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2023 - Smoky Mountain Very Scary 5K

Townsend, Tennessee, United States View on map
Oct 13, 2023 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2023 distances

Running

5K Run

5K (3.1 mile) out-and-back run from The Abbey in Townsend, with virtually guaranteed Scary sightings along the way, and an aid station halfway around the creepy course.

Oct 13, 2023 5K 8:00 PM
$50.00
Closed

1 Mile Fun Run

1 mile out-and-back run from The Abbey in Townsend, with virtually guaranteed Scary sightings along the way, and an aid station halfway along the creepy course.

Oct 13, 2023 1.6K 8:00 PM
$50.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on October 13, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 12.5° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 25.4°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 12.5° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 25.4°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
8.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
68.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 13, 2023 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 13, 2023 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 22m

The sun rises at 7:39 AM and sets at 7:02 PM local time (EDT) in Townsend on October 13, 2023 — 11h 22m of daylight.

Course

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2023 results — Smoky Mountain Very Scary 5K

87 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run

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Leading finishers of the 2023 Smoky Mountain Very Scary 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 William Mays 20:08 6:29 /mi
2 Hannah Kramer 20:19 6:32 /mi
3 Tyler Cassity 21:17 6:51 /mi
4 Kory Doane 21:45 7:00 /mi
5 Karl Denninger 25:23 8:10 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • 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, 8 Townsend events

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