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Sweetwater 420 Fest 5k

posted by Chris Barber

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We as runners know that water is pretty sweet, but what is the sweeter than water?  Sweetwater 420 Fest 5K.  Well, maybe this race isn’t as sweet as water, but it does feel great when it touches your lips.  The Sweetwater 420 part of the race name is referring to an alcoholic beverage, Sweetwater 420 brew.  The Sweetwater 420 Fest 5k is raced in conjunction with the Sweetwater 420 Festival in Candler Park.  How much in conjunction?   Well, all race participants over 21 will a recieve free beer at the awards ceremony!  What a great way to celebrate your hard work!  Stick around for the festival afterward and continue to congratulate yourself; over and over.

The Sweetwater 420 Fest 5K is a week from today, April 18th at 11:00 am, which gives you beer drinkers a couple of hours to re-hydrate from your activities the night before.  The 5k starts at Epworth Methodist Church at the intersection of Page Ave and McLendon Ave, near Fellini’s and Candler Park.  The course continues through the beautiful, historic Candler Park neighborhood.  If you live in the Atlanta area you need to come and experience this beautiful part of intown living…and running.

Registration is 23 dollars which includes a 100% Cotton short sleeve T-shirt with the Sweetwater 420 Fest theme so you can show off to all of your friends that not only do you run road races, but you also drink good beer.  You are so sweet.  Of course, race registration also includes your free beer at the awards ceremony where the 1st overall male and female and 1st in each respective age group will receive an award.  Beer is reward enough for me.  Cheers to every runner!

Make a day of this event and stick around the the entire Festival.  There will be a lot of great live music including Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Robert Walters 20th Congress, The Heavy Pets, Enthropy, and a whole bunch more.  The event is aimed to promote a greener enviroment with a lot of interactive games to help you learn.  Portions of the Sweetwater 420 Fest 5k race will go to park improvements.  You can’t get any greener than helping a park.  What a great reason to run.

So come run to the Sweetwater 420 Fest 5k to earn yourself a beer!  It takes so much sweeter when you earn it…and it’s free.  Double Sweetishness! 

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  1. Stinkaroo says:
    at 7:03 pm

    When is the next marathon in the Atlanta area?

  2. Eddie Parber says:
    at 3:21 pm

    The Twisted Ankle Trail Marathon is the next one on May 16. If you are looking for a road marathon in the Atlanta area is the next one is the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon & Half Marathon in Chickamauga, GA on Nov 14th. I know someone else who has run this marathon and they really enjoyed it, qualifying for Boston with less than a minute to spare! If you don’t want to leave the Atlanta area, wait about 2 weeks and run the Atlanta marathon on the 26th of Nov.

    Or better yet, click on ‘races’ at the top of the page and search all the races you want by state AND date! Then go to the bay, bring some hay, so you can play. What do you say? I just may. Okay. This is beginning to get…