Fall & early winter weekends are loaded with road runs in Savannah & the Lowcountry. If your kids have caught the fun run bug, here are some kid-friendly 5Ks, fun runs and more – including costumed Halloween & Holiday runs –  for the remainder of 2012 in our area.

Go Green 5K Trail Run / Walk
Whitemarsh Preserve, Savannah
Sat. Oct. 13
Details here.

Crab Crawl 5K
JF Gregory Park, Richmond Hill
1 PM Sun. Oct. 21
Details here.

Trick or Trot 5K / 10K
Wilmington Island, Savannah
8 AM Sat. Oct. 27
Includes Halloween Costume Contest: Run, Walk, or just show up in costume and enter the competition. Prizes for the best ones.
Details here.

KiDS ROCK Savannah (with Rock n’Roll Savannah Marathon)
Daffin Park
2 PM Sun. Nov. 4
Kids can run, walk or jog the one-mile course. Every child is a winner and will be rewarded with an official race number, T-shirt, goodie bag, and colorful medal for finishing.
Details here.

Trail of Hope 5K
Skidaway Island State Park
Sat. Nov. 10
10K, 5K, Run & Walk
Fun for the whole family: Kids’ Fun Run, Face Painting, Balloons, Awards, Trophies, T-shirts
Details here.

2012 Jingle Bell Run / Walk 5K Savannah
Islands YMCA
Sat. Nov. 17
Wear a holiday themed costume. Tie jingle bells to your shoelaces.
Details here.

Savannah Turkey Trot benefiting the United Way
Daffin Park
8 AM Nov. 22
Details here.

Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run
Savannah Civic Center
Sat. Dec. 1
Details here.

Reindeer Run 8K
Hutchinson Island
Sat. Dec. 15
The run is followed by a Chili Cook Off with celebrity Judges: Paula Deen, Jaime Deen, Bobby Deen, Straton Leopold, and Mary Jane Crouch; Leopold’s Ice Cream; Bojangles’ Biscuits; Cornhole Competition ; Lots of kid’s activities and mascots galore!
Trophies for the run and kids competitions.
Winner of the Cornhole Competition stays in the Deen’s Tybee cottage for a weekend. In the freezer will be a gallon of Leopold’s Ice Cream
Details here.

Alive in Savannah
Hutchinson Island
New Year’s Eve Dec. 31
Details here.

HILTON HEAD IS./BLUFFTON, S.C.

Hilton Head Is. Bridge Run
Sun. Oct. 21
10K, 5K & Health Walk
Details here.

Zombie Mile Bluffton 5K, 1 Mile Fun Run
5 PM Sat. Oct. 27
The race will be followed by a Halloween Festival for the entire family with: Costume Contest, Trick or Treating, Kids Play Area, Pumpkin Toss, Story Telling, Food & More.
Details here.

Hilton Head Hospital Jingle Jingle Run
5K Road Race & Health Walk
9 AM Dec. 22
Details here.

Attention artists!

The Savannah Reindeer Run 8K (December 15th ) needs a new t-shirt design! The winner will receive $300 from Thomas & Hutton as well as a pair of running shoes from Fleet Feet!!!

Second place prize is a $75 gift card from Shane’s Rib Shack!

Deadline is October 19th! Open to ages 16 & older.

Send entries to tshirt@rccsav.org. Like the 3rd Annual Savannah Reindeer Run 8K on Facebook here.

How can you help save Savannah’s beleaguered Rails to Trails, the 6-mile biking/walking/jogging nature trail between U.S. 80 East and the Savannah River and help get it restored?

Register for the Savannah Rails to Trails 50K, 25KK and 5K, set to take place on January 12, 2013. The race will be on Fort Pulaski and Rails to Trails. This is Savannah’s FIRST Ultra Marathon. Proceeds will benefit the restoration and maintenance of Rails to Trails Savannah, which is also known as McQueen’s Trail.

Rails to Trails is eroding so badly that the west end is almost impassable in some areas.

Register by clicking here. Read about the volunteers behind the effort to Save Our Rails to Trails by clicking here.

Keep up to date with efforts under way to save Rails to Trails by liking the Facebook page here.

On October 13 at 8:30 AM, Chatham County will be hosting the 3rd Annual Go Green 5K Family Fun Trail Run/Walk at the Whitemarsh Preserve on Whitemarsh Island next to the YMCA to benefit Chatham County’s land conservation activities.

In addition to the 5K, there will be a raffle, food, music, Diaper Dash, Kid K, and dog costume contest. The cost is $25, kids under 10 years of age run/walk for free (t-shirts for kids will be $10 at the event). Jogging strollers and pets are welcome! To register please go to: fleetfeetsavannah.com/go-green or call 651-1456.

The Whitemarsh Preserve is at the corner of Bryan Woods Road and Johnny Mercer Blvd on Whitemarsh Is. Participants can park at the office complexes on Bryan Woods Loop (across the road from Uncle Bubba’s Oyster House).

Finishing a marathon is child’s play with KiDS ROCK Savannah – a one-mile fun run for children in grades K – 7. This non-competitive, non-timed event is all about having fun and making it to the finish line. Kindergarten distance is a half mile run.

The run will be 2 PM Sun. Nov. 4. Register here

Participants can become full marathon finishers by completing a 25.2-mile training program prior to November 4th or they can just run, walk or jog the one-mile course on race day. Every child is a winner and will be rewarded with an official race number, T-shirt, goodie bag, and colorful medal – just for finishing!

Run with your Friends

School/Team registration is now open. There is no fee to be a team, however you need a minimum of 10 registered participants. Being an official KiDS ROCK Team allows your team name to be listed in our registration system and allows you to pick-up your student’s race numbers and t-shirts. For questions regarding team registration, please contact Pam at kidsrock@competitorgroup.com .
Registration Information
$20 Individual – grades K-7
*Race day registration is not available.
*Parents and/or Chaperones may choose to run with their kids, but do NOT need to register.

Entry includes:
Official Race Number
T-shirt
Finisher’s Medal
Goodie Bag

Kids will enjoy the final mile of their marathon on an energetic, fun filled course! Participants can rock out with live entertainment and relish in the glory as they cross the finish line. There, kids will receive a hard-earned finisher’s medal and be able to feast on healthy post-race refreshments.
The start and finish line are in Daffin Park.
As participants in KiDS ROCK Savannah, you can become a marathon finisher by accumulating 25.2 miles of a marathon at your own pace over a span of 4,6 or 8 weeks with guidance from your parents or teachers. To get you groovin’ – check out the KiDS ROCK Training Guide where you will learn to set goals and discover that running is fun!

Race packet pick-up info here.

For More Information. E-mail: rnrsavannah@competitorgroup.com . Tel: 1-800-311-1255