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Come Run With Us

We are an active club and there is a chance to run with other members almost every day of the week.  We gladly welcome walkers, plodders, shufflers, and joggers of all paces.

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Paths

Over 100 miles of Golf Cart paths to run!

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Support

Designated Runner Friendly Community by RRCA.

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Community

We have runners from all ages and walks of life!

Become a Peachtree City Running Club Member

Club History

Founded in 1981, our club has grown to be one of the largest running clubs in the Metro Atlanta area. With over 100 miles of cart paths in Peachtree City, you are bound to run into someone you know eventually (pun intended!). We have members from all walks of life, ages and abilities.

Monthly Meetings

The Peachtree City Running Club holds its monthly meetings on the first Monday of every month with the exception of July and December. Meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. and are currently held at Line Creek Brewery at 150 Huddleston Rd in PTC.  Actual meeting place is usually announced via e-mail and posted on our web site.

PTC Classic

The Peachtree City Classic consists of two different races: 5K and 15K Open. All races are on certified courses. The course was voted the Best Course by Georgia Athlete Magazine.

Club Sponsors

Classic Sponsors

CLUB MEETING – MONDAY, 2 NOVEMBER
 
The next club meeting is on Monday, 2 November, at 7:30 PM at Line Creek Brewery, 150 Huddleston Road, PTC.  Also, please note that at this meeting, the Club will hold the annual election for the 2027 Executive Board. Below are the positions we will be voting on and the status of each.
President– Evan Lovelace seeking re-election for 2027 & 2028 term
VP Admin – Paul Schultz, to serve 2nd year of 2-year term
VP Activities – Tracey Moore, to serve 2nd year of 2-year term
Treasurer – Pat Cote-Miles, seeking approval to serve one more year and mentor a new Treasurer
Secretary – Justin Collins will not seek re-election. The club is inviting interested members who have been active and are in good standing for one year or more to contact any board member to communicate interest. 
As per our by-laws, any member in good standing can nominate himself or herself or any other qualified club member for any of these Board positions.  If you have any nominations, please send them to Evan Lovelace atevanlovelace@gmail.com or Bob Dalton at notladr7@gmail.com
MONTHLY RUN SOCIAL – SATURDAY, 7 NOVEMBER
November MRS – The Mile Trials
Guess your 1-mile track time and test your running or walking to see how well you can pace yourself without a timing device.
After the MRS, test yourself with a timed Mile Trial. 
MRS: Riley Field Track, 8:00 AM, Saturday, November 7th
1. Warm-up run or walk and group stretching.
2. Guess your mile time before you run or walk it.
3. Pace yourself for 1 mile around the track (without using your watch/device; may be grouped by pace estimate depending on participants)
3. Participants ranked and points awarded according to how close your estimated time is to your actual.
(Points by major MRS categories: 1st-100, 2nd-90, 3rd-80, 4th-70, 5th-60, 6th and below-50) 10-Bonus points for wearing club gear.
 
AFTER the MRS – Timed Mile Trials (no MRS points) – test yourself by the clock in a true time trial to find your current best mile time. Use this baseline to help you train to get faster for the Spring.

CLUB SUPERLATIVE VOTING

NOMINATE SUPER-MEMBERS for ANNUAL AWARDS! Go HERE to submit your Superlative Award Nominees by Sunday, November 15th!

Each year at our Christmas Awards Banquet, we honor Peachtree City Running Club Members who showed outstanding growth in running/walking, were impactful in serving our running community, and inspired us with their achievements and character. New members, veteran members, and everyone in between is a potential nominee.

 

The award categories for the 2026 Superlatives are: 1) Rookie of the Year (m/f), 2) Most Improved Runner (m/f), 3) Volunteer of the Year, and 4) Most Inspiring Club Member. LINK: https://forms.gle/Xo8FptBRNtJEkJAG6

 

Please nominate other club members who best embodied each award! Yes, you can even nominate yourself! (Only club members may be nominated by club members.)

Also, we want to learn about YOUR running accomplishments this year! Take a minute to tell us about you!

We look forward to celebrating with you and each award recipient at our annual Christmas Awards Banquet!

 

2026 PTCRC CHRISTMAS AWARDS BANQUET – FRIDAY, 4 DECEMBER

Register today to reserve your seat as we laugh, eat, and celebrate another great year of running! (This is for running club members who can bring a +1 non-member. Limited to the first 100 to register & pay HERE; Cash/Check payers: see Pat or email: peachtreecityrunningclub@gmail.com )

DATE/TIME: December 4, 2026; 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

LOCATION: Line Creek Brewing-Bus Barn in Fayetteville 

COST: Members $30.00/person; Non-Members: $40.00/person; LINK: https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Fayetteville/ChristmasAwardsBanquet

ATTIRE: Christmas Cocktail Casual, including your best pretty or ugly Christmas sweater, cocktail dresses and sport coats, a strand of holiday lights, or whatever attire helps you feel fun, festive, and styled to celebrate.

INCLUDES: Catered meal (more details to come) followed by awards, including: 1,000 Mile recipients, Monthly Run Social winners, and the Superlatives of the Year.

SCHEDULE: 6:00 PM, Social Hour and Bar; 7:00 PM, Dinner; 8:00 PM,  Awards Ceremony

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