2020 - Cades Cove Loop Lope
2020 distances
Running
Virtual 5K - 10/25/20-11/8/20
Can't join us in person? Participate virtually! A virtual race can be run (or walked!) anywhere, even indoors on a treadmill, and anytime. This is a great way to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a day, time, and place that works for your schedule. All virtual runners will receive a race t-shirt and undated finisher's medallion via mail.
Virtual 10 Mile - 10/25/20-11/8/20
Can't join us in person? Participate virtually! A virtual race can be run (or walked!) anywhere, even indoors on a treadmill, and anytime. This is a great way to support Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a day, time, and place that works for your schedule. All virtual runners will receive a race t-shirt and undated finisher's medallion via mail.
10 Mile Loop Lope - November 8
Registration fee is the same ($75.00) for either the 5K or 10 Mile Loop Lope. Carpooling is essential to maximizing participation in this race. Only 100 vehicle passes will be available for purchase for an additional fee when registration opens. Registrants who do not purchase a vehicle pass must either carpool with a passholder they know or utilize the group transportation option which will be provided by Friends of the Smokies.
5K Loop Lope - November 8
Registration fee is the same ($75.00) for either the 5K or 10 Mile Loop Lope. Carpooling is essential to maximizing participation in this race. Only 100 vehicle passes will be available for purchase for an additional fee when registration opens. Registrants who do not purchase a vehicle pass must either carpool with a passholder they know or utilize the group transportation option which will be provided by Friends of the Smokies.
Race-day weather
Conditions on October 25, 2020 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:51 AM and sets at 6:46 PM local time (EDT) in Townsend on October 25, 2020 — 10h 55m of daylight.
Course
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2020 results — Cades Cove Loop Lope
70 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Virtual 10 Mile - 10/25/20-11/8/20
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Nicholson | 1:00:29 | 6:03 /mi |
| 2 | Jillian Scola | 1:24:32 | 8:27 /mi |
| 3 | Matthew Kliesner | 1:26:29 | 8:39 /mi |
| 4 | Kim Kitts | 1:28:45 | 8:53 /mi |
| 5 | Judith Kliesner | 1:29:50 | 8:59 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
Other races near Townsend
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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S'mores Run 5k & 10k (Townsend, TN )
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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, 8 Townsend events
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