2024 - Smoky Mountain Very Scary 5K
2024 distances
Running
5K Run
5K (3.1 mile) lollipop loop run from The Abbey in Townsend, with virtually guaranteed Scary sightings along the way, and an aid station part way along the creepy course that you'll hit twice.
1 Mile Fun Run
1 mile loop run from The Abbey in Townsend, with virtually guaranteed Scary sightings along the way!
Race date Weather
Conditions on October 18, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
Course
Route map and elevation profile
No course map published yet.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Townsend
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- Townsend 5K Races 5 races
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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, 7 Townsend events
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