Crazy 8s 8K, Almost Crazy 3K Run/Walk, Little8s/Special 8s
About this race
Crazy 8s will play host to top USA men and women in the 8K Run, the World's Fastest 8K! Named Top 10 Easy-Entry American Road Races Worth Traveling For by Inside Hook magazine! Late night race on unique figure-8 course on beautiful candle-lit streets. Rousing finish inside J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Also: Almost Crazy 3K Run/Walk. Little 8s and Special 8s Youth Runs take place on the football field inside the stadium.
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Running
Crazy 8s 8K Run
Elite Athletes - USATF 8K Championship
This registration choice is only for elite athletes sompeting in the USATF 8K National Championship. Please contact hankelope@gmail.com for permission to enter the Championship.
Almost Crazy 3K Run/Walk
Totally Crazy - 3K & 8K Combo
Athletes in the Totally Crazy competition will run both the 3K and the 8K. You will receive a special bib, and will receive both the 8K medal and accompanying Totally Crazy medal when you cross the finish line of the 8K.
Little Crazy (Little 8s & 3K Combo)
This choice is for those running in both Little 8s Youth Runs & Almost Crazy 3K.
Lazy 8s (Virtual 8K or Shirt Only)
Typical race-day weather
Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Kingsport, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:25 AM and sets at 8:47 PM local time (EDT) in Kingsport on July 18, 2026 — 14h 21m of daylight.
Course
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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, 15 Kingsport events
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