Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon

2nd Annual Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon Runs Home to Athens
Costume contests and family fun highlight the race, which will give proceeds to help build the 82nd Habitat for Humanity Athens home.

On Saturday, April 18, thousands of runners from across the Southeast will run home to Athens, Ga. to participate in the 2nd Annual Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon. Stampeding across the Classic City – many dressed as cows - participants will compete against each other for Chick-fil-A® and
cash prizes. The Akins Ford Half Marathon Relay will be held immediately after the Half Marathon begins. The Fleet Feet Sports Athens Health & Fitness Expo keeps enthusiasm high at the start and finish line with local vendors and family activities.

With the help of sponsors, partners and participants running home, the Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon will raise funds for the 82nd Habitat for Human ity home built in the area. The local non-profit has served more than 76 families in Athens since its inception and is bringing the Athens-Clarke County community together by building homes and bringing hope to families who need it most. Habitat for Humanity Athens reaches people in Clarke, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties through volunteers, sponsors and local churches. Recently, the organization celebrated 25 years serving the Athens community.
"We're thrilled the Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon is back in the Classic City for a second year," said Gabe Norris, Co-Founder and Vice-President of Connect Ministries.

"We love providing this excellent event for the city that is valuable to everyone who participates and creates memories that families will never forget!"
Running the last leg of the race to the sounds of the UGA Redcoat drum line,
participants will cross the finish line inside The Classic Center in Grand Hall 8. Once finalized, the course will be posted online and on the Chick-fil-A® Race Series Facebook page.

The Race events are as follows:
Friday, April 17
• Packet Pickup inside The Classic Center
• 1-Mile Fun Run & Awards Ceremony
o Begins under The Classic Center Pedestrian Bridge on Foundry St.
• Fleet Feet Sports Athens Health & Fitness Expo inside The Classic Center

Saturday, April 18
• Half Marathon
o Begins downtown at the intersection of E. Washington St. and N.
Thomas St.
• Akins Ford Half Marathon Relay
• Fleet Feet Sports Athens Health & Fitness Expo
There will be cash prizes for top finishers and awards from Fleet Feet Sports in Athens for other runners. Runners dressed as cows compete to win SPIRIT points for their costume creativity, which will be judged on race day.

At the beginning of the year, Connect Ministries launched Connect Run Club, helping runners of all fitness levels find their running community. Attendees can sign up for the Connect Run Club Training Program and start getting in shape for the Chick-fil-A® Connect Half. In addition to the Connect Run Club, Fleet Feet Athens is launching a training program Jan. 28, offering practices twice a week. To join, visit fleetfeetathens.com/training/cfa-half-2015 

In 2014, both Chick-fil-A® Race Series and Connect Race raised more than $250,000 for local charities and hosted 5K and 10K events in 40 cities across the Southeast. Last year, more than 1,700 runners kicked off the Inaugural Chick-fil-A® Connect Half Marathon in Athens. For more information on Chick-fil-A® Connect Race Series or how you can register for the Half, visit www.cfahalf.com 

Saturday, April 18, 2015

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