2023 USATF Masters 5 km Championships

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The 2023 USATF Masters 5 km Championships, hosted by the Atlanta Track Club at the Publix Atlanta Marathon Weekend, will take place Saturday morning, February 25, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. This will be the second consecutive year, and the 4^th year since 2017, that the fastest Masters Long Distance Runners in the country head to Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park! You can be sure that the fastest runners from the Atlanta Track Club will turn out to defend their home roads! In 2022, nearly 100 ATC athletes entered the Championship. Don’t miss your chance to compete for a National Championship on this challenging "Atlanta Flat" 5 km course!

Atlanta, known as Running City USA, is steeped in athletic tradition. Visit sites from the 1996 Olympic Games and the 2020 Olympic Trials - Marathon. The Atlanta Track Club organizes a first-class championship event. Masters athletes have special access to the front starting corral and enjoy a separate start before the larger community race. A large tent specifically for competitors provides a place for athletes to stow gear during warmups and the race and serves double duty as the site of post-race awards and breakfast.

Enjoy the convenience of flying into Atlanta, taking the MARTA (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit) to the city center, walk to your hotel, packet pick-up, and race start/finish. While visiting Atlanta, consider exploring some of these attractions:

• The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the King Center and the Ebeneezer Baptist Church are located close to the city center — walk or take a tram
• The Georgia Aquarium, the World of Coca Cola, and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights are located adjacent to Centennial Olympic Park
• Other attractions include the Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Center for Puppetry Arts, the College Football Hall of Fame, the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, and the High Museum of Art.

If racing on Saturday isn’t enough for you, there are both the Publix Atlanta Half Marathon and Marathon on Sunday morning; register and compete again or spectate during the professional races sharing the same famed finish line in Centennial Olympic Park. Events are not just limited to adults. Perhaps your family can join you on the trip? Youth events and activities take place on Saturday as part of the Publix Atlanta Kids Marathon. The Atlanta Children’s Museum, the fountains of Centennial Olympic Park, and multiple playgrounds are also within walking distance of the host hotel.