13th Annual Achin' for the Bacon 5K River Run

Name: 13th Annual Achin' for the Bacon 5K River Run
Start: 2024-06-22T13:00:00+00:00
Location: 2030 Temple Hill Rd, Erwin, TN 37650

Schedule

Sat Jun 22 2024 at 01:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

2030 Temple Hill Rd, Erwin, TN 37650 | Erwin, TN

The Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 13th Annual Achin’ for the Bacon 5K River Run on Saturday, June 22.
Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to participate in the race.
The Start/Finish Line of the race will be adjacent to the parking area of Unicoi County Hospital located at 2030 Temple Hill Road, Erwin. From Temple Hill Road, racers will continue to Jackson Love Highway and then to Industrial Park Drive. Runners will race down Industrial Park Drive to the Linear Trail access point near the Trail Gazebo and race back on the Linear Trail alongside the Nolichucky River.
Electronic tag timing and professional race management from We Run Events will be provided again this year.
Following the race, male and female awards will be presented in each category: overall (top 3), Top Masters, and Top GrandMasters, as well as the top three in each of the following age groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and over.
Registration will begin at 7a.m.
All participants will receive a race t-shirt, racer goodie bag and a complimentary bacon and pancake breakfast following the race.
The cost to preregister for the Achin’ for the Bacon 5K River Run is $25. The cost on race day is $30. Preregistration is available through June 23.
Participants are able to register on-line by visiting www.werunevents.com or contacting the Chamber for an application.
For more information call the Unicoi County Chamber of Commerce at 423-743-3000.