Traffic Alert: Up to 2000 Christmas 5K Runners Coming Through VaHi Sat, Dec 19

by Stephen Cohen, Voice Editor

Last week there was the Santa Speedo race. Now you are about to see 2000 runners with Santa hats running through VaHi!

It‘s the Annual Christmas 5K in Virginia Highland / Morningside!

If you want to get a first-hand sense of how much fun it was last year, here’s a link to a blog written by a visiting runner named Ashley after last year’s run:

http://www.healthyhappierbear.com/2014/12/23/atlanta-christmas-5k/

The photo is courtesy of Ashley’s blog.

Here are the details:

Racers will gather at the YWCA, 957 N. Highland Ave., for race-day packet pickup prior to an 8 AM race start.

START: YWCA, 957 N Highland Ave NE, Atlanta, 30306
FINISH: Morningside Presbyterian Church, 1411 N Morningside Dr, Atl 30306

The route:

1. START- 957 N. Highland AVE NE Atlanta 30306 ( North Highland & Adair)- in front of YWCA of Greater Atlanta
2. Go south on North Highland
3. Turn RIGHT on Greenwood Avenue
4. Turn RIGHT on Ponce de Leon Place
5. CROSS Virginia Avenue
6. Turn right on Elkmont Drive
7. Bear LEFT at Elkmont/ Brookridge Drive
8. Turn RIGHT on Brookridge Drive (water stop on the right)
9. Cross the Orme Park bridge and bear left to Amsterdam Avenue
10. Turn LEFT on Amsterdam Avenue
11. Amsterdam merges to Courtenay Drive
12. Turn LEFT on Greenland Avenue
13. Greenland merges to Hillpine
14. Turn RIGHT on Wayne Avenue
15. Turn LEFT on Courtenay Drive
16. Turn LEFT on North Highland Avenue
17. Turn LEFT on N. Morningside Drive
18. Turn right into the lot at Morningside Presbyterian (1411 N. Morningside Drive Atlanta 30306)

All post-race activities – awards, refreshments, Christmas music, etc. – will take place on the Morningside Presbyterian Church Property.

Drivers may want to avoid North Highland from Ponce to Virginia until after 8:30am.