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The The Paideia Slither 5K is a 5k and running event held on Saturday, November 14, 2026. It is located at Oakdale Road Northeast in Atlanta, Georgia.

Date:
Sat, Nov 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Location:
Oakdale Road Northeast
Atlanta, Georgia
30307
United States
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Links:
paideiaschool.org Register at raceroster.com
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Paideia Slither 5K

The annual Paideia Slither 5K course runs through the beautiful Candler Park neighborhood. The race begins and ends on the Paideia campus. Race begins at 8:00 am. A short Tot Trot on South Ponce is available for kids 7 and under after the completion of the 5K. The Paideia community, family, friends, neighbors, walkers, first time racers, and strollers are ALL welcome! (No dogs, please.)

Proceeds from the race benefit the Paideia financial aid fund.

All runners registered by October 31, 2026 will be guaranteed a race t-shirt.

Packet Pick Up

Friday , November 13, 2026

11:30 -1pm

Paideia School High School Commons

1509 Ponce De Leon Ave Atlanta, GA 30307

  • or -

Race morning beginning at 7:00am.

*We encourage participants to pick up their race packet on Friday to avoid wait lines race morning. *

Official CHIP timing provided by Start2Finish Atlanta.

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