Up to 15,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers from across Georgia, all 50 states, and dozens of countries will participate in the 2nd annual ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon, Atlanta’s premier springtime long distance running event. A weekend of exciting activities awaits race participants, volunteers, and spectators on Friday, March 28 – Sunday, March 30.

Race Weekend Events:

• Fri 9am-8pm and Sat 9am-6pm – Health & Fitness Expo at Georgia World Congress Center, free and open to the public
  
• Sat 9am – 11am – Publix Tot Trot at Atlantic Station for children 8 yrs old and younger, benefits St Jude Childrens’ Hospital in Memphis
• Sun 7am – 2pm – ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon

The Course
The ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon course starts and finishes at Centennial Olympic Park and goes through beautiful in-town neighborhoods, by parks and historic sites, and through 4 college campuses.

Traffic Alert
Due to ongoing DOT construction around the 14th St bridge and scheduled repaving of 3 lanes of   northbound I-75/I-85 during March 28-30, in addition to street lane closings for the race, participants, volunteers, spectators, and the community are strongly urged to take MARTA rather than drive on March 30, whenever possible.   The closest MARTA Stations to the start/finish area are CNN Center and Peachtree Center.

Information for the Community
The 2008 ING Neighborhood Challenge showcases the neighborhoods along the course and encourages spectator participation. Neighborhoods compete at up to 10 designated Cheering Zones for 3 top award grants of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 for neighborhood fitness initiatives. The Cheering Zones are judged during the race on the number and enthusiasm of spectators  cheering on the race participants.

The Community Outreach Team provides race day information in a variety of ways for the people who live, work, and worship near the race course:

Sign up for Community Update emails by emailing info@inggeorgiamarathon.com

Special Discounts

Special offer from the Atlanta Hawks race weekend for Marathon participants and guests. The Atlanta Hawks are offering a $10 discount off tickets for the Friday night game on March 28 and the Sunday night game on March 30. Click here and use promotional code: ING