Berry Half/10K/5K

Berry Half/10K/5K takes place in Mount Berry, Georgia on March 6, 2027. The half marathon (13.1 miles) and the 10K start together at 8:00 a.m., the 5K follows at 8:20 a.m., and a 1-mile kids' fun run rounds out the morning at 10:15 a.m. The spread of distances and the late kids' start make it straightforward to bring a family along rather than treating race day as a solo trip.

Early March is when winter training pays off, and a half marathon here is a fair way to measure it. If you have been running four times a week since January, a 12-week block with a long run reaching 11 miles puts the distance well within range. Runners not there yet get more out of racing the 10K hard than surviving the half, and the 5K remains the cleanest first race for anyone starting out.