Sandy Springs Education Force's Lightning 10K & 5K

Past Event

The Start/Finish line for the Lightning 5K/10K, Sandy Springs GA

Saturday, October 26th, 2024

🏃‍♂️ Sandy Springs Education Force's 5K/10K

Saturday, October 26, 2024

🎽 Event Details

Registration Includes: A t-shirt, food, a high-end swag bag, finisher medals and awards for adults and kids (including sizeable gift cards).
Activities: Personalized sessions and samples from vendors, compression boot sessions from Medical Sports Massage, stretching from Stretch Zone, and nutritional samples from Elizabeth Austin Health Club and Arden's Garden.
Fun for Everyone: Enjoy food, face painting, pumpkin decorating, and an amazing DJ from America’s Got Talent.
Support Opportunity: Not a runner? You can still support SSEF by tapping HERE to donate!

🏅 Race Participation

Sandy Springs Education Force's Lightning 5K/10K is a fast, flat course and an official Peachtree qualifier! Every step helps boost educational programs for public school students in Sandy Springs. Form a school, neighborhood or corporate team and enjoy the race (and the celebration after)!

⏰ Important Dates

DEADLINE: October 9 to guarantee a T-shirt.
Registration Fee: Now until October 25: $45 for 10K and $35 for 5K. Day of Race - $50 for 10K and $40 for 5K.

🗓️ Day of Race Timeline

6:30 am: Registration Opens (We strongly recommend picking up your bib and t-shirt at packet pickup, see details below).
7:45 am: 10K Start.
7:55 am: 5K Start.

📦 Packet Pickup

Location: Academy Sports + Outdoors - 130 Perimeter Center W, Dunwoody, GA 30346 - Friday, October 25th - 11 am - 7 pm

🤝 Your Support Makes a Difference

Help Us Bridge the Academic Gap - Keep Students On Track for Academic Success. Sandy Springs Education Force (SSEF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and enriching the lives of public school students in Sandy Springs in coordination with school administrators. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), literacy, after-school, tutoring and mentoring programs address critical needs. Financially vulnerable students thrive from these programs during the school year and summer.