Freedom 5K: Run to Remember
About this race
Join us for a family friendly 5K where we celebrate life, honor loved ones and come together as a community. Run through the beautiful Hendersonville Memory Gardens.
No registration fee for this race. We simply ask that you consider a donation in honor of Doug McDonald to Project 22. Project 22 strives to create, organize and support activities and services needed to continually improve the safety and quality of life for adult citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Sumner County. Doug was instrumental in volunteering and fundraising for Project 22, famously utilizing his hot dog stand at Lowe's in Hendersonville. Project 22 is a registered chapter of the Arc of Tennessee.
Family Friendly (Walkers and strollers welcome)
- Memory Tags: Write a loved one's name and walk in their honor
- Patriotic Start-Opening Tribute
- Coffee & Donuts Post Race
Pick your distance
Running
5K
1 Mile Fun Run
5K
1 Mile Fun Run
Typical race-day weather
Based on 1 year of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hendersonville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets at 8:07 PM local time (CDT) in Hendersonville on July 4, 2026 — 14h 33m 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, 13 Hendersonville events
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