Cedartown Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp & 5K
The official page of Cedartown's annual wheelchair camp and 5K race!
Registration for IWAS 5K Road Race 2013 World Championship Cedartown - http://www.active.com/running/atlanta-ga/atlanta-wheelchair-racing-series-2013
Peachtree Road Race winners:
Daniel Romanchuk (19:37) and Susannah Scaroni (21:39)
https://www.youtube.com/live/ztVv4T-nZKY?si=LYU5pm0NMsI7J8Y-
Tune in!
The race will be broadcast on WXIA in Atlanta.
It will also be on YouTube and C5K alum, Amanda McGrory, will be commentating.
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And our athletes are en route to Atlanta!
Thank you to everyone for a great camp and race. We can’t wait for next year! 🏆🇺🇸
Thank you to 4G Mobility for the Bronze Level sponsorship! We appreciate your support for our camp and race this week.
I think this says, if not all, a lot of why we do what we do.
We are ready for racing! Come to Peek Forest Park for food trucks until 8:00, a kids fun run at 6:30, and wheelchair races starting at 6:45.
Today is Race Day! We would not be able to hold our training camp and 5K without our Title Sponsors: City of Cedartown, Able Sport, Shepherd Center, Atrium Health Floyd, and Physical Therapy Billing Management, LLC.
Join us at Peek Forest Park for racing and food trucks, provided by Chick-fil-A Cedartown, Rudy’s, and Snack Shack starting at 5:00 p.m. We will also have a kids Fun Run at 6:30 p.m. and all finishers will be able to meet the Chick-fil-A Cow!
You don't want to miss the fastest 5K wheelchair race in the world!
Thank you to Novo Healthcare - Rockmart for providing linens for our athletes during their stay with us. We appreciate your Bronze Level sponsorship!
A very big and grateful shoutout goes to local churches for providing lunch for our athletes today! Our event brings in support from across Polk County, and we appreciate your contributions!
Thank you to Cedartown First Presbyterian Church, Cedartown First Methodist Church, First Baptist Church of Cedartown, Rockmart First Methodist Church, St. Bernadette Catholic Church, and St. James Episcopal Church - Cedartown!
We couldn't hold our training camp without the help of Darlington School, their Bronze Level sponsorship, and providing the dorms for our athletes!
Our committee is ready to welcome our athletes to the Darlington School dormitories! Let’s get our camp started!
Here's a big shoutout to McRae Smith Peek Harman & Monroe, LLP for this year's Bronze Level sponsorship and support year after year!
We’ve blown away the debris and our finish line has been freshly painted on College Street!
Make sure you come out and support our racers as they cross that pretty blue finish line on Tuesday, July 2 at Peek Forest Park! Roads will close at 6:00, so get there early to claim your seat for the race start at 6:45 p.m.
Our camp kicks off today! Thank you to Able Sport for being a Title Sponsor for the 21st CWATC and 5K!
Thank you, WRGA Rome's NewsTalk, for a great article!
Cedartown Wheelchair Training Camp & 5K starts Monday Friday, June 28, 2024--9:45 a.m. -David Crowder, WRGA News- Between 45 and 50 wheelchair athletes from all over the world will be in Northwest Georgia next week for the Cedartown Wheelchair Athlete Training Camp and 5K. On Monday, the athletes will be training at Darlington School, acco
For the first time in our event's history, food trucks will be at the race!
Come to Peek Forest Park from 5:00 to 8:00 on Tuesday, July 2 to grab a snack and witness the fastest 5K wheelchair race in the world.
Thank you to Chick-fil-A Cedartown, Rudy’s, and Snack Shack for bringing some tasty treats to our spectators!
Year after year, Cedarstream Company has made our camp and race shirts. Thank you for your Silver Level sponsorship! We couldn't do it without you.
We are officially counting down the days to our annual 5K wheelchair race! Join us at Peek Forest Park on Tuesday, July 2 starting at 6:00 p.m. to witness one of the fastest races in the world. And for the first time, food trucks will be there for all to enjoy!
Thank you to Harold and Jane Wyatt for their Silver Level sponsorship!
Thank you to Advance Rehabilitation for your longtime support of our event and your Silver Level sponsorship!
Advance Rehabilitation has provided cold bottles of water and iced down towels for our racers as they come across the finish line for many years. We are excited to have them provide these again this year!
Here comes another shoutout! Thank you to McDonough Elevator Sales and Rentals for their Silver Level sponsorship!
A big shoutout goes to Title Sponsor Atrium Health Floyd Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Cedartown for their support! Our camp and race would not be possible without Atrium Health Floyd.
A big shoutout goes to Kellie Blackmon and Physical Therapy Billing Management, LLC, as a Title Sponsor!
Thank you, Kellie, for your support of our camp and race!
Thank you our Friend Level sponsor Bradford's Drugs for their continued support!
Did you know…?
🤘 The world’s fastest wheelchair 5K race happens every summer, right here in Cedartown in front of Peek Park!
🤘 This year’s race will be on Tuesday, July 2nd, around 6 PM! We will have a Kids Fun Run (about 200 meters) right before the wheelchair race begins. Its free and participants will recieve a prize from Chick Fil-A!
🤘 We’re welcoming 45-50(!) racers this year, from 🇺🇸 The US, 🇪🇸Spain, 🇳🇱The Netherlandsds, 🇲🇽Mexico, 🇧🇪Belgium, 🇿🇦South Africa, 🇬🇧The UK, 🇦🇺Australia, 🇬🇭Ghana, 🇳🇬Nigeria, 🇺🇦Ukraine, and 🇨🇷Costa Rica.
🤘Food trucks will be in the park: Rudy’s, Chick Fil-A, and Snack Shack!
🤘Come on out, cheer on the racers, and have a great time!
[Pictured is the C5K race committee showing-off our brand-new flag, to be displayed soon at the finish line!]
A big shout out goes to Gold Level sponsor to Chick-fil-A Cedartown for their support! This year, Chick-fil-A is providing two meals during our camp for the athletes.
We couldn't do what we do without them!