Quatina M. Wolaver Poker Run
- Date Sun 28th September 2025
- Time 2:00PM CDT
- Location Fayetteville, Tennessee
- Price $43.40
- Races 1 race
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Event summary
Join us for the exciting Quatina M. Wolaver Poker Run on Sunday, September 28th, 2025, in Fayetteville, Lincoln! This unique event combines the thrill of running with the fun of poker, all while supporting a worthy cause—raising funds and awareness for ovarian cancer. Starting at 2 PM at Old Town (80 Quick School Road), participants will race around a closed, gravel course, completing as many half-mile loops as possible within one hour. With no age restrictions, everyone from kids to grandparents can join in the fun, making it a perfect family-friendly event!
Participants are encouraged to raise a minimum of $100 during registration to receive a refund on their $40 entry fee, making it easy to support this important cause. As runners complete laps, they will collect cards to play poker, with prizes awarded for the most laps, best poker hands, and fastest laps across various age categories. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience that not only promotes fitness and camaraderie but also directly benefits the Quatina M. Wolaver Foundation of Hope. Let's make a difference together while having a blast!
Participants are encouraged to raise a minimum of $100 during registration to receive a refund on their $40 entry fee, making it easy to support this important cause. As runners complete laps, they will collect cards to play poker, with prizes awarded for the most laps, best poker hands, and fastest laps across various age categories. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind experience that not only promotes fitness and camaraderie but also directly benefits the Quatina M. Wolaver Foundation of Hope. Let's make a difference together while having a blast!
Organiser's Description
Do you like to RUN? Do you like to play POKER? Do you like SUPPORTING WORTHY CAUSES with your participation? If so, this is the event for YOU - come on out to Old Town (80 Quick School Road) at 2 PM on the last Sunday in September every year to run as many laps as you can in an hour to raise funds and awareness for ovarian cancer! This race format is totally unique for our area and has been a lot of fun for our participants for the last 7 years; we are looking forward to bringing an even bigger and better event for 2025! We hope you're as excited as we are to support our Lincoln County young people through our scholarship program which Poker Run funds!
PLEASE READ! IF YOU AGREE TO DONATE/RAISE A MINIMUM OF $100 DURING REGISTRATION, THE COST OF YOUR REGISTRATION ($40) WILL BE REFUNDED AT CHECKOUT*. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, ON THE CHARITY/DONATION PAGE, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE BUTTON THAT SAYS 'BECOME A FUNDRAISER" AND SET YOUR FUNDRAISER UP - YOU CAN DONATE THE FULL AMOUNT AT THAT TIME OR SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO THEY CAN SUPPORT YOUR PERSONAL FUNDRAISER. IT IS SO EASY TO RAISE $100 ON SOCIAL MEDIA...THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE AND RACE FOR FREE AT THE SAME TIME!
CONCEPT: Runners complete as many 1/2 mile loops on our closed, GRAVEL course in ONE HOUR as they wish. For each lap completed, a card will be placed in an envelope for you by a volunteer. Runners must complete 5 loops (2.5 miles) within the hour in order to play poker. There are no age groups since the winners aren't based on speed so, bring your kids and grandmas! Never know who lady luck is going to smile on!
We are running a CUPLESS event. If you've never participated in one of these, that just means that we will provide lots of water coolers, but you will provide the vessel and will fill it yourself, as needed.
20 Total Prizes:
Male + Female - Most Laps 17u, 18+
Male + Female - Top 3 Poker Hands 17u, 18+
Male + Female - Fastest Lap 17u, 18+
PACKET PICKUP: All packets MUST be picked up 12:30 - 1:45 on race day, September 28th.
T-SHIRT CUTOFF: SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2025
Definitely no dogs or strollers on this one - the course would not be a good one for either of these.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS RACE WILL BENEFIT THE QUATINA M. WOLAVER FOUNDATION OF HOPE, WHICH STRIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR RESEARCH FOR OVARIAN CANCER. *DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PAP DOES NOT TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER? THERE IS NO TEST FOR THIS DISEASE!
*IF YOU DON'T RAISE AT LEAST THE $100 MINIMUM YOU AGREED TO, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE $40 REGISTRATION FEE YOU WERE REFUNDED.
PLEASE READ! IF YOU AGREE TO DONATE/RAISE A MINIMUM OF $100 DURING REGISTRATION, THE COST OF YOUR REGISTRATION ($40) WILL BE REFUNDED AT CHECKOUT*. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, ON THE CHARITY/DONATION PAGE, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE BUTTON THAT SAYS 'BECOME A FUNDRAISER" AND SET YOUR FUNDRAISER UP - YOU CAN DONATE THE FULL AMOUNT AT THAT TIME OR SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY SO THEY CAN SUPPORT YOUR PERSONAL FUNDRAISER. IT IS SO EASY TO RAISE $100 ON SOCIAL MEDIA...THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO RAISE FUNDS FOR A WORTHY CAUSE AND RACE FOR FREE AT THE SAME TIME!
CONCEPT: Runners complete as many 1/2 mile loops on our closed, GRAVEL course in ONE HOUR as they wish. For each lap completed, a card will be placed in an envelope for you by a volunteer. Runners must complete 5 loops (2.5 miles) within the hour in order to play poker. There are no age groups since the winners aren't based on speed so, bring your kids and grandmas! Never know who lady luck is going to smile on!
We are running a CUPLESS event. If you've never participated in one of these, that just means that we will provide lots of water coolers, but you will provide the vessel and will fill it yourself, as needed.
20 Total Prizes:
Male + Female - Most Laps 17u, 18+
Male + Female - Top 3 Poker Hands 17u, 18+
Male + Female - Fastest Lap 17u, 18+
PACKET PICKUP: All packets MUST be picked up 12:30 - 1:45 on race day, September 28th.
T-SHIRT CUTOFF: SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2025
Definitely no dogs or strollers on this one - the course would not be a good one for either of these.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS RACE WILL BENEFIT THE QUATINA M. WOLAVER FOUNDATION OF HOPE, WHICH STRIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR RESEARCH FOR OVARIAN CANCER. *DID YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PAP DOES NOT TEST FOR OVARIAN CANCER? THERE IS NO TEST FOR THIS DISEASE!
*IF YOU DON'T RAISE AT LEAST THE $100 MINIMUM YOU AGREED TO, YOUR CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE $40 REGISTRATION FEE YOU WERE REFUNDED.
Races
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Poker Run
Incl. $3.40 Fee & Short Sleeve T
Sun 28th September 2025 (2:00PM CDT)
$43.40
This is a variable distance event! You can run anywhere from 2.5 miles (minimum required to collect 5 cards to play poker) to as many miles as your legs will run in one hour!
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