Description
Scenic Courses run down Atlantic Avenue to a cross-country segment through the unpaved Egan's Creek Greenway nature trail, about 1 mile for the 5K and 4 miles for the 10K.
5K/10K courses START AND FINISH at St. Peter's Church, Atlantic Ave. at 9th Street. Members of the Fernandina Pirates Club in full costume. For course details and updates, please visit www.ameliaislandrunners.com.
- FREE post-race pancake breakfast ($5 for non-registered guests.)
- Technical T-Shirt for pre-registered entrants. Note, technical T-shirts are unisex sizing.
- Pirates!! Mardi Gras beads for finishers.
- Costume Contest. Checkout website for details coming soon!
NO STROLLERS, dogs or headphones in the 5K/10K. Walkers are welcomed and encouraged to enter the 5K. The race will be timed using ChampionChips. The chip must be worn on your shoe. Pre-registered entrants may use your own chip and deduct $2 from your race entry. If you do not wear a chip you will not be timed!
No $5.00 Amelia Island Runners/Strider discounts for entrants who register online.
Runners' 5K/10K Awards: Overall, Masters and Grandmasters awards, male and female. Three-deep male and female age group awards; age 3-10, 11-13, 14-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+.
Proceeds benefit: Amelia Island Runners' youth scholarships and St. Peter's Episcopal Church mission trips.
Event schedule and times
Day of Race Registration: Race day registration begins at 7:00 a.m. at St. Peter's Church and ends at 8:00 a.m. No registrations will be taken after 8:00 a.m.
Race Packet/Number Pick-up: All pre-registered runners can pick up packets at Current Running in Fernandina Beach on Friday, February 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Race packets can also be picked up at St. Peter's on race day beginning at 7:00 a.m.
