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The US 10K Classic and Family Festival Have Great Success

The weather was just perfect for the Family Festival and US 10K Classic, which took place over the holiday weekend. The Labor Day race once again brought together runners, walkers, inline skaters, professional cyclists and wheelchair athletes from all across the southeast to raise money and support for the World Children’s Center.

The winning female runner was Janet Cherobon, who completed the race in just over 35 minutes. Ronald Kurui won the men’s race with a time of 31 minutes, 50 seconds. Winners were also announced for cyclists, wheelchair athletes and inline skaters. More than 11,000 total people participated in the race.

The kickoff for the race was a Family Festival on Saturday and Sunday in the Galleria Garden. Be sure to check out our photo album from the Family Festival on the Atlanta Galleria’s Facebook page.

Infinite Energy, which had karaoke at its booth, was the title sponsor of the Family Festival. There were also booths with running gear, T-shirts, colored popcorn, checkups from chiropractors and more. The kids’ section included bungee trampoline bouncing, face painting, crawling races for the tots, etc. The Kids’ Classic races also were a hit.

The total amount raised this weekend will not be tallied for a few weeks, but this year’s event is predicted to meet or exceed last year’s total of $465,000 for the World Children’s Center and other children’s charities in Georgia.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support this great cause. We at the Atlanta Galleria are proud to be a part of helping give back to the community and look forward to finding more ways to serve you!

US 10K Classic Family Festival

The US 10k Classic Family Festival is just 3 days away! At the Atlanta Galleria, we are excited to host the official race expo for the US 10k Classic in the Galleria Gardens. This event is free and open to the public so we invite you to come out this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.

The Family Festival is the last chance for registered runners to pick up their race packets and timing chips. Registration also is available for those who want to sign up. (There will be no race-day registration or packet pick-up.)

In addition to serving as a one-stop-shop for all of your race needs, the festival also features the Kid’s Classic Races  (starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday), an artists market, huge kids’ area, interactive displays, prizes and bargains on apparel and fitness gear from local sponsors and vendors.

The US 10K Classic and the Family Festival raise awareness and funds for children’s charities in Georgia and for the future development of the World Children’s Center.

The title sponsor of the Family Festival is Infinite Energy, a Florida-based natural gas supplier with a local office in Marietta. This is the first year IE has sponsored the Family Festival and 10K Classic, but the company has worked with the World Children’s Center in the past and is passionate giving back to its Georgia customer base.

“Infinite Energy is proud to be a sponsor of the Family Festival and US 10K Classic to help the World Children’s Center raise funds and build homes for children who are orphaned, homeless or neglected,” said Carlos Guzman, marketing manager for Infinite Energy. “All children need a loving home, education and good health to become a productive part of the community and grow to be the leaders of our next generation. We are happy to be a part of such a great cause.”

We are getting excited at the Atlanta Galleria for this weekend’s festivities and we hope to see you there!

 

The US 10K Classic and Family Festival

At Atlanta Galleria, we’re excited about the upcoming US 10K Classic, the premier multi-event race in the country. The Labor Day race brings runners, walkers, inline skaters, professional cyclists and wheelchair athletes together for a single cause: to raise awareness and funds for children’s charities in Georgia and for the future development of the World Children’s Center. The race begins on US-41 in front of Cumberland Mall, continues northbound on US-41 and ends at Six Flags White Water Park.

The Family Festival —on the Saturday and Sunday before the race—will be held in Galleria Gardens. On those days, runners can pick up their packets, kids can participate in races just for them and there will be other fun family activities.

If you want to participate, register now! The last day of online registration is August 30. Mail-in registration forms are available at Chick-fil-A, Publix and Big Peach Running Company. There also will be registration during the Family Festival, but there is no registration on race morning.

Because we are so proud of our connection to this phenomenal event, we are planning to blog about a number of race topics over the next couple weeks (race is 10 days away), so stay tuned. Also check us out on Facebook and Twitter. If you are training and plan to participate in the race, we’d love to hear from you.

Check out the  Classic's  "Don't be a Dan" commercial that airs on Comcast and WXIA.