Athens Lions Club Moo Run 5K and 1 Mile Fun Walk
About this race
The Athens Lions are calling all runners to lace up their shoes & join us for the 17th annual Moo Run. The 5K Run or 1 Mile Fun Walk will be held on the Eureka Rails to Trails on June 6th- held prior the Moo Fest downtown Athens TN. Check in begins at 6:30 am and the race starts at 7:30! Sign up at www.AthensTNLions.org or call 423-506-1783 for more info - see you at the Moo Run!
Moo Run 2026
Eureka Trails located at 1400 E Madison Avenue Athens TN 37303From downtown Athens - from Green Street turn into Eastanalee Ave (TN Hwy 307). Go 1.4 miles. Parking is on the left.
From Exit 52 (Athens/Mt Verd) onto TN Hwy 305 S towards Athens - go 3.2 miles - turn left onto Tellico Avenue (CR 378) go 1.2 miles. Turn right onto CR 307. Go .4 miles. Parking lot is on the right - Eureka Trailhead 1400 Madison Avenue Athens, TN
The Eureka Trail is a crushed stone trail that follows an old railroad bed-similar to the Virginia Creeper trail.
5 K run is a timed run.
Parking Eureka Trailhead parking area between Adient &
E&E Manufacturing
Registration and Check-in: 6:30-7:15 a.m.
T shirts for each entry prior to midnight 21 May 2026 deadline. Must be picked up at the race.
Entries after the deadline are not guaranteed T shirt availability or size. As supplies last only!
Proceeds Benefit Local Lions Sight Programs and Local Community Services
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Out and Back on the Eureka Trail
Walking
1 Mile Fun Walk
Walk on crushed gravel at the Eureka trail health triangle.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Athens, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets at 8:51 PM local time (EDT) in Athens on June 6, 2026 — 14h 28m of daylight.
Course
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- Athens 5K Races 4 races
- Athens Running Calendar 2026 4 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 4 Athens events
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