Publix Georgia Marathon | Decatur Parks & Recreation Department

Participate in the GA Marathon without having to run!

March 10, 2016 by saraeholmes Leave a comment

For the tenth year, Decatur will host a water station for the Publix Georgia Marathon on Sunday morning, March 20. Decatur Active Living Board member Michael Harbin is coordinating volunteers for the water station. Once again, we will provide water, Gatorade and encouragement to 3,000+ marathon participants as they pass through Decatur at the halfway point in their 26.2 mile personal challenge.

We need 35 energetic and enthusiastic volunteers to do the job properly. The water station will be set up on Clairemont across from the Courtyard Marriott with Decatur DJ Bo Emerson providing the soundtrack! The music alone is worth it. Volunteers arrive at 7:00 a.m. and are finished about 10:30 a.m. You will also receive a free GA Marathon t-shirt!

If you are up for a unique Sunday morning experience and for helping to show Decatur’s hometown hospitality to these marathoners, register as a volunteer for the City of Decatur Hydration Station 09 at http://www.doitsports.com/volunteer2/info.tcl?job_id=15515913. We hope to see you there!

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Cheer for the Runners at the Marathon! Free Donuts!!

March 18, 2014 by saraeholmes Leave a comment

Cheer for the Runners at the Marathon Sunday, March 23

From Katie Abel, Special Events Coordinator:

Dear neighbors and friends- The Publix Georgia Marathon is this Sunday! Runners enter the City limits around 8:30am and run through for about 2 hours. We want all of the thousands and thousands of runners to know what great Spirit Decatur has-which means we need lots of cheering sections. If you and your friends/neighbors want to plan to come out and cheer, I’ll buy you donuts and give you fun noisemakers!

Email Katie by 4pm on Friday to let me know that you will have a group together and I’ll make arrangements to drop off donuts and stuff to you on Sunday morning.

Email me at Katie.abel@decaturga.com

Decatur has won the contest for having the best cheering sections for the last few years and we want to keep that streak alive! The best places to see the runners are in front of Fellini’s, on Ponce in front of Starbucks and the Old Courthouse, on East Lake near the Marta Station-you pick your place and I’ll deliver the goods!

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Publix Marathon is March 17: Volunteer at the Water Station

February 7, 2013 by saraeholmes 3 Comments

For the sixth year, Decatur will host a water station for the Publix Georgia Marathon on Sunday morning, March 17. (Yes,St. Patrick’s Day!) Decatur Active Living Board members Michael Harbin and Kelly Walsh are coordinating volunteers for the water station. Once again, we will provide water, Gatorade and encouragement to 3,000+ marathon participants as they pass through Decatur at the halfway point in their 26.2 mile personal challenge. Our goal is to have 30 volunteers.

The water station will be set up on Clairemont across from the Courtyard Marriott with Decatur DJ, Bo Emerson, providing the soundtrack! The music alone is worth it. Volunteers arrive at 6:00AM and are finished about 10:30AM. If you are up for a unique Sunday morning experience and for helping to show Decatur’s hospitality to these marathoners, email Michael at mharbin9@gmail.com for sign-up instructions. Please sign up as soon as possible. Michael and Kelly hope to have a full crew by Friday, February 15. Thanks so much for once again helping to show our hometown hospitality. Oh yeah, you get a free Publix Marathon T-shirt for volunteering!!