I hope you are all as excited as I am that Spring is in the air!! Saturday is going to be beautiful!! The 28th Annual Silver Comet 10k – a Peachtree Road Race Qualifier – is Saturday March 14, 2026 beginning at 7:40am! Since we sprang forward on March 8, we had to push the start time to sun up at 7:40am!
We continue to be the flattest and the fastest 10k in the metro! Come snag your best AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifying time!
- Refunds/Deferrals: No refunds and no deferrals. Insurance is offered at the time of registration.
- Race Day Registration: Online registration will close Thursday night at midnight. You may register in person- $50 cash race day starting at 6:00 am. Registration form to print HERE.
- Packet Pick Up: Number pickup will begin at 6:15am race day in the lower parking lot (adjacent to the gas station) of Kroger – 4875 Floyd Road Mableton GA 30126.
- Course – Police: The race starts on the trail extension sidewalk ( in front of the Wendys) – across the street from Kroger. The course is USATF certified on the Floyd Road Sidewalk/Trail Extension for the first .75 mile down to a left on Wisteria, right on Brookwood, then right onto the Silver Comet Trail 4.5 miles straight down to the Mavell Road Trail Head. Officers will be at all major intersections. See the course map and make sure you are familiar with the route.
- Start – Timing: The race starts at 7:40am on the sidewalk across the street from Kroger. Please cross Floyd at the NickaJack and Floyd road intersection at police instruction and walk down to start line to avoid your timing chip from duplicate reads. Wait at the Regions Bank to be directed to start line. Please stay away from the start mat protected by cones. It will be a mass start. There will be chalk paint arrows marking the left on wisteria – the right on brookwood and the right on the trail. Results will be posted live from the finish line as always.
- Peachtree Qualification: YES you CAN use your time for Peachtree Qualification. (Registration for the AJC Peachtree Road Race here .)
- Awards & Shirts: Top 3 Overall and top 3 Master custom LillieGlass awards. All finishers receive t-shirt and the first 150 receive a finisher Medal. (I will order for anyone who doesn’t receive one and you may pick up when notified at Big Peach Vinings location.) Age group winners will be on website.
- Parking & Post Race Shuttle: Carpool if possible (one car at Nickajack Elementary – One up to Kroger) Parking is allowed in the Kroger and Publix parking lots (4875 Floyd Road / NickaJack Road) – away from the stores! Concord Road Baptist Church and Floyd Road Baptist Church will provide 15 person buses to shuttle participants from the finish line back to Kroger. T-shirts and post race goodies will be available at the finish line! If you park at the finish line please park at the School and do not park inside the trail head parking lot. Shuttles will be in the bus lot of the elementary school.
- Start and Finish Line Addresses: The start line address is: On the trail extension sidewalk across from Mableton Kroger: 4875 Floyd Road, Mableton, GA 30126. The finish line address is: Silver Comet Trail Head: Mavell Road – at deadend past Nickajack Elementary School (4555 Mavell Road SE), Smyrna, GA 30082. Please remember the trail head is still operational and the trail is not closed – do not block the parking lot.
- Water Stops: We have our awesome South Cobb High School coaches and flag football / soccer team students volunteering for each water stop – At mile 2 and 5. Bottled water, bananas and other goodies will be available at the finish line. Remember that part of your registration fee supports the South Cobb sports booster club and our shuttle churches! Last year we donated over $5000 to the South Cobb Booster Club ~ your amazing volunteers ~ in support of their athletic programs for 2025 and to our two churches that provide shuttles after the races for their community outreach efforts!!
The trailhead bathrooms are open and available for use. The trailheads are marked on the course map.
Photographer: Race day photos by our hired photographer and volunteers are available for free download and will be posted HERE
We look forward to sharing the beautiful Silver Comet Trail with you, and properly celebrating our 28th Annual Silver Comet 10k !!!!
Mark your calendars now and sign up for the 26th Silver Comet Half Marathon and 15th Annual Marathon on October 31, 2026! (Registration is open on Run Sign Up! Register by March 14 for lowest price!)
Share with your friends, running groups, and family! Please follow us on Instagram and like our pages on Facebook and we will see you running & walking March 14, 2026!
I’ll see you running!
Dana Greene
Race Director