end of a summer and fall of steady running, and it is short enough that you do not need a long build to be ready. Four to six weeks of consistent easy running, plus one weekly session of faster efforts, covers most first-timers. If you race often, the mid-morning start is convenient: eat light, warm up properly, and run the first mile a touch slower than goal pace.