Date/Time
Date(s) - October 28, 2023
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Corryton Community Building
Categories
Race Contact
Frank Bushakra
(541) 786-5924
Corryton ‘Possum Chase 8-miler & 2-Miler Race
LOCATION DATE TIME: Corryton Community Building, 9331 Davis Drive, Corryton, TN 37721. Saturday morning, October 28, 2023 at 8:30AM.
RACE CONTACT: Frank Bushakra (541) 786-5924 fbushakr@eou.edu
BENEFITS CHARITY: Corryton Hospitality Food Pantry housed in Rutherford Memorial United Methodist Church
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Out and back course on Corryton-Luttrell Road (USATF certification 8 Mile TN15044MS; 2 Mile TN16052MS). Course maps are on the race website. 2-Miler walkers are welcome! The 8-Miler course is not walker-friendly due to one good size hill, roads being open to traffic, and not having a road shoulder or sidewalk. The 8-Miler course closes at 2 hours in 2023. If you want to walk, we would love for you to walk in the 2-Miler!
RACE DAY ACTIVITIES:
7:00-8:00 AM Eastern Time – packet pickup & race day registration
8:30 AM – 8 mile start, 8 mile course closes at 10:30 AM (2 hours)
8:40 AM – 2 mile start
9:25/9:30 AM – 2 mile awards
10:35/10:40 AM – 8 mile awards
(no early packet pickup)
AWARDS:
8-Miler Awards: Top 3 M/F Overall Finisher, Top M/F Master, Grandmaster, and Veteran Finisher. Awards Three Deep to M/F finishers in five-year Age Groups. Fastest 8-Miler team award plaque (requires 4 members).
2-Miler Awards: Top 1 M/F Overall Finisher. Awards Three Deep to M/F finishers in Age Groups. Fastest 2-Miler team award plaque (requires 4 members).
Team with most participants award plaque (8-Miler and 2-Miler combined).
POSTRACE FUN: Breakfast and refreshments will be served for registered race participants after the race.
REGISTRATION LINK AND FEES:
https://runsignup.com/Race/TN/Corryton/Corryton8Miler
T-SHIRTS: Short-sleeve shirt
*Everyone registered by October 1st will be guaranteed a race shirt. Everyone registering after that date will be provided a shirt and giveaways based on remaining supplies and sizes. We do not plan to reorder shirts. In that case, if certain sizes are out of stock, participants who register in late October might see some sizes as “Sold Out.”
PACKET PICKUP:
T-shirts and race bibs will be available on October 28th at the race site from 7:00-8:00 AM.
RACE ETIQUETTE: Roads along the running route will still be open to traffic with major intersections being monitored by law enforcement. For safety, roller blades, bicycles, and dogs are not allowed on the course; headphones are discouraged. Strollers start behind runners and walkers in the two mile only; RRCA strongly discourages strollers in events that exceed 5K.
RESULTS: Complete results will be available on the Total Race Solutions web site.
TN GRAND PRIX: This Event is part of The Run and See Tennessee Grand Prix Series.