The Moon Run 5k

About the Event

Join Wallace Memorial Church at Victor Ashe Park on Sunday, December 7, 2025 to help raise support for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering which will be used to support global missions.

The 5k race and 1mile fun run/walk will be held at Victor Ashe Park by the light of the Moon. Head lamps, flashlights, glow sticks and night time running gear is encouraged. Let's light up the greenways!

Packet Pickup will begin Sunday, December 7th at 4:30pm at the Victor Ashe pavilion and the race will start at 5:30pm.

The courses start and finish at the Victor Ashe Pavilion. The 5k race course is an out and back on the greenway, running along the frisbee golf course, connecting to the cross walk to the Northwest Middle School Greenway, looping around the lower loop and coming back. Finish Line is in front of the pavilion. The 1 mile course goes almost completely around the Victor Ashe Soccer Fields and then turns around and comes back to the start finish line area in front of the pavilion.

Anyone registering after November 10, 2025 will receive shirts while supplies last. The shirt order will be placed on November 11 and when the shirts run out in the RunSignUp system, there will be no more shirts.

5K Race Award Divisions are planned for Ages 10 & under, 11-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70 & up.

Races Offered

Kids Trail Mile

Dec 07, 2025

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Distance — 1 Miles

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08:30

Kids Trail Mile (Bundle)

Dec 07, 2025

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Distance — 1 Miles

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08:30

10K

Dec 07, 2025

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Distance — 10K

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09:00

Half Marathon

Dec 07, 2025

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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09:00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Knoxville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 2.1° / 11.4°

wb_sunny -1.4° / 8.5°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 9.0 /

water_drop 75.4%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 2.1° / 11.4°

wb_sunny -1.4° / 8.5°

air 9.0 km/h

water_drop 75.4%

About Knoxville

Learn more about the host city, Knoxville.

Knoxville, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in Tennessee. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK) and site of the 1982 World's Fair.