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Ridge Runner 5k & 1 Mile Fun Run

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calendar_today 19 Sep, 2026

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About the Event

Join us for our 10th Annual Ridge Runner 5K

DATE TIME PLACE: Saturday, September 27th, 2025. 9am (5K); 9:15am (1 mile). Starts/finishes at Big
Ridge State Park on State Hwy 61 between Norris and Maynardville.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The 3.1 mile course is a beautiful trail run & the 1 mile fun run is a simple
asphalt course.
DIRECTIONS: Take I-75 to exit 122, then follow Highway 61 east for approximately 12 miles. Park
entrance is on the left. GPS junkies, look for 1015 Big Ridge Park Rd, Maynardville, TN 37807. Latitude,
Longitude: 36.26138, -83.92165.
REGISTRATION & FEES: $30 5K Preregistration; on-line registration. $35 race day registration.
$15 -1 mile Fun Run preregistration; on-line registration. $20 -1 mile Fun Run race day registration.
On-line registration available at Runsignup.com/RidgeRunner
*All Fees go to the Y for improving health & wellness programs & education for school age
kids.
T-SHIRTS: T-shirts guaranteed to participants registered before September 19. 
RACE NUMBER PICK UP: Numbers will not be mailed. Pick up number at race site 45 minutes
before the start.
AWARDS & REWARDS: Medals given to the top 3 male & females in each age category. Ribbons
given to all 1-mile fun run participants.
INFO FOR RUNNING OR VOLUNTEERING: Contact Race Director Teresa Johnson (865)922-9622
or
tjohnson@ymcaknoxville.org

Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

1 Mile Fun Run

Sep 19, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:15

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$15.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for September in Maynardville.

Temp (°C)
Feels Like (°C)
thermostat 16.6° / 26.7°
wb_sunny 16.7° / 26.9°
Wind (km/h)
Humidity (%)
air 7.8 /
water_drop 73.4%

About Maynardville

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Maynardville is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Tennessee, United States. The city was named to honor Horace Maynard, who successfully defended the creation of Union County from a challenge from Knox County. As of the 2020 census, Maynardville had a population of 2,456. It is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area.

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