The Hot to Trot 5k, 10k and Fun Run are great ways to start your Thanksgiving Day! The 5K course starts on Parkside Drive in front of Fleet Feet Knoxville and runs through Turkey Creek area then loops back. The 10K course is a 2-loop course. The Fun Run is out and back on Parkside Drive for a total of one mile.
Note: Shirt inventory is set on November 8th. After this date there is no guarantee on size availability. There will be no shirt re-orders.
Race Morning Schedule:
Early Packet Pickup:
Race Morning Packet Pickup:
NO REFUNDS AND NO TRANSFERS
Awards:
Handmade awards by local artist Stony Clay Station in Lenoir City.
Overall awards:
1st Male, 1st Female, 1st Master Male, 1st Master Female, 1st Grand Master Male, & 1st Grand Master Female, 1st Senior Grand Master Male & 1st Senior Grand Master Female
Age group awards:
1st, 2nd & 3rd in the following male and female age groups:<10, 11-14, 15-18, 19-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+
CHARITIES:
- Hand Up for Women
- Shepherd of Hope Food Pantry - bring non-perishable food items to donate
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 10K
Type — Running
07:30
$25.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
07:30
$25.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — Sleeping but Supporting
Type — Running
07:30
$25.00
Nov 26, 2026
Distance — 1.6K
Type — Running
09:00
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Knoxville.
Learn more about the host city, Knoxville.
Knoxville is a city in Knox County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Located on the Tennessee River within the Appalachian Mountains, it is the largest city in the Grand Division of East Tennessee. Knoxville had a population of 190,740 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most-populous city in Tennessee. The Knoxville metropolitan area has an estimated 958,000 residents.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Hot to Trot 5k/10k/Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jack Hillenbrand | — | |
| 🥇 | Richard Remeta | — | |
| 🥇 | Betsy Swartzentruber | — | |
| 🥈 | David Roessner | — | |
| 🥈 | Stephanie Welch | — | |
| 🥉 | Crystal Thomas | — | |
| 🥉 | Janet Jentilet | — | |
| 🥉 | Ralph Pillinger | 23:10 | |
| 4 | Micah Perkinson | — | |
| 5 | Becky Crenshaw | — | |
| 6 | Laurence Brown | — | |
| 7 | Sebastien Crepieux | — | |
| 8 | Alexis Anderson | — | |
| 9 | Noah Perkinson | — | |
| 10 | Cornelia Porter | — | |
| 11 | Ethan Johnson | — | |
| 12 | Eric Inman | — | |
| 13 | Chris Leckey | — | |
| 14 | Aaron Love | — | |
| 15 | Maria Elam | — | |
| 16 | Kelly Hortsman | — | |
| 17 | Bob Markli | — | |
| 18 | Sonya Smith | — | |
| 19 | Mark Skinner | — | |
| 20 | Jen Shaffer | — | |
| 21 | Maria Nia | — | |
| 22 | Caitlin Markli | — | |
| 23 | Katie Craze | — | |
| 24 | CALEB LEACH | — | |
| 25 | Jessica Linkes | — | |
| 26 | Karla Gander | — | |
| 27 | David Leach | — | |
| 28 | Caney Knauth | — | |
| 29 | Elizabeth Inez Johnson | — | |
| 30 | Brian Leckey | — | |
| 31 | Dawnie Steadman | — | |
| 32 | Scarlett Fritts | — | |
| 33 | Lisa Sipf | — | |
| 34 | Gregory Sipf | — | |
| 35 | Lorraine Arnseth | — |
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