Name: 31st Annual Tom King Classic Half Marathon Run and 5K Run/Walk
Start: 2026-02-28
End: 2026-02-28
Location: Nashville, Tennessee

About the Event

Celebrating our 31st year of racing, please join us for the 2026 Tom King Classic! Event features a Half Marathon Run and 5K Run/Walk, start and finish at Cornelia Fort AIrpark Each race is out and back over certified, fast, and flat courses with the both routes taking runners thru Shelby Park and the paved Shelby Bottoms Greenways. Routes below-

Tom King Classic 5K

Celebrate your accomplishment with post race food and awards! Please note: Due to parking limitations, the Half Marathon and 5K field combined is limited to 600 participants. Guaranteed shirts for registrations by 2-12-26. Long sleeve tech shirts for half, long sleeve cotton blend for 5K. Finisher medals for Half Marathon participants. No pets allowed due to liability.

Hydration will be available in the start/finish area and on the half marathon course. Course hydration subject to change.

Early packet pickup will be Friday afternoon 2/27 from 3 pm - 6 pm at Shelby Park Community Center, 401 South 20th Street Nashville, TN 37206. Community Center Location Race morning packet pickup beginning at 6:00 AM at Cornelia Fort. Please bring photo ID when picking up your race packet. Same day race registration will be available until 7:45 AM.

Race Morning-

8:00 AM - Start Half Marathon / 8:15 AM - Start 5K Run / Walk

5K course closes at 9:15 AM

Half Marathon course closes at 11:30 AM

Parking is free both Friday afternoon at the community center and race morning in Cornelia Fort Airpark grass lots and adjacent streets. Due to limited parking, we STRONGLY encourage carpooling or ride shares.

Half Marathon and 5K distances are part of the Nashville Striders 2026 Grand Prix Race Series.

Races Offered

Tom King Classic Half Marathon

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:00

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$31.00

Tom King Classic 5K

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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Type — Road running

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08:15

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$31.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Nashville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 3.5° / 14.6°

wb_sunny -0.2° / 11.6°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.7 /

water_drop 71.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 3.5° / 14.6°

wb_sunny -0.2° / 11.6°

air 11.7 km/h

water_drop 71.5%

About Nashville

Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce. In fact, Dell, Nissan, and Amazon have all moved some operations to or near the city. The music is various; major rap artists and rock bands claim Nashville as their hometown, and the city is also the epicenter of the contemporary Christian music industry. Nashville has been the home of the world-famous Grand Ole Opry since 1925. Nashville also has a great bar scene. If you like to drink, you can go "Honky-tonking," also known as bar-hopping. This is the act of visiting and drinking at multiple bars in one evening or day.