Dairy Festival 5K brings runners from all over Georgia

  • The 138 runners of the Dairy Festival 5K take off at the starting line. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
    The 138 runners of the Dairy Festival 5K take off at the starting line. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
  • Charlie Cheeley, 8, of Eatonton, looks up at the time clock as he crosses the finish line of the One-Mile Fun Run. He finished 4th overall. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
    Charlie Cheeley, 8, of Eatonton, looks up at the time clock as he crosses the finish line of the One-Mile Fun Run. He finished 4th overall. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
  • John Green, of Milledgeville, the overall winner of the Dairy Festival 5K, comes in with no other runners visible behind him. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
    John Green, of Milledgeville, the overall winner of the Dairy Festival 5K, comes in with no other runners visible behind him. LYNN HOBBS/Staff
    The Dairy Festival begins bright and early each year with a race kicking off the day’s events. Formerly a 10K race called the ‘Torture Trail’ hosted by Farmers and Merchants Bank, this year’s race was hosted by the Eatonton Pilot Club. It is now known as the ‘Dairy Festival 5K Road Race.’ Jerry Herrin, of Milledgeville, said he has competed in the race since the early 2000...

    To access content, please login or purchase a subscription.