Event Info

Trail of Tears 7 Miler

Event Date: January 09, 2021
Event website: http://www.tennesseerunningtour.com/trail-of-tears.html
On-line Registration: http://www.reg2run.com/event_details/214
Description:

Scenic 7 Mile course starting and ending at Red Clay State Park.

The Trail of Tears 7 Mile run is part of the Tennessee State Park Running tour. This is the 41th year of the State Parks Running Tour, the longest state parks running series in the U.S. It consists of 20 road races, with distances varying from 5 to 13 miles. All races are held on Saturdays from October to March at 11 AM local time in 20 different State Parks, located from Memphis to Kingsport. These events are sponsored by local running clubs, which are responsible for registration, timing and results. The State Parks provide facilities, race security and traffic control. Walkers are welcome and allowed an early start at 10AM (slower than 13 minutes per mile). They are recorded as runners in the results. The total number of participants last season was 2,590.

Tennessee State Parks Grand Prix

We have a Grand Prix points system, where accumulated points determine the new male and female Running Tour Champion in each of seven age categories: Youth(age 0-19), Open(age 20-39), Masters(age 40-49), Grand Masters(age 50-59), Senior Grand Masters(age 60-69), and Veterans(age 70-79), Over Eighty(age 80+) . Everyone who participates in 5 races or more will receive a special award at the Grand Prix Awards Banquet on February 29, 2020. In addition, those who run 10 or more races will receive an extra award.

Entry Fees

Entry fee for the race is $10. If you wish to order a race t-shirt (long sleeve), the entry fee will be $22. The entry fee starting one week prior to the race (including race day) increases to $15 (no shirt)...(with shirt option) increases to $30...until sold out.

.See state parks COVID19 guidelines here:  BROCHURE (tennesseerunningtour.com)