Nashville Urban Runoff 5K & Water Quality Festival
About this race
Join the Tennessee Stormwater Association (TNSA) once again for the Urban Runoff 5k run in Nashville. The run is being held in Shelby Bottoms Park and Greenway and weaves its way past several cool and innovative green stormwater management practices.
Exact t-shirt size and participation medal cannot be guaranteed if registered after July 1.
Race Info
Date: August 1, 2026
Shelby Bottoms Park and Greenway 1900 Davidson St. Nashville, TN 37206
Festival and 5K start and Finish line will be near the silver melting bird statue and Sevier Lake
- Race Wizard
Start Time: 5 km Run/Walk: 7:30 a.m.
Inclement Weather: The race will be held rain or shine
Chip-Timed
Registration Fee: $40
Registration includes t-shirt/swag bag and participation medal.
Race Day Registration Available by phone via QR code. Please register in advance if possible.
Early Packet Pick Up Friday, July 31 near the melting Silver Bird at Shelby Park. 12pm-2pm
Race Day Packet Pick Up: 6:30am-7:20am
Refund Policy: No refunds will be issued; you may transfer your registration to someone else if needed.
REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICK UP CLOSE AT 7:30AM
ALL RUNNERS MUST START NO LATER THAN 7:40AM.
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Running
2026 Nashville Urban Runoff 5K
Race Info The race is chip-timed! ! Date: August 1, 2026 Start Time: 5 km Run/Walk: 7:30 a.m. Inclement Weather: The race will be held rain, snow, or shine The Water Quality Festival will be taking place 6:30 - 9:30 a.m. The Festival celebrates clean water and green infrastructure and includes kids’ activities, hands-on education, and more! Contact charlene@tnstormwater.org for more information. Early Packet Pickup: Friday, July 31, near the silver melting bird at next to lake. Shelby Bottoms Park or you may pickup packets on race day.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Nashville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (CDT) in Nashville on August 1, 2026 — 13h 58m of daylight.
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2026 results — Nashville Urban Runoff 5K & Water Quality Festival
2026 Nashville Urban Runoff 5K · 233 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Andrews | 17:30 | 5:38 /mi |
| 2 | Alex Douglass | 18:08 | 5:50 /mi |
| 3 | Anthony Brais | 18:28 | 5:57 /mi |
| 4 | Caitlyn Daniel | 18:44 | 6:02 /mi |
| 5 | Mac Mize | 18:58 | 6:06 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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