Outlandish 5Kish
About this race
Only two miles from downtown, Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness presents a unique urban playground for trail runners. Winding through the trails at Ijams Nature Center near Mead's Quarry, participants will encounter plenty of rocks, roots, and climbing to test their grit in this 5k "ish' distance run.
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Trail running
5K ish
Take a journey through Ijams Nature Center and Knoxville's Urban Wilderness with this 5K ish trail run.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knoxville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:41 AM and sets at 8:23 PM local time (EDT) in Knoxville on May 2, 2026 — 13h 41m 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, 92 Knoxville events
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