Name: The Caving Cow 5K and Half Marathon
Start: 2026-04-18
End: 2026-04-18
Location: Mcminnville, Tennessee

About the Event

This race will take you on the trails of Cardwell Mountain located in McMinnville, Tn. You will traverse a trail of double and single track route with some rocks, roots and elevation. You will finish with a .88 out and back through the beautiful Cumberland Caverns Cave. You are going to want to be a part of this epic experience. We will offer 2 distances, 5K and Half Marathon. Both races will begin in an open field and run to the trail (about .30 mile to the trail). You will need a headlamp as you will be going into the depths of the cave.

The 5k will be a single loop with 470 feet of gain. You will then run an out and back through the cave to the finish line. You will get a glow stick at the turn around point in the cave and carry this with you to the finish line.

The half marathon will consist of 5 loops of the single and double wide trail. On the fifth loop you will then run an out and back through the cave to the finish line. You will get a glow stick at the turn around point in the cave and carry this with you to the finish line.

Registration will include for each runner:

Chip Timing

2 aid stations -

1 at start and finish line - HM will pass this every loop

1 at half way point on loop

Caving Cow race shirt

Swag bag of goodies

There is a rich history dating back to 1810 of Cumberland Caverns and can be found at Cumberland Caverns

Races Offered

Caving Cow Half Marathon

Apr 18, 2026

straighten

Distance — 13.1 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

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$65.00

Road 5k

Apr 18, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.15 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:00

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$30.00

Caving Cow 5K

Apr 18, 2026

straighten

Distance — 3.11 Miles

terrain

Type — Running

timer

07:15

sell

$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Mcminnville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 11.0° / 21.5°

wb_sunny 8.5° / 19.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 11.8 /

water_drop 67.9%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 11.0° / 21.5°

wb_sunny 8.5° / 19.5°

air 11.8 km/h

water_drop 67.9%

About Mcminnville

McMinnville is the largest city in and the county seat of Warren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 13,788 at the 2020 census. It was named after Governor Joseph McMinn.