On Tuesday, October 10, Macon Tracks and partners held press conference at Fall Line Brewing Company to announce the brewery as a new sponsor for the Macon Music Half Marathon.  

 “It’s great to have so many businesses and organizations step forward to be part of our first Macon Music Half Marathon; that shows us this is a community that cares for itself and wants to find ways to help people lead healthier lives,” said Mayor Lester Miller. “This was an exciting announcement as it adds some local flavor to the event and help showcase to our visitors what we have to offer.” 

Runners will pick up their race packets on November 3 at Fall Line (567 Plum Street). Fall Line team members will also be greeting racers at the finish line and giving them a free ice-cold beer. 

“With hundreds of racers and their families visiting our city, this event will have an incredible impact on businesses all across Macon-Bibb,” said Fall Line Owner Kaitlynn Kressin. “We are so excited and proud to be a sponsor of this great race.” 

“So far, more than 400 people have signed up for this year’s race, and we’re looking forward to finding ways to feature more local businesses to more people,” said FM Barron with the Macon Tracks.  

The Macon Music Half Marathon will start and end in Carolyn Crayton Park (formerly Central City Park). The course will take runners by many of the locations linked to the community’s musical heritage, including the Big House, the Grand Opera House, Capricorn Studios, Mercer’s McDuffie Center for Strings, Vineville Academy, and more. 

The Macon Music Half Marathon is being organized by the Macon Tracks, Macon-Bibb County, Visit Macon (our Convention & Visitors Bureau), and Presenting Sponsor Atrium Health Navicent. Sponsoring and supporting partners include Mercer University, First Choice Primary Care, Simplenexus, and James Bates Brannan Groover. You can sign up for the race at www.macontracks.org/macon-music-half-marathon.

Macon Tracks is also looking for sponsors and volunteers. Click here to follow the Facebook page for updates. Hosting the race helped Macon-Bibb County be named a Runner Friendly Community by the Road Runners Club of America for the first time ever. The race was used in addition to years of improvements to the trail system, bike lanes, and roads to make them safer for everyone to use. That includes bike lanes around Downtown and neighborhoods, expansion of the Ocmulgee Heritage Trails, trails at Amerson River Park and Carolyn Crayton Park, a 12-mile run course with parking and gathering areas, the trails in the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, and more. It also pointed out that many of the trails currently being developed or expanded will connect in the next few years to create a trail of 12-15 miles, allowing there to be a half marathon that never crosses a road.