The 41st Annual Peoples Bank Midnight Flight, Anderson's most famous race, is set for Aug. 24, beginning at 8:15 p.m.
Among the largest night races on the East Coast, the even offers a one-mile fun run, a 5K and a 10K race. The race courses all start on Greenville Street which is on a decline with different turn-around points for each race, heading back up an incline to Reed Road finishing at the Anderson Area YMCA. Thes races are for all ages and all different levels of fitness. The 5K and 10k races are registered with Run & See Georgia Grand Prix and The Running Journal Grand Prix and with the top three in each overall categories winning cash prizes.
Registration is available at the YMCA Membership Services Desk www.andersonareaymca.org, and online at www.active.com. Pre-registration ends Aug. 19 at 11:59 p.m. Late registration starts Aug. 20. FREE Tech shirts will be given to the first 1,500 entries.
Packet pick up will begin at noon on race day in the Anderson Area YMCA Community Room and will end 30 minutes prior to each race. Runners are encouraged to arrive early to allow enough time to make it to the starting line on Greenville Street. Participants are asked to park in the AnMed Health Campus parking area across East Reed Road from the YMCA. Animals, strollers or headphones will not be permitted on the YMCA property or on the race courses.