Do you like wine? Do you like cake? Most importantly, do you love your Mom? If you answered “YES!” to any of these questions, then come run this Mother Lover! Please join us for our first annual Mother’s Day race, “The Mother Lover” 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Cake Walk! This event will kick off Mother’s Day weekend on Saturday, May 16^th, 2026. It is an off road course which will run through the beautiful countryside of Rutland Farms and is designed to be more fun than fast.
5K Runners (age 21 & older): Set up like a wine tasting on the go, we will have several stops stationed along the course where you can sample some of our best local wines here in South Georgia along with some sweet treats from our farm bakery.
1 Mile Fun Run/Cake Walk Participants: Throughout the course, runners/walkers will get to visit stations and taste test some of our most popular homemade cakes fresh from the bakery here at Rutland Farms.
Both races are meant to bring together mothers, daughters, sons, grandmothers, aunts, sisters, and really whoever you want to bring to celebrate that special someone in your life this Mother's Day! Eat, Drink, Run or walk, and have Fun living your best lives while running this Mother Lover!
The race will take place on Saturday, May 16th, 2026 at THE MARKET AT RUTLAND FARMS in Tifton, GA. The 5-K will kick off at 10:00 a.m. and the 1 mile fun run will begin shortly thereafter, at 11:00 a.m. Awards will be given to the top 2 finishers of each race.
Race Information:
5-K- 10:00 a.m.
1 Mile Fun Run/Cake Walk- 11:00 a.m.
Registration Fee:
5K Participants
Adults (21 & older): $40 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting)
Adults: $35 (includes only short sleeved t-shirt)
Group Registration (3 or more in group): $35 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting)
1 Mile Participants
Adults: $30 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course cake tasting)
Children (12 & under): $25 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course cake tasting)
Double Trouble- 5K & 1 Mile Participants (Includes Both Races)
Adults (21 & older): $60 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting(5K) & cake tasting(1Mile))
Adults: $55 (includes only short sleeved t-shirt & cake tasting (non alcoholic))
*Registrations past May 11th will not be guaranteed a t-shirt.
*This is a trail run and strollers are welcome but jogging strollers are encouraged due to the terrain.
Registration is available through Active.com:
Event details and schedule
Event details and schedule
5K: May 16th 10:00a.m. - Runners please report a minimum of 15 minutes prior to the race for check-in.
Adults (21 & older): $40 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting)
Adults: $35 (includes only short sleeved t-shirt(non alcoholic))
Group Registration (3 or more in group): $35 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting)
*If you register past May 12th you will not be guaranteed a t-shirt
1 Mile: May 16th 11:00 a.m. - Runners please report a minimum of 15 minutes prior to the race for check-in.
Adults: $30 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course cake tasting)
Children (12 & under): $25 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course cake tasting)
*If registered past May 12th you are not guaranteed a t-shirt
Double Trouble- 5K & 1 Mile Participants (Includes Both Races):
Show up for races 15 minutes prior - 5K 10:00am & 1 Mile 11:00am
Adults (21 & older): $60 (includes short sleeved t-shirt & race course wine tasting(5K) & cake tasting(1Mile))
Adults: $55 (includes only short sleeved t-shirt & cake tasting (non alcoholic))
*If registered past May 12th you are not guaranteed a t-shirt
Early Packet Pick-up & Post Registration:
Packets will be available for pick-up Fri., May 15th at The Market at Rutland Farms, 3 p.m.– 6 p.m.
Awards: Medals awarded to top 2 finisher in each race
Amenities: Custom designed Short Sleeved T-shirts guaranteed (adult & children sizes) to pre-registrants prior to May 1st; post registrants while supplies last.
*This is a trail run and strollers are welcome but jogging strollers are encouraged due to the terrain