Oak Ridge Fall Classic 5k
About this race
Come take part in the Oak Ridge Fall Classic 5k! The course utilizes the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks' Melton Hill Lake Greenway. It is a perfect way for runners and walkers to celebrate the end of August and the approaching fall. All proceeds will benefit programming of Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services. The event begins and ends at the Pavilion located near the Melton Hill Lake Boat House.
Our end of August event will be the prelude to September's national Suicide Prevention Month, which helps to promote conversations around this subject. Our 2026 event will be an opportunity to participate while honoring those who we have lost to suicide. A remembrance banner will be available for participants and volunteers to write a name, nickname, initials, &/or a message to someone paying witness to those we've lost while lifting up hope is a fitting complement to the event and build upon the 2024 and 2025 banner. With the date change to the end of August, it will also allow us to pay witness to those we've lost to overdose as we recognize International Overdose Awareness Day, which is typically recognized on the final day of August.
Packet Pick-Up available Friday, September from 4pm-5:30pm at Ridgeview's Main Center Lobby located at 240 W. Tyrone Road in Oak Ridge and Saturday, September 6 from 7:30 am - 8:30 am at Ridgeview's registration tent located under the Pavilion and next to the start/finish line.
To guarantee t-shirt, you must register by 8/19. Please be advised limited quantities remain in varying sizes for those who register after 8/19 through day-of event on 8/29.
NOTE: race start for 2026 is scheduled for 8:30 a.m.
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Running
Oak Ridge Fall Classic 5K
Parking is available at Melton Hill Lake. Colorful fall short-sleeve shirts to all participants who preregister by 8/19/26. Shirts not guaranteed for those who register after 8/19. Awards for top 3 male and female and at ten-year age group increments, e.g. 20-29, 30-39, etc. This is an out and back course on the Melton Hill Greenway and will be open to the public. Water available near the turn-around at Elza Gate and at the finish. September is national Suicide Prevention Month, which helps to promote conversations around this important subject. Information related to suicide prevention will also be made available at the registration table. Our event will be an opportunity to participate while honoring those who we have lost to suicide. We will have a banner that pays witness to those we've lost to suicide while lifting up hope and is a fitting complement to the event. Packet pick-up is Friday, September 5 from 4pm-6pm at Ridgeview's Main Center Lobby located at 240 W. Tyrone Road and Saturday morning at the Ridgeview registration tent at the start/finish line from 7:30am-8:30am. Race begins at 8:30. Please be advised limited quantities remain in varying sizes for those who register on 9/5 or day-of event.
Oak Ridge Fall Classic Sleep-In VIRTUAL 5k
You may pick up your t-shirt on Friday, August 28 during regular packet pick up. Our event will be a prelude to September's national Suicide Prevention Month and International Overdose Awareness (August 31), which helps to promote conversations around these important subjects.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Oak Ridge, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:06 AM and sets at 8:09 PM local time (EDT) in Oak Ridge on August 29, 2026 — 13h 02m of daylight.
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2026 results — Oak Ridge Fall Classic 5k
Oak Ridge Fall Classic 5K · 100 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kepler Barnhart | 18:35 | 5:59 /mi |
| 2 | Nick Hetro | 18:46 | 6:02 /mi |
| 3 | Harrison Meadows | 19:58 | 6:26 /mi |
| 4 | William Furlow | 20:35 | 6:37 /mi |
| 5 | Sam Paganelli | 21:07 | 6:48 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 9 Oak Ridge events
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