SMOKY MOUNTAIN
VERY SCARY 5K
5K • NIGHT RACE • TOWNSEND, TN
THE ABBEY • 7765 RIVER RD • TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE
ORGANIZED BY MAGIC NUMBER EVENTS
RUN
SCARED.
A 5K NIGHT RACE AT THE ABBEY IN TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE.
THE FACTS.
FRI OCT 30
2026 EDITION • 8:00 PM
5K
NIGHT RACE • THE ABBEY
TOWNSEND, TN
7765 RIVER RD
MAGIC NUMBER EVENTS
ORGANIZED BY
18:22.2
FASTEST EVER • KADIN ENGLE (2022)
2027 DATE TBD
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
THE DISTANCE.
5K
ONE DISTANCE • NIGHT RACE AT THE ABBEY • TOWNSEND, TN
THE TIMETABLE.
8:00 PM
ALL RUNNERS START
5K NIGHT RACE AT THE ABBEY
2026 EDITION START TIME — 2027 TIMETABLE COMING SOON
COURSE RECORDS.
FASTEST EVER • 2022
KADIN ENGLE — 18:22.2
THE FASTEST VERY SCARY 5K EVER RUN.
2026 • 1ST OVERALL
WILLIAM MAYS
20:08.04
2026 • 1ST FEMALE
HANNAH KRAMER
20:19.10
2025 • 1ST OVERALL
WILLIAM LAND
21:41.1
2025 • TOP FEMALE
SARAH DENNINGER
28:45.2
PHOTOS.
Photos: Nick Morgan Photography
PAST PHOTOS.
REGISTER.
2027 DATE COMING SOON
REGISTRATION OPENS SOON
TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE • THE ABBEY • 7765 RIVER RD
QUESTIONS.
WHAT IS THE VERY SCARY 5K?
A 5K NIGHT RACE AT THE ABBEY IN TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE — RUN IN THE DARK, IF YOU DARE.
WHEN IS THE 2027 RACE?
THE 2027 DATE IS NOT SET YET. THE 2026 EDITION RAN ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2026, AT 8:00 PM.
WHERE IS THE RACE?
THE ABBEY, 7765 RIVER RD, TOWNSEND, TENNESSEE.
WHAT TIME DOES IT START?
THE 2026 EDITION STARTED AT 8:00 PM. THE 2027 START TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED WITH THE DATE.
WHO ORGANIZES THE RACE?
MAGIC NUMBER EVENTS.
HOW DO I REGISTER?
REGISTRATION FOR THE 2027 EDITION IS NOT OPEN YET. CHECK BACK HERE — THE DATE AND REGISTRATION LINK WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS THEY ARE SET.
