Community.
It means we work together. It means we need each other. It means we race with each other, not so much “against” each other. It means nosotros corremos esta carrera juntos. It means you belong here. It means we welcome all groups, all backgrounds, and all individuals. We love running, and we want everyone to love running with us!
Nuestra comunidad de corredores está formada por personas de diferentes culturas, idiomas e historias, y eso es justamente lo que la hace tan especial. Ya sea que hayas vivido aquí toda la vida o que hayas llegado hace poco, aquí hay un lugar para ti. Todos son bienvenidos, y cada kilómetro es mejor cuando corremos juntos.
Our running community is made up of people from different backgrounds, cultures, languages, and stories, and that’s what makes it so special. Whether you’re a lifelong local or new to the area, there’s a place for you here. Everyone is welcome, and every mile is better when we run together.
The Classic City Marathon, Half Marathon, and Marathon Relay are presented by the Athens Road Runners, the Classic City Marathon Association, and our many generous sponsors, for any and all registered participants and for the entire Athens area. We welcome experienced racers, and we also welcome everyone who is running or walking for fun, for health, for friendship, for connections, or for any other reason. (If the distances are new to you, please be safe and follow a training plan.)
The Classic City Marathon Association’s themes include community and joy. We love that we can donate to local community groups and local charities.
And we also know that road races do not happen in a vacuum! All of us who run or walk need and love and appreciate our spectators, family members, volunteers, sponsors, donors, medical professionals, city workers, neighborhood associations… everyone.
Our Classic City Marathon Association members would love to come talk with your group of potential runners, work with your club of current runners, or work with you or your group or your business in any creative ways you can think of that might help people connect with us or that might benefit all runners, all walkers, and our entire Athens area.
If you have a way to link us to any of your communities, or if you just want to talk with us, let us know!