**CANCELLED** Jekyll Island Turtle Crawl 2020

**UPDATED: THE 2020 TURTLE CRAWL HAS BEEN CANCELLED**

Jekyll Island Authority will honor all race registration refunds for participants. Please fill in your contact and registration confirmation information here: www.jekyllisland.com/turtle-crawl-refund.  More information will be provided to you on how your refund will be processed.

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Turtle Crawl was created in 2003 as a fundraiser for the Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC). Since that time, the event and its participants have raised more than $100,000 to help save sea turtles. Registration prices for all runs (not Ghost Crawler) include t-shirt, race day food/snacks, donation to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and daily admission to the Center. 

5k & 10k Road Races

These courses are a runner’s dream: fast, flat, and offer out-of-this-world scenic views. The road races will start near the Jekyll Island Convention Center, travel north along Beachview Drive, turn at each race’s half-way point, and return south along the oceanfront path, finishing at Great Dunes Beach Park. These races are fun for athletes of all skill levels and ages, and the 10k is a qualifier for the AJC Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, Georgia. Medals will be awarded to the first, second, and third place finishers, both males and females, and by age groups.

Fun Run: One-Mile Beach Run/Walk

Turtle Crawl includes a one-mile Fun Run along the beach, with start & finish near Great Dunes Beach Park. This race offers a great opportunity for families to race together, taking in the scenery of Jekyll Island’s shore. Minimum age for participants in the Fun Run is three and up, as strollers are not recommended. All participants will receive a race T-shirt and all other aspects included in registration, but awards will not be given for the Fun Run.

Ghost Crawler

A popular new addition to Turtle Crawl, the Ghost Crawler – for those of you who want to support the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, but prefer to sleep in on a a Saturday morning. Ghost Crawler’s T-shirts will be mailed to them after the event.

Packet Pick-Up will take place from 3-5pm, Friday, March 13 at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, located in the National Historic Landmark District at 214 Stable Road. It is highly recommended that you pick up your packet prior to race morning. 

Race Day - Saturday, March 14 - Great Dunes Beach Park - located on N. Beachview Drive, between the Jekyll Island Convention Center and Tortuga Jack’s. 

Late Registration & Packet Pick-Up

• 6:30 a.m.: Packet pick-up

• 7:45 a.m.: Firm close for 5K & 10K packet pick-up and registration

• 9 a.m.: Firm close for Fun Run registration

Race Start Times/Awards

• 8 a.m.: 10k race
• 8:15 a.m.: 5k race 
• 9:30 a.m.: Fun Run 
• 10 a.m.: 5k  & 10k Awards