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Cabbagetown Romp and Stomp 5K

posted by Chris Barber

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The Chomp and Stomp is Atlanta’s best Festival kicked off by one of Atlanta’s best 5Ks, the Cabbagetown Romp and Stomp on November 7th!  This is the 4th year of the 5K with growth and improvements each year.  I’ve run this year’s new race course and it proves to be just as exciting and fast as past years.  The race is run over a flat course great for attaining your new PR!  The race route winds through the beautiful historic neighborhood of Cabbagetown near downtown Atlanta which is great if you are out for a short, enjoyable, scenic 5K run.  In addition to running this great race route, race participants will receive and awesome long sleeved T-shirt AND free chili at the Chomp and Stomp Chili and bluegrass festival!  What else would you want after racing for 3.1 miles than free chili?!  Maybe plenty of porta-johns.  Don’t worry, they’ll have them too.

You can conveniently register on active.com or save a couple of bucks by registering at one of the four convenient Big Peach Running Company locations in Kennesaw, Atlanta, Marietta, or Decatur and receive your race number for $25!  There will be race day registration for $30 but don’t wait until race day to register for this race which caps at 1000 runners.  You can avoid the race morning rush too by picking up your number and T-shirt Thursday and Friday, November 5th and 6th from 6-8 pm inside Milltown Tavern.  Stick around and have a pre-race beer.  It’s good for carbo-loading.

Awards will be given to the overall men’s and women’s first place and top 3 in each age group.  There will also be an award for 1st place male and female for the walking and stroller divisions.  Awards include gift certificates to local restaurants and businesses as well as hand-crafted Cabbagetown Artwork.  Now you won’t have to live in Cabbagetown to enjoy the beauty of the town!

Come run this fun 5K with me in Cabbagetown near downtown Atlanta, Georgia and stick around for the chili and bluegrass festival.  It’s sure to be a great time!