Tryptophan Half/10K/5K

About the Event

Join us on Thanksgiving Day. Come out and burn some pre-turkey calories while working up an appetite for your Thanksgiving Day feast by running or walking the 16th annual Tryptophan Half Marathon, 10K, or 5K.

WOW, 16 years is an amazing tradition! We are THANKFUL to all of YOU for coming out year after year. It is great to see family and friends come together from all over to create special memories on race day! So be THAT FAMILY on turkey day and run a 5K, 10K or Half Marathon run/walk.

Runners/Walkers will have the option to participate IN-PERSON or VIRTUALLY. Race packets for virtual participants will be mailed out by USPS. In-Person race packet pickup will be offered on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at Starbucks 435 Peachtree Parkway 4-7pm and race day morning in Front of Rosati's starting at 6:30 am.

EVENT DETAILS:

RACE DAY:

Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26, 2026

LOCATION:

In front of Rosati's Pizza and Sports Pub

RACE START TIMES:

13.1 - 7:30am

10K - 7:45am

5K - 8:00am

Virtual - whenever, wherever

Fun Run 1K - 9:00am

COST:

Half - $45 until 9/1 @ 11:59pm

$55.00 until 10/10 @11:59pm

$60.00 until 10/27 @ 11:59pm

$65.00 until 11/17 @ 11:59pm

$70.00 until 11/25 and Race Day

10K - $30.00 until 9/1 @ 11:59pm

$35.00 until 10/10 @ 11:59pm

$50.00 until 10/27 @ 11:59pm

$55.00 until 11/25 and Race Day

5K - $25.00 until 9/1 @ 11:59pm

$30.00 until 10/10 @ 11:59pm

$35.00 until 10/27 @ 11:59pm

$40.00 until 11/17 @ 11:59pm

$45.00 until 11/25 and Race Day

Virtual - $40.00

Fun Run - $20.00

COURSE:

5K Course: Starts and finishes in front of Rosati's Pizza and Sports Pub, 415 Peachtree Parkway, Cumming, Ga. Mostly flat course with lots of room to run.

10K Course: Continues from the 5K going south on Peachtree Parkway and U-Turning before Sharon Rd. returning back to the finish.

Half: Continues from the 10K U-Turn down past the Brookwood Target and returning to the finish line.

PACKET PICK UP/RACE DAY REGISTRATION:

Packet Pick-up - Wednesday, November 25, 2026 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm Starbucks at 435 Peachtree Pkwy, Cumming, GA 30041 (across from The Collection)

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Cumming.

thermostat Temperature

7.8° / 17.1°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.4° / 14.4°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 43m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

11.9 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

70.7%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:09

nightlight Sunset

18:32

About Cumming

Learn more about the host city, Cumming.

Cumming is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. Surrounding unincorporated areas with a Cumming mailing address have a population of approximately 100,000.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Tryptophan Half/10K/5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Andrew Oneill	M	30	—	16:42
🥈	Thatcher Lamp	M	13	—	16:47.2
🥉	Keirnan Lamp	M	16	—	19:00.2
4	Jessica Sheehan	F	17	—	20:16.9
5	Teagan Lamp	F	18	—	20:32.3
6	Sydney Howard	F	19	—	20:43.8
7	Ethan Smith	M	19	—	20:51.3
8	Addison Smith	F	15	—	20:51.3
9	Ty Oakley	M	23	—	20:43.1
10	Maxton Pehrson	M	24	—	20:47.6
11	Frankie Muldoon	F	22	—	21:06.7
12	Russell Gallman	M	45	—	21:33
13	Chris Grande	M	37	—	22:07.6
14	Lindsey Taylor	F	30	—	22:05.2
15	Braeden Bennett	M	17	—	22:16.5
16	Xavier Haniford	M	20	—	22:22.5
17	Tyler Dalberg	M	27	—	22:36.3
18	McKenna Lamp	F	15	—	22:44
19	Trey Edwards	M	57	—	22:51.1
20	Stephen Davies	M	47	—	22:48.5
21	Jessi Oneill	F	28	—	23:06.1
22	L. Bayer	M	10	—	23:10.6
23	Carter DeCesaro	M	14	—	22:53.6
24	Hershel Bennett	M	55	—	23:22.7
25	David Hill	M	51	—	23:37.7
26	Drew Tyson	M	34	—	23:32.7
27	S. Lamp	M	10	—	23:50.7
28	Caroline Spain	F	15	—	23:50.3
29	Will Campbell	M	16	—	23:46.5
30	Baylee Galmarini	F	26	—	23:57.3
31	Elias Haniford	M	20	—	24:04.4
32	Madison Green	F	26	—	23:55.1
33	John Green	M	25	—	23:54.3
34	S. Spain	M	12	—	24:06.2
35	Steve Villegas	M	52	—	24:06.2
36	Kieran Sikso	F	49	—	24:05.2
37	Joe Morrone	M	41	—	24:12.2
38	Ryan Brobson	M	26	—	23:33.5
39	Sarah Carrington	F	13	—	24:09.5
40	David Filkins	M	46	Alpharetta, GA	24:14.7
41	Victoria Gregg	F	25	—	24:14.1
42	Sohaib Moiz	M	13	—	24:19
43	Nicholas Muldoon	M	24	—	24:25.1
44	Jason Carrington	M	52	—	24:27
45	Paul Ponte	M	54	—	24:36.9
46	Jacob Anderson	M	15	—	24:29
47	Connor Edwards	M	25	—	24:54.5
48	Johnnie Morrone	M	30	—	25:13.7
49	Adam Carrington	M	49	—	25:18
50	Joey Spain	M	44	—	25:34.1

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Sean Rager	M	22	—	1:16:26.3
🥈	Reece Cato	M	22	—	1:19:15.5
🥉	Aidan McHugh	M	16	—	1:24:00.4
4	Reid Donakey	M	28	—	1:27:23
5	Garrett Cato	M	20	—	1:28:14.5
6	Sanam Rangaraj	F	17	—	1:30:13.1
7	Brooking Metz	F	35	—	1:31:07.3
8	Jeff Atherstone	M	44	—	1:31:07.5
9	Aiden Pederson	M	13	—	1:32:04.7
10	Tyson Driggs	M	49	—	1:32:07.5
11	Haley Feltracco	F	27	—	1:34:56.9
12	Steven Weimann	M	37	—	1:35:57.2
13	Kevin Melton	M	40	—	1:37:59.1
14	Jonathan Odess	M	37	—	1:40:55.3
15	Niel Brewer	M	61	—	1:41:00.2
16	Richard Pace	M	44	—	1:41:13
17	James Yanulavich	M	46	—	1:42:35.7
18	Alexander Vasquez	M	38	—	1:42:36.3
19	Rogelio Fragoso	M	48	—	1:42:45.3
20	Chris Nelson	M	61	—	1:42:56.1
21	Brandon Conner	M	41	—	1:43:05.7
22	Conner King	M	30	—	1:44:25.9
23	Allison Barta	F	29	—	1:45:06.4
24	Ryan Weseloh	M	29	—	1:45:15.7
25	Clint Pletzer	M	45	—	1:46:06.2
26	Sean Slatinsky	M	40	—	1:46:07.1
27	Kamryn Taylor	F	17	—	1:46:29.5
28	Jorge Fabregas	M	49	—	1:47:34.8
29	Sungin Baek	M	35	—	1:47:47.6
30	Emily Tebeau	F	18	—	1:48:08
31	Norman Wenger	M	55	—	1:47:15
32	Joseph McCusker	M	17	—	1:48:38.2
33	Rajesh Rangaraj	M	53	—	1:48:41.3
34	Zach Jones	M	32	—	1:49:38.7
35	GRIFFIN Martin	M	37	—	1:49:49.3
36	Nicholas Nelson	M	26	—	1:50:56.8
37	Jane Scarborough	F	22	—	1:53:22.5
38	Brandon Blease	M	43	—	1:54:26.5
39	Todd Greenhalgh	M	38	—	1:54:26.8
40	Sarah Fletcher	F	39	—	1:55:12.6
41	Jeremy Feltracco	M	27	—	1:55:47.5
42	Brooke Dykes	F	44	—	1:56:21.8
43	Lauren Buchbinder	F	36	—	1:57:10.4
44	Katia Hernandez	F	42	—	1:57:17.9
45	Anya McDonald	F	44	—	1:57:19.8
46	Brandon Kunz	M	52	—	2:01:24.5
47	Thomas Gao	M	59	—	2:01:41.8
48	Molly Muenchen	F	20	—	2:02:18.9
49	Ansley DeCenzo	F	21	—	2:02:19.2
50	Ansley Miller	F	20	—	2:02:32.7

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Noah Anderson	M	17	—	33:59
🥈	Stephen Walch	M	28	—	41:49
🥉	David Hotard	M	34	—	42:26
4	Race Heitkamp	M	30	—	44:33.7
5	Matt Newhart	M	49	—	46:02.7
6	Adam Bogle	M	28	—	47:27.5
7	Bill Ward	M	51	—	47:39.7
8	Kevin Helg	M	56	—	47:50.5
9	Chris Metz	M	16	—	47:50.8
10	Lily Flood	F	16	—	48:07.8
11	Sunny Hotard	F	33	—	47:56.2
12	Jessica Ehrhardt	F	38	—	48:31.8
13	Margaret Metz	F	25	—	48:34.7
14	Kenneth Jones	M	54	—	48:54.3
15	Reagan Donnelly	F	22	—	48:55.2
16	Daniel Flood	M	49	—	48:58.7
17	Danielle Snell	F	25	—	49:26.8
18	Caroline Perry	F	22	—	49:40.6
19	Pat Metz	M	35	—	49:46.7
20	Connor Staudmyer	M	24	—	50:06
21	Joe Galmarini	M	25	—	50:05.5
22	Bob Livingston	M	42	—	50:37
23	Meredith Phillips	F	42	—	50:42
24	Mitchell Rubenstein	M	61	—	50:44.7
25	Kathryn Livingston	F	43	—	50:50.9
26	Humaira Ali	F	42	—	51:15.2
27	Michael Harrison	M	23	—	51:22.1
28	Liz Wueste	F	44	—	51:47.8
29	Kristin Baugh	F	47	—	51:55.6
30	Ashley Ingram	F	37	—	52:06.6
31	Cole Staton	M	27	—	52:13.9
32	Katelyn Rager	F	18	—	52:15.1
33	Lauren Mackey	F	33	—	52:17.1
34	Paola Scott	F	43	—	52:51.1
35	John Coleman	M	54	—	52:57.2
36	Jeff Lowry	M	56	—	52:54.2
37	Thomas Vogelhuber	M	38	—	53:23.4
38	Matt Vogelhuber	M	69	—	53:23.5
39	Jeff Hook	M	40	—	53:21
40	Heidi Shape	F	31	—	53:31.9
41	Chuck Scott	M	57	—	54:08.8
42	Tyler Vandewalker	M	28	—	54:21.8
43	Ben Turpen	M	34	—	54:17.8
44	Mitchell Ginsberg	M	52	—	54:32.5
45	Savannah Barnes	F	23	—	55:09
46	Amelia King	F	29	—	55:23.8
47	Tony Cianciola	M	53	—	56:06.1
48	Peyton Liechty	M	16	—	56:20.3
49	Susan Manthey	F	55	—	56:16.7
50	Jerry Cauley	M	71	—	57:21.2

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About the Event

Races Offered

Half Marathon

Virtual Tryptophan

10K

5K

Fun Run 1K

Weather History

About Cumming

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results