Come out Sunday, April 26, 2015, and run a beautiful course on a beautiful spring morning in Inman Park and to help Mary Lin build an incredible playground for its students and community. This year, all funds raised for the Rocket Run will go directly to build the new playground. Start gathering pledges now and you could win a NEW BIKE – earn a raffle ticket for every $25 you raise! There is also a 1-mile Rocket Blast for the little rockets. And be sure to stick around for the Inman Park Festival!
In order to guaranty that you will receive an awesome race t-shirt, the registration deadline is April 12, 2015. You can, of course, still register after April 12, but we will not be able to guaranty that there will be enough extra t-shirts to go around.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED - However, you can still register the old-fashioned way, as we will have paper forms at Mary Lin Elementary from 2:15 - 6:45 p.m. today (Friday 4/24/15). You can also register before the race on Sunday morning, beginning at 8:15 a.m.
Registration fees
5K Adult Closed
Online registration closed-
Adult
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ClosedJan 17 – Apr 13
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$30.00Apr 14 – Apr 23
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5K Child Closed
Online registration closed-
Child (12 and under)
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ClosedJan 17 – Apr 13
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$20.00Apr 14 – Apr 23
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1-Mile Rocket Blast Child Closed
Online registration closed-
child (12 and under)
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ClosedJan 17 – Apr 1
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FreeApr 2 – Apr 23
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1-Mile Rocket Blast Closed
Online registration closed-
Over 12
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ClosedJan 17 – Apr 1
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$20.00Apr 2 – Apr 23
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REASONS TO SUPPORT
ALL ROCKET RUN PROCEEDS WILL HELP BUILD NEW PLAYGROUND! The exciting and long-awaited renovation and addition to Mary Lin Elementary School is now well underway and is looking awesome! Sadly, the playground area was removed to accommodate our new construction. Since school district building funds do not cover new playgrounds, the Mary Lin Education Foundation and Mary Lin PTA are raising money to build a great new play space for the children—one worthy of our soon-to-be fabulously updated school facility. All Rocket Run Proceeds will benefit the playground cause.
INCREDIBLE DONATION MATCHING OPPORTUNITY! Let’s reach our goal of raising $15,000 for the playground! Through a generous donor who has agreed to MATCH all donations up to $15,000, your fundraising efforts will be DOUBLED and YOU can help get us to the goal of building an exciting, innovative play space. Together, if we reach the race fundraising goal of $15,000, that will really mean $30,000!
CAN MONKEY BARS MAKE KIDS SMARTER? Playtime is crucial for elementary-aged kids, and not just for physical fitness and social development reasons that we’re all familiar with. A study conducted by The American Academy of Pediatrics in 2012 concluded that recess actually improves learning, since taking a break between complex cognitive challenges better enables children to focus and absorb new concepts when they return to class. So for every dollar you donate to build our new play equipment at Mary Lin Elementary, our kids get smarter—we think that’s a great investment!
HOW TO SUPPORT - PRIZE DETAILS
DURING REGISTRATION: Please consider making a donation on behalf of your child/student when you are registering them.
AFTER REGISTRATION: Please talk to close friends and family about what an awesome opportunity we have to build a new playground that will provide enjoyment to children and families for many, many years to come. Ask them to consider making a donation -- either by searching for your child's name using the "Pledge Participant" tab or, if you created a team during registration, by searching for your team name.
NEW BIKE: Every Mary Lin Student who raises/donates $25 will receive 1 raffle ticket! Example: Fundraise $100 for the Rocket Run and receive 4 raffle ticket entries for a drawing of a new kid's bike! Only Mary Lin Students are eligible to participate in the bike raffle.
A special thanks to our sponsor ATLANTA PRO BIKES in Virginia Highlands, who generously agreed that the winner of the raffle will receive $400.00 in store credit and can pick out from their inventory or supplier catalogs whatever bike he or she likes best!
Here is a picture of the bike raffle display in the lobby of Mary Lin with one of the awesome bikes from ATLANTA PRO BIKES' inventory:
SPONSORS / POTENTIAL SPONSORS
Potential/Interested Sponsors: Please email us for information - which we will gladly and promptly provide!
Existing/Committed Sponsors: Logo gathering and website updates are in process - we will be publicly thanking you for your generous support very soon!
Thank you to all our generous sponsors!
Platinum Sponsors
ANDRE DE WINTER
REALTOR with REMAX
Diamond Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
2015 Logo Winner
Photos
Course
Packet Pick-Up (Bib# and T-shirt)
Friday, April 24
Mary Lin Elementary School, 586 Candler Park Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30307. Use Main entrance (on the circle)
School community: 2:15-3:00pm
Sponsor Pick-Up: 3:00-4:00pm
General Public: 4:00-7:00pm (only online registrants will get a t-shirt. All others will get theirs after the race, while supplies last)
Sunday, April 26
At start of race (In Freedom Park: intersection Hurt & Euclid. Look for the black inflatible arch!)
8:00-9:00am (only online registrants will get a t-shirt. All others will get theirs after the race, while supplies last)
Event schedule
- Sun, April 12, 2015 10:45 PM - Registration Deadline for Guaranteed T-Shirt
- Fri, April 24, 2015 2:00 PM - MARY LIN ONLY HOUR - Packet Pick-Up @ Mary Lin
- Fri, April 24, 2015 3:00 PM - SPONSORS ONLY HOUR - Packet Pick-Up @ Mary Lin
- Fri, April 24, 2015 4:00 PM - PUBLIC (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm) Packet Pick-Up @ Mary Lin
- Sun, April 26, 2015 8:30 AM - Race Morning Packet Pick-Up
- Sun, April 26, 2015 9:00 AM - Start Time: Rocket Run 5K
- Sun, April 26, 2015 9:45 AM - Start Time: 1-Mile Blast!
Contact information
- Event contact
- Sean Pfister
- info@iwelife.com
- Phone
- +1 678-237-5434
- Website
- Visit website
