The Run Like Water 5K is the only 5k event where runners will be able to gain an exclusive, behind the scenes look at the world renowned F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center (WRC) on your route.
The Run Like Water 5K is an official qualifier for the Atlanta Journal Constitution Peachtree Road Race.
The race will begin and conclude on The Water Tower Global Innovation Center's campus. Opened in 2022, The Water Tower Innovation Center is a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for research, technology, and training to support innovative solutions for the water industry.
The F. Wayne Hill WRC is an award-winning advanced wastewater treatment facility located next door to The Water Tower. The water it cleans and returns to the environment is some of the highest quality effluent (cleaned wastewater) in the United States. The F. Wayne Hill WRC is a worldwide model for wastewater treatment, providing approximately 100 tours a year for visitors from around the world. Two other parts of the treatment process—nutrient recovery and energy recovery—make the F. Wayne Hill WRC an innovative, forward-looking community asset that will pay dividends to Gwinnett County for generations to come. During the H2Go Run Like Water 5k, you'll be able to see wastewater treatment processes in action on your route through the WRC as you race to the finish line!
Proceeds from the H2GO 5k go to The Water Tower Institute (501c3) for innovative water programming, such as STEM workshops for high school students to explore water careers and workforce training for individuals who would like to support their communities as water or wastewater operators. Learn more about The Water Tower here.
Check in and parking are at The Water Tower, located at 2500 Clean Water Court Buford, Georgia 30519. Please use the main entrance at the intersection of Plunketts and Woodward Mill. The back entrance on One Water Way will be blocked off as part of the race course. Detailed directions are available on The Water Tower's website here.
Ample free parking is available at The Water Tower.
Registrants who sign up by October 14 will get a guaranteed T-shirt. More shirts will be available in various sizes on the day of the race on a first come, first served basis!
Sponsoring this event is a great opportunity to support your local community and gain unique exposure for your company. All proceeds support programming in research, technology, training, and engagement to ensure communities have safe, reliable, affordable water resources for generations to come. There are sponsorship opportunities for companies and individuals to support this event. Every contribution makes an impact!
To register as a sponsor, please sign up on The Water Tower's website here.
Nov 14, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
08:00
$30.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Buford.
Learn more about the host city, Buford.
Buford is a city of 16,000 people (2019) in Metro Atlanta.
Read more launchWatch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of Run Like Water 5K.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Ty Kelley | 18:23.52 | |
| 🥈 | Courtney Cooper | 18:38.51 | |
| 🥉 | John Yi | 20:18.43 | |
| 4 | Alex Meyer | 20:23.29 | |
| 5 | Christopher Reinhard | 21:22.29 | |
| 6 | L. Bearden | 22:06.7 | |
| 7 | A. Bearden | 22:13.9 | |
| 8 | Michael Lay | 22:50.08 | |
| 9 | Charles Cofield | 23:09.89 | |
| 10 | James Salisbury | 23:16.74 | |
| 11 | Francesca Pillon | 23:27.7 | |
| 12 | Amanda Cody | 23:42.78 | |
| 13 | Kelvin Rosa | 23:45.19 | |
| 14 | Robby Watson | 23:50.86 | |
| 15 | Jason Bodwell | 23:52.7 | |
| 16 | Frank Rombardo | 24:13.82 | |
| 17 | Alexandra Morrow | 24:13.98 | |
| 18 | Juan Izaguirre | 24:17.46 | |
| 19 | Ashley Barden | 24:17.6 | |
| 20 | Lisa Willis | 24:29.68 | |
| 21 | Ashton Austin | 24:30.51 | |
| 22 | Tom Petrini | 24:39.61 | |
| 23 | Josh Mei | 24:58.04 | |
| 24 | Joey Parker | 24:58.55 | |
| 25 | Alberto Lazaro | 25:05.65 | |
| 26 | Rodney Edwards | 25:40.14 | |
| 27 | Nicholas Anderson | 26:13.81 | |
| 28 | Elliot Hernandez | 26:46.54 | |
| 29 | Joshua Troseth | 26:50.8 | |
| 30 | Richard Brownlow | 26:57.8 | |
| 31 | Javier Garcia-Miranda | 26:59.15 | |
| 32 | Kevin Middlebrooks | 27:26.94 | |
| 33 | Theodore Lemire | 27:35.8 | |
| 34 | Katie Lutton | 27:40.62 | |
| 35 | Antonia Kopp | 27:50.38 | |
| 36 | Togi Benji | 28:04.78 | |
| 37 | Gregory Burkell | 28:11.95 | |
| 38 | David Knox | 28:12.59 | |
| 39 | Srinivas Jalla | 28:17.32 | |
| 40 | David Lucius | 28:17.33 | |
| 41 | Tyler Strawinski | 28:27.07 | |
| 42 | Matthew Adoghe | 28:32.13 | |
| 43 | Chase Britt | 28:52.98 | |
| 44 | Alexander Gex | 29:09.34 | |
| 45 | Jessica Rantamaki | 29:13.33 | |
| 46 | Penny Cannon | 29:15.36 | |
| 47 | Jonathan Funk | 29:17.55 | |
| 48 | Gary Eveleigh | 29:22.09 | |
| 49 | Jennifer Rombardo | 29:59.41 | |
| 50 | Chris Palmer | 30:06.18 |
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