Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Augusta, GA 13th June

Ann Boardman Park is the whole stage here, and Medal Madness 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Augusta, GA is pretty upfront about its personality: “Race for themed medals.” This is a small, slightly goofy points-chasing kind of morning, the sort where the hardware is part of the joke and also absolutely part of the motivation. The route is an “out-and-back course,” so you know the rhythm: settle in, spot the turn, and start counting people coming the other way. Runners who like tidy logistics and a clear mission will get it, especially anyone trying to “earn series points,” since the race “earns points for the US Road Running Race Series.” The quirk is the payoff: “All finishers receive a themed medal,” because sometimes you do, in fact, run for the shiny thing.