Northwest Alabama's Complete Running Resource



Note: Race information is taken from a variety of sources and is subject to change and/or writers mistakes. Call the contact person listed before making final plans, especially if you're traveling out-of-town. TRAC is not responsible for any incorrect information in this document. Send corrections or additions for the calendar to SHOALS RUNNER ().

Race Directors: Listing space is available in the TRAC race calendar free of charge. Email your race information to SHOALS RUNNER using the link above. At a minimum, you must include race name, race distance, start time, start location, and a contact phone and/or email. Include any other information you want shown in your listing. Please check your listing and report any errors via email.

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March 13, 2010
Huff 'N Puff on the Bluff 15K Race & Relay
9:00 AM, Sheffield, AL, Sheffield Recreation Center
Benefiting American Red Cross of Northwest Alabama
2 or 3 person relay teams
Joe Quillen (256)366-0040

Register On-line  joequillen@bellsouth.net   Huff 'N Puff Website 2009 Race Results

March 20, 2010
Riverhill Run 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
8:00 AM, Florence, AL, Riverhill School in St. Florian
Both 5K and 1 mile courses are USATF certified
Vanessa Morse
  vanessa@mantelsdirect.com   Event Website 2009 Race Results

March 27, 2010
Eagle Run: 5k and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk
5k begins at 8am, 1 mile Fun Run/Walk begins at 9am
Covenant Christian School, 1900 Covenant Dr, Tuscumbia, AL
5k - $20 pre-register; $25 race day
1 Mile - $15 pre-register; $20 race day
Contact Meredith Martin at 383-4436 x16 form more information
   
Rotary International Shiloh "Run In the Park"
9:00 am, Shiloh National Military Park, Shiloh, TN
$15 Registration fee for all runners, pre-register until Tuesday, March 23rd
For more information, contact Michael D'Orio at (731) 926-8299
Register On-line    Printable Entry Form
First Annual Relay for Life Partnered for a Cure 5K Run/Walk
9:00am at Vertafore (beside Giles County High School, TN)
Registration at 8:15am
$15 Early registration deadline March 1st (includes shirt)
All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society
  partneredforacure@hotmail.com   Printable Entry Form
2nd Annual Rumpshaker 5K
8:00 am, Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL
The Rumpshaker 5k Run/Walk benefiting colon cancer awareness is an event the entire family will enjoy!
Runners, walkers, individuals, families, teams, and volunteers are all welcome. We'll have door prizes, age group awards, team awards, food, and free stuff.
  info@rumpshaker5k.com   Event Website

April 3, 2010
Keller Wellness Run 4 Mile & 1 Mile Fun Run
8:00 AM, Sheffield, AL, Keller Wellness Center
Pam Fleming (256) 386-4747
  brooke.cunningham@helenkeller.com   2009 Race Results
Running Wild Half Marathon, 5K and 1-Mile Fun Run
7:30 am, Wallace State Community College Campus
For more information, contact Stacey Moore by email or at (256) 708-7400.
  stacey.moore@wallacestate.edu   Printable Entry Form

April 17, 2010
Run For The Little Red School House 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run
8:00 am, Rogersville, AL
1-Mile Fun Run follows the 5K
The race begins & ends in downtown Rogersville, and it is a relatively flat and fast course.
All proceeds benefit the Little Red School House Student Rediness Program. LRSH provides school supplies, clothes, shoes and snacks for students who could otherwise not afford these items.
For more information, contact Chuck Worley
  cworley@hiwaay.net   2009 Race Results
St. Bernard Bloomin Festival 5K
7:30 a.m. St. Brenard Prep School, Cullman, AL
Race starts in the parking lot east of Tennis Courts and finishes behind Gym
Course is mostly gravel through wooded areas, finishing on pavement.
For further information please contact race director, Jeff Taylor, at 256-708-0044.
   
Dogwood 5K Cross Country Run/Walk
9:00 am, Rienzi, MS
Participants should preregister by 4/11/2010 for a fee of $15 per runner. Family of 4 or more, $12 per runner.
Registration after 4/11/10 will be $18 per person.
For more information, contact James Burcham at (662)462-3754
   

April 24, 2010
6th Annual Swampers 5K & 1 Mile Run/Walk
8:00 AM, Muscle Shoals, AL, Muscle Shoals Middle School near MSHS football stadium
Both 5K and 1 mile courses are flat and USATF certified. Please pre-register if you can.
Also all 5K finishers and kids under 12 in the 1 mile receive custom finisher's medals.
Josh Aycock (256) 415-1326
Register On-line  runnerdude413@aol.com   Printable Entry Form 2009 Results

May 1, 2010
Corinth Coke Classic 10K
8:30 AM, Corinth, MS, Downtown
Listed in Running Times as "One of the 100 Great short races."
Certified course with Champion Chip scoring.
Kenneth Williams (662) 287-1433
  kwiliams@corinthcoke.com   Event Website
Tuskegee FatAss 50K
7:00 am, Tuskegee National Forest
    Event Website

May 8, 2010
Jeff Dropo Run For Kids
Benefiting Camp Smile-A-Mile
Florence High School, Florence, AL
For more information, contact Kathie Pendergrass at 256-710-9806 or by email
  jeff.dropo.run.for.kids@gmail.com   2009 Race Results Event Website
Rotary International Shiloh Run in the Park 4 Miler
9:00am Shiloh Church, Shiloh National Military Park on TN Hwy 22
Registration begins at 8:00am
$15 registration fee for all runners - Pre-register until Tuesday, March 23

Printable Entry F   

May 15, 2010
29th Annual Jesse Owens Memorial 10K, 2 Mile & 1 Mile Kids Run
8:00 AM, Moulton, AL, Lawrence County High School
10K at 8:00 AM, 2 Mile at 9:15, One Mile at 10:00. One mile limited to ages 0-6 only.
DeWayne Key (256) 974-0176
  ace1key@aol.com   2009 Race Results

May 22, 2010
3rd Annual Woodall Dash 5K & 1 Mile
8:00 AM, Iuka, MS, Dixie Youth Baseball Complex
Proceeds to benefit the Junior Auxiliary of Tishomingo County
Cynthia Lambert (662) 279-9498
  woodalldash@yahoo.com   2009 Race Results

May 29, 2010
Heritage Hustle 5K
8:00 AM, Lawrenceburg, TN, Downtown Square Pavilion
Missi Caperton (931) 629-8805
  missi13@att.net   2009 Results

June 5, 2010
Butterfly 5K Run/Walk
8:00 am, City Park- Waynesboro, TN
Pre-registration through May 12, 2010 for $15 per runner.
Race day registration will be $18
For more information, please contact Jim Beavers by email or at (931) 722-3658
  jtbeavers@hughes.net   Printable Entry Form

June 12, 2010
2010 Pickwick Dam 5K Challenge
8:00 AM, Pickwick Dam, TN, Campground below Pickwick Dam
Beautiful 5K along the Tennessee River at Pickwick, TN
Fast loop course. Water on course and refreshments at the finish.
USATF Certified Course
Michael D'Orio (731) 926-8299
  mdorio@hardinmedical.com   2009 Results

June 26, 2010
Helen Keller Festival 5 Mile & 1 Mile Fun Run
8:00 AM, Tuscumbia, AL, Colbert County Courthouse
31st annual event in conjunction with Helen Keller Festival
5 Mile certified AL01015JD, 1 Mile certified AL03016JD
Joy Harbin (256) 381-4706
    Festival Website 2009 Results

July 4, 2010
Independence Day 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
8:00 AM, Sacred Heart School, Loretto, TN
Fast point-to-point certified 5K course, 1 mile certified loop course. The 1 mile course is the only certified mile in southern middle Tennessee.
US Highway 43, turn west on Church Street at First Farmers and Merchants Bank, 2.5 blocks to school.
Race day registration begins at 6:30 AM
Susan Methvin (931) 853-7226
  kmethvin@lorettotel.net   2009 Results

July 9, 2010
5K Run for St. Jude & 1 Mile Fun Run
7:00 PM, McFarland Park, Florence, AL.
Out-and-back around Florence Harbor. Certified 5K and 1 Mile courses

    2009 Race Results

July 17, 2010
W.C. Handy Da Doo Run Run 5K & 1 Mile FR
8:00 AM, Florence, AL, W.C. Handy Museum
For more information, contact race director Brad Lynch at (256) 324-1595.
    Festival Website 2009 Results

July 24, 2010
8th Annual Outback Survivor 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
8:00 AM, Sheffield, AL, Outback Steakhouse
Certified 5K and 1 Mile courses.

    2009 Race Results

August 6, 2010
Sunset Run 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
7:30 PM, Sheffield, AL, Keller Wellcare Center Jackson Highway, next to Colbert County Health Dept
1 mile fun run at 7:30, 5K at 8:00 PM. Both courses certified.
Pam Fleming (256) 386-4747
  pfleming@helenkeller.com   2009 Race Results

August 21, 2010
Killen Founders Day 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
7:00 AM, Killen, AL, First Methodist Church
7:00 AM - Beat the heat!
Joe Quillen (256)366-0040
  joequillen@bellsouth.net   2009 Race Results

September 6, 2010
8th Annual Sacred Heart Labor Day 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
8:00 AM, Lawrenceburg, TN, Sacred Heart Church
T. Scott Benefield (931) 766-3934
Alternate email: target242@mac.com
  Dr.Benefield@crockettkids.com   2009 Race Results

September 11, 2010
Darryl Worley's Tennessee River Run 5K Run/Walk
9:00 AM, Savannah, TN, Pickwick Landing State Park
DreamWorks Recording artist and Hardin County, Tennessee favorite son, Darryl Worley, is holding his 9th Annual Tennessee River Run on September 11, 2010, at Pickwick Landing State Park Resort outside of his hometown of Savannah, TN. The event benefits the Darryl Worley Foundation, Inc.
Michael D'Orio (731) 926-8299
    2009 Race Results Darryl Worley's Website
Lexington Founders Day 5K and 1 Mile
6:15 PM, Lexington, AL, This will mark the 6th Annual Lexington Founder's Day Run.
For more information, please call Lexington Family Chiropractic at (256) 229-6992.
  achiropractic@bellsouth.net   2009 Race Results

September 18, 2010
Power of Pink Certified 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
8:00 AM, Tuscumbia, AL, Spring Park - Shelter #2
Come out and enjoy beautiful, historic Tuscumbia and Spring Park at the 5th Annual Power of Pink Run/Walk while helping support the fight against breast cancer. Building on last year's success, this year's event is the same race, same great cause located on certified course # AL04021JD.
For info please contact:
Donna Johnson (256) 740-5431 or djohnson@mhnr.com
Auburn & Debbie Wilson (256) 757-4550 or wauburn@bellsouth.net
Brandon Brown (256) 383-6746 or brown@mspolice.org

Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society
    2009 Race Results

September 25, 2010
Shoals Christian School 5K & 1 MIle
8:00 AM, Florence, AL, Shoals Christian School on Heathrow Drive
Certified 5K and 1 Mile courses in the Heathrow Subdivision
Eddie Buckley (256) 767-7680 or David Bowling (256) 767-3217
    2009 Race Results

October 16, 2010
1 Mile Riverbottom Burnout!
8:30 AM, Florence, AL, McFarland Park
RRCA Alabama State One Mile Championship, Alabama's Fastest Mile!
Certified (AL03023JD), flat & fast out and back course along Florence harbor.
Gary House (256) 710-6122
  gary.house@sca.com   2009 Race Results

October 30, 2010
Pickwick Dam River Run 5k
9:00 AM, Pickwick Dam, TN, Campground below the dam
Lucy Smith (731) 689-3042 or 925-0427
  trfcu@centurytel.net   2009 Race Results

November 13, 2010
Turkey Trot 5K
9:00 AM, Savannah, TN, Savannah Christian Academy
Deonne Ewoldt (731) 926-1504
    2009 Race Results Savannah Christian Academy

November 20, 2010
Dam-Bridge Run 10,000 Meter Race
8:00 AM, Florence, AL, Shoals Conference Center & Hotel
Certified course, AL05033JD
Cross the Tennessee River on the historic Wilson Dam, and return across the Patton Island Bridge. Each river crossing is approximately 0.8 miles.
Todd Allen (256) 627-0658
  agameco@aol.com   2009 Race Results Event Website

December 31, 2010
Millennium Run 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run
11:45 PM, Killen, AL, First Baptist Church
The only New Year's Eve midnight run in North Alabama!
Frank Spires (256) 760-9502
  fspires@spiresandassociates.com   2009 Race Results