BIG RACE. BIG LEGEND.
A 5K AND 1-MILE FUN RUN IN THE SMOKY MOUNTAINS.
TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE — THE PEACEFUL SIDE OF THE SMOKIES.
THE FACTS.
SAT MAY 1
2027 • TOWNSEND, TN
8:50 AM
1-MILE FUN RUN
9:00 AM
5K START
PEACEFUL SIDE
SOCIAL • VENUE
5K + 1-MILE
TWO RACES
SMOKY MTNS
TOWNSEND, TN
THE DISTANCES.
5K
3.1 MILES • TOWNSEND, TN
STARTS 9:00 AM • PEACEFUL SIDE SOCIAL
1-MILE
FUN RUN
1 MILE • ALL AGES
STARTS 8:50 AM • PEACEFUL SIDE SOCIAL
HOW IT WORKS.
01 — THE COURSE
A 5K THROUGH TOWNSEND, ON THE PEACEFUL SIDE OF THE SMOKIES.
02 — THE FUN RUN
ONE MILE, ALL AGES, ALL PACES. IT STARTS FIRST AT 8:50 AM.
03 — THE FINISH
CROSS THE LINE AT PEACEFUL SIDE SOCIAL. CELEBRATE LIKE A LEGEND.
04 — THE SMOKIES
STAY A WHILE. THE MOUNTAINS ARE RIGHT THERE.
GO SET THE STANDARD.
2026 CHAMPIONS
MEN'S WINNER • 2026
COOPER GREENWAY
18:38.6
WOMEN'S WINNER • 2026
ALLIE HANSFORD
23:06.2
FASTEST EVER — BENJAMIN NAEGER • 16:28.7 (2025)
PHOTOS.
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RACE-DAY PHOTOS FROM THE 2027 BIGFOOT 5K WILL LIVE HERE.
PAST PHOTOS.
WATCH.
THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN BIGFOOT 5K & 1 MILE FUN RUN 2025
QUESTIONS.
WHEN DOES THE RACE START?
THE 1-MILE FUN RUN STARTS AT 8:50 AM. THE 5K STARTS AT 9:00 AM ON SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2027.
WHERE IS THE RACE?
PEACEFUL SIDE SOCIAL IN TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE.
WHAT DISTANCES ARE OFFERED?
A 5K AND A 1-MILE FUN RUN.
WHERE DO I REGISTER?
ON RUNSIGNUP — HIT THE REGISTER NOW BUTTON ON THIS PAGE.
