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The First Finish Invitational

Name: The First Finish Invitational
Start: 2027-01-23
End: 2027-01-23
Location: Hendersonville

Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States

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About the Event

YOUR FIRST FINISH OF 2027 STARTS HERE.

A new year brings new goals, new challenges, and a new opportunity to discover what you're capable of.

The First Finish Invitational brings runners from across Middle Tennessee together for an early-season 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon built around one simple idea:

Before you chase everything you want to accomplish this year, earn your first finish.

Whether you're chasing a PR, stepping up to a new distance, returning to running, walking your first 5K, or simply looking for a reason to start the year moving forward, there is a starting line here for you.

Choose your challenge — 5K, 10K, or 13.1 miles — and join us Saturday, January 23, 2027 for a winter race experience designed for competitive runners, first-time racers, families, run clubs, walkers, and everyone in between.

YOUR RACE.

YOUR GOAL.

YOUR FIRST FINISH.

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PARTICIPANTS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO:

Professionally chip-timed 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon events

Custom First Finish Invitational finisher medal

Official race shirt

Professional race photography

Overall and age-group awards

On-course hydration and support

Post-race refreshments

Finish-line celebration

A welcoming race environment for a wide range of experience levels

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The calendar changes on January 1.

The year becomes yours when you decide what you're going to do with it.

Join Finish Line Society for the inaugural First Finish Invitational and make your first finish of 2027 one worth remembering.

THE FINISH LINE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Races Offered

HALF MARATHON

Jan 23, 2027

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08:30

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$65.00

10K RUN

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 10K

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08:45

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$45.00

5K RUN

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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09:00

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$35.00

VIRTUAL RUN

Jan 23, 2027

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Distance — VIRTUAL RUN

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09:00

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$50.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for January in Hendersonville.

thermostat Temperature

-1.2° / 7.8°

wb_sunny Feels like

-5.4° / 4.1°

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5h 43m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.6 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.2 cm

air Avg wind speed

10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

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75.0%

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07:54

nightlight Sunset

17:55

About Hendersonville

Learn more about the host city, Hendersonville.

Hendersonville is the most populous city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. As of the 2020 census the city's population was 61,753. Hendersonville is the fourth-most populous city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, and Franklin and the 10th largest in Tennessee. Hendersonville is located 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown Nashville. The city was settled around 1784 by Daniel Smith, whose house Rock Castle, is maintained as a historic site.

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The First Finish Invitational

About the Event

YOUR FIRST FINISH OF 2027 STARTS HERE.

A new year brings new goals, new challenges, and a new opportunity to discover what you're capable of.

The First Finish Invitational brings runners from across Middle Tennessee together for an early-season 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon built around one simple idea:

Before you chase everything you want to accomplish this year, earn your first finish.

Whether you're chasing a PR, stepping up to a new distance, returning to running, walking your first 5K, or simply looking for a reason to start the year moving forward, there is a starting line here for you.

Choose your challenge — 5K, 10K, or 13.1 miles — and join us Saturday, January 23, 2027 for a winter race experience designed for competitive runners, first-time racers, families, run clubs, walkers, and everyone in between.

YOUR RACE.

YOUR GOAL.

YOUR FIRST FINISH.

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PARTICIPANTS CAN LOOK FORWARD TO:

Professionally chip-timed 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon events

Custom First Finish Invitational finisher medal

Official race shirt

Professional race photography

Overall and age-group awards

On-course hydration and support

Post-race refreshments

Finish-line celebration

A welcoming race environment for a wide range of experience levels

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

The calendar changes on January 1.

The year becomes yours when you decide what you're going to do with it.

Join Finish Line Society for the inaugural First Finish Invitational and make your first finish of 2027 one worth remembering.

THE FINISH LINE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Races Offered

HALF MARATHON

10K RUN

5K RUN

VIRTUAL RUN

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About Hendersonville

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