2026 Run for the Children 5K 10K and Fun Run

Races Offered

Fun Run

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$25.00

Santa's Helper

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — Santas Helper

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$20.00

10K Run

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$35.00

5K Run/Walk

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:30

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$35.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Canton.

thermostat Temperature

2.9° / 12.7°

wb_sunny Feels like

-1.0° / 9.3°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

6h 35m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.8 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.1 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

72.1%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:35

nightlight Sunset

18:30

About Canton

Learn more about the host city, Canton.

Canton is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 22,958, up from 7,709 in 2000.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 2026 Run for the Children 5K 10K and Fun Run.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Matt Lawley	M	40	Woodstock, GA	19:20.8
🥈	Waylon Berger	M	19	Canton, GA	20:06.6
🥉	Max Tyler	M	17	Waleska, GA	21:31.8
4	Ben Goodrich	M	15	Canton, GA	21:35.8
5	Colter Deas	M	19	Waleska, GA	22:49.5
6	Sam Mitchell	M	37	Canton, GA	23:07.2
7	Scott Johnson	M	45	Jasper, GA	23:56.8
8	Emily Hogan	F	32	Atlanta, GA	24:13.4
9	G. Andretta	M	9	Canton, GA	24:17.9
10	Daniel Andretta	M	39	Canton, GA	24:18.3
11	E. Pavsner	M	12	Woodstock, GA	24:57.6
12	Lindsey Naylor	F	30	Canton, GA	25:00.8
13	Liliana Hoot	F	22	Alpharetta, GA	25:02.5
14	Leydi Jeranimo Lopez	F	19	Canton, GA	25:16.6
15	Brian Berry	M	51	Canton, GA	25:22.1
16	Brennan Wetherington	M	17	Ball Ground, GA	25:27.4
17	Jordan Miller	F	25	Canton, GA	25:38.4
18	Kate Kessock	F	18	Woodstock, GA	25:47.8
19	Rachel Rafinski	F	43	Woodstock, GA	26:07.5
20	Angelo Lewis	M	39	Canton, GA	26:18.5
21	Stephen Hinkelmann	M	47	Canton, GA	26:32.8
22	Raven Hammett	F	22	Alpharetta, GA	26:39
23	Wayne Davis	M	56	Canton, GA	26:40.3
24	Matthew Villarama	M	29	Buford, GA	26:45.6
25	Michael Cushman	M	38	Canton, GA	26:49.8
26	Henry Allen	M	36	Canton, GA	27:06
27	Heidi Spaeth	F	54	Canton, GA	27:08.3
28	Gloria Lathem	F	44	Ball Ground, GA	27:09.1
29	Melissa Morris	F	44	Gainesville, GA	27:25.5
30	R. Heath	F	9	Waleska, GA	27:30.5
31	Cody Fulkerson	M	35	Cartersville, GA	27:38.5
32	Alexia Caldwell	F	29	Cartersville, GA	27:39
33	Stafford Connor	M	14	Woodstock, GA	27:45
34	Bob Connor	M	44	Woodstock, GA	27:45.3
35	Kevin Schmitt	M	59	Woodstock, GA	27:47.8
36	Guy Byars	M	45	Marietta, GA	27:54
37	Kobi Schmitt	M	31	Woodstock, GA	27:54.8
38	Amanda Winkler	F	40	Woodstock, GA	27:59.6
39	Craig Russell	M	37	Canton, GA	28:02.2
40	Z. Morgan	M	11	Woodstock, GA	28:07.9
41	C. O'Brien	M	9	Canton, GA	28:12.2
42	I. Preddy	M	9	Canton, GA	28:12.9
43	Patricia Watson	F	62	Loganville, GA	28:37.6
44	Chris Johnson	M	52	Jasper, GA	28:43.6
45	Nick Curtis	M	45	Woodstock, GA	28:45.9
46	Darrell Watson	M	63	Loganville, GA	28:47.6
47	Madison Curtis	F	14	Woodstock, GA	28:50.8
48	Katie Manley	F	42	Canton, GA	28:53.1
49	Burak Uduk	M	22	Roswell, GA	28:58.9
50	William Maurer	M	27	Canton, GA	29:03.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	John Schilling	M	15	Woodstock, GA	40:48.5
🥈	Sebastian Viveros	M	56	Canton, GA	44:36.7
🥉	Lane Pitts	M	14	White, GA	46:37.8
4	Brad Kropfelder	M	51	Dallas, GA	47:34.1
5	Kevin Rein	M	49	Canton, GA	48:25.6
6	Rachel Schwartz	F	32	Marietta, GA	48:40.8
7	Ethan Moffitt	M	45	Marietta, GA	49:05.2
8	Logan Knott	M	14	Canton, GA	49:20.3
9	Alex Moelter	M	22	Alpharetta, GA	50:04
10	Eric Moelter	M	19	Alpharetta, GA	51:02.7
11	Randy Pierce	M	55	Canton, GA	52:11.4
12	Matt Guida	M	22	Alpharetta, GA	52:37
13	Bobby Gracey	M	45	Jasper, GA	52:37.7
14	Jacquie Hunter	F	41	Canton, GA	54:37.8
15	Hongxi Yu	M	43	Alpharetta, GA	55:08.5
16	Matt Vaught	M	35	Woodstock, GA	56:48.7
17	Henry Menozzi	M	25	Woodstock, CA	56:55.7
18	Ben Kirkland	M	50	Woodstock, GA	57:37.7
19	John Turner	M	68	Canton, GA	1:00:30.4
20	Sunny Rae Harike	F	48	Canton, GA	1:00:33
21	Emerson Moreno	F	14	Woodstock, GA	1:01:20.5
22	Raul Lagos	M	61	Montrose, NY	1:02:21.3
23	Laura Kaunelis Jones	F	45	Canton, GA	1:03:19.9
24	Bobbi Troutman	F	35	Canton, GA	1:03:42.2
25	Jenny Sharpton	F	50	Rydal, GA	1:04:36
26	Greg Sharpton	M	56	Rydal, GA	1:04:36.2
27	Amber Hatcher	F	29	Cartersville, GA	1:04:56.4
28	Mark Moelter	M	27	Canton, GA	1:06:50.4
29	Christina Price	F	42	Woodstock, GA	1:06:54.4
30	Mattie Richards	F	24	Canton, GA	1:07:26.9
31	Sarah Houston	F	29	Roswell, GA	1:08:01.9
32	Sarah Moreno	F	44	Woodstock, GA	1:08:37.6
33	Amelia Moelter	F	16	Alpharetta, GA	1:08:53.1
34	Samantha Griffith	F	45	Hixson, TN	1:08:53.6
35	Teresa Ramirez	F	27	Canton, GA	1:08:55.1
36	Genevieve Bruce	F	48	Woodstock, GA	1:09:56.8
37	Dori Fauls	F	38	Canton, GA	1:11:33.2
38	Jaylee Burdette	F	23	Ellijay, GA	1:16:15.5
39	Robin Keith	F	51	Marietta, GA	1:20:07.1
40	Matt Knott	M	47	Canton, GA	1:21:36.3
41	Jennifer Leeser	F	43	Kennesaw, GA	1:30:59.8
42	Aidan Burke	M	26	Canton, GA	1:58:43.8
43	Lauren Park	F	22	Marietta, GA	1:58:46.1
44	Sabina Nielsen	F	26	Woodstock, GA	1:58:47.5