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In honor of National Firefighters Day on May 4th, Smoky Mountain Firefighters Foundation is hosting its first annual HOTSHOTS 5K in Pigeon Forge. The HOTSHOTS 5K will start at 8 a.m. on May 4, 2019 at the Pigeon Forge Community Center. Runners and supporters are invited to come out and meet local firefighters on race day. Two ways to show ...

The East Tennessee Kidney Foundation invites families, runners and volunteers to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and support local dialysis patients by participating in its Knox Shamrock Fest on March 16-17, 2018 in downtown Knoxville. The event includes a two-day Irish festival on Market Square and the 7th annual Lucky Kidney Run. “Whether you plan to run or walk in the ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials remind park visitors that access to Cades Cove will be delayed on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 until 10:30 a.m. for the Cades Cove Loop Lope. The event has been planned to minimize disturbance to visitors for this once-a-year opportunity for pre-registered participants to run a choice of a 10-mile or 3.1-mile loop course. The ...

Participants in the sixth annual Light the Way 5K Run/Walk will see Dollywood’s Smoky Mountain Christmas presented by Humana in a different light – actually four million lights – as the theme park hosts this special event on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017 beginning at 11:17 p.m. A new element of fun for this year’s event is a one-mile fun walk ...

The 10th annual 5K run to benefit Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries has a new name and a new course route. The 5K in May is now called Pig Pickin 5K, and will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 — the same weekend as the annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass festival in downtown Sevierville. This year the 5K will ...

The Warrior 10 Miler and 5K returns to Sevierville this year with four new race events and will benefit Wounded Warriors. Dr. Josh Chambers and Endurance Sports Management is proud to present the 2017 Warrior 10 Miler and 5K on Saturday March 11, 2017. New for this year is a Military 10 miler, Military 5K, Kids Warrior 1 Mile race ...

Strength training can increase an athlete’s performance during a marathon and has health benefits far beyond race day, according to a fitness expert at Fort Sanders Health & Fitness Center. Let’s face it 26.2 miles is a long way. That’s the distances runners and walkers will tackle in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on April 2, 2017. Fitness instructor Stephanie ...

The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation announces that repair work to the boardwalk on the Memorial River Greenway is almost complete. Weather and other conditions permitting, all work should be finished by July 1, 2016. City employees built the boardwalk in 1994 with a $75,000 dollar TDOT Enhancement Grant. Over the past two decades the Boardwalk has ...

Local dialysis patients will benefit from the East Tennessee Kidney Foundation’s Lucky Kidney Run and Irish Festival presented by Fresenius Medical Care on Saturday, March 19, 2016 in downtown Knoxville. The 5th annual 6K run and 6K/2K walk start from Market Square at 10 a.m., progressing from downtown to the Fourth and Gill neighborhood and back. Registration is now open ...

Time to channel your inner Santa and sign up for the 2015 holiday season’s best race – The 5th Annual Santa Hustle 5K & Half Marathon taking place at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 in Sevierville, Tenn. This unique racecourse begins at Wilderness at the Smokies and goes along the Parkway of Sevierville and neighboring Pigeon Forge, offering ...