Under the Helmet 5k Run and Fun Run

About the Event

Start the New Year off on the right foot by running with the Pilot Club of Brunswick!

January 1st, 2026

5k start time: 9:00a.m.

Start and finish in downtown Brunswick. Mansfield and Newcaslte near Queen's Square.

5k run through historic Brunswick

Overall and age group awards

Register by December 15th to guarantee your tshirt. Registrations after the 15th will not be guaranteed a tshirt.

Since 1921 PILOT INTERNATIONAL has been influencing Positive Change in Communities Throughout the World and the Pilot Club of Brunswick has been doing the same in our local community.

Pilot International and the Brunswick Pilot club are community based volunteer service organizations that places an emphasis on brain safety, awareness, as well as disorders. To do this, we come together in friendship and service, focusing on encouraging brain safety and health while supporting those who care for the brain injured.

Our signature program, BrainMinders, was designed to teach safety features to children to help prevent brain injuries. Puppet shows are presented to preschool and elementary age children with coloring/activity books to be taken home. The project was revamped to include adults in assisted living and those living with care givers.

Our safety helmet project expands this effort by making quality safety helmets in a variety of colors and sizes available free of charge to as many youth as possible. With the help of the Brunswick exchange club, we distribute the helmets with bicycles at Christmas.

We try to uplift and show appreciation to caregivers by providing needed services and gifts to brighten their day --- Pick Me Ups! In this way we hope to promote awareness for the demands and challenges faced everyday by individuals who care for others.

The Pilot Club of Brunswick supports Memory Matters, Memory Walks, HS seniors with scholarships in the medical field, “Pick Me Ups for caregivers, along with many other activities to help those with brain injuries and their caregivers.

Races Offered

Under the Helmet 5k Run

Jan 01, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$27.00

Under the Helmet Fun Run/Walk

Jan 01, 2027

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Distance — 1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:45

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$17.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Brunswick.

thermostat Temperature

6.7° / 16.3°

wb_sunny Feels like

2.9° / 13.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 1m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.4 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.1 cm

air Avg wind speed

13.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

74.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:22

nightlight Sunset

18:46

About Brunswick

Learn more about the host city, Brunswick.

Brunswick is a city in Coastal Georgia just north of Florida, the mainland gateway to several islands in the Intracoastal Waterway, including St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island.