Cherohala 5K

Come experience an impressive Cherohala 5K in Tellico Plains, Saturday October 26th at the Cherohala Skyway Festival! Timely registration includes an awesome race Cherohala 5K T-shirt, a keepsake weatherproof  Cherohala 5K logo sticker, chip timed race bib, water before the event and water and snacks after the event! Pre-race warm up provided by Grow and Flow Yoga.
The spectacular course will start and end along the Cherohala Skyway with sections following the Tellico River! The chip timed race is sanctioned by Personal Best Racing!  Register by October 16th to be guaranteed a T-shirt! First and Second Place Medals will be awarded to male and female division winners in each age group. Participants under 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
Pre Race Instructions:
REGISTRATION and packet pick up will begin at 7 a.m.  at the RUNNER’S ARCH & FINISH LINE at the corner of Babcock Street and Cherohala Skyway, directly across from Skyway Realty located at 411 Cherohala Skyway. 
PARKING for runners & families: Parking for $10 per vehicle will be available on Babcock Street behind the Runner’s Arch. Turn north onto Babcock Street from the Cherohala Skyway and a parking attendant will direct you where to park. There is plenty of parking in the field behind the Hall Museum for a fee of $10. Enter the field at 122 Bank Street at the Event Parking Sign. A parking attendant will tell you where to park. It is an easy walk to the museum and the area where the race will end. There is limited handicapped parking for $10 at the museum’s entrance at 229 Cherohala Skyway and a free drop off and turn around zone. There is free parking on some of the side streets toward town. 
After sign up,  runners will walk to the start line that is located at the end of Babcock Street. Grow and Flo Yoga will begin to warm participants up beginning at 7:30 a.m. 
FINISH LINE: You will see the arch that marks the end of the race at the end of the Charles Hall Museum property at the corner of Babcock Street and the Cherohala Skyway.  
First and Second Place medals will be presented at the Cherohala Skyway Festival main music stage around 9:45-10:00 a.m. The Stage is located at the Charles Hall Museum beside Building 2 and close to the finish line. The Cherohala Skyway Festival has lots of free family activities, food and over 85 vendors. First Baptist Church will be having a free pancake breakfast from 8:30-10 at the Cherohala Skyway Visitor’s Center entrance. 
Visit www.skywayfestival.com for more information about the Cherohala Skyway Festival and the Charles Hall Museum’s “Win $10,000 Cash  Raffle!”