Quatina M. Wolaver Poker Run
- Date Sun 27th September 2026
- Time 2:00PM CDT
- Location Fayetteville, Tennessee
- Price $43.40
- Races 1 race
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Event summary
Join us for the Quatina M. Wolaver Poker Run on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Fayetteville, Lincoln, where running meets fun and philanthropy! This unique event invites participants to run as many ½ mile loops as they can on a closed gravel course, all while raising funds and awareness for ovarian cancer. Starting at 2 PM, runners will have one hour to complete laps, with the opportunity to play poker based on their performance. To participate, simply raise a minimum of $100 during registration, and your $40 registration fee will be refunded at checkout!
This exciting race format has been a hit for the past eight years, and we’re thrilled to continue the tradition in its ninth year. All ages are welcome, so bring your family along for a day of fun and community spirit! With 20 prizes available for various categories, including most laps and top poker hands, everyone has a chance to shine. Don't miss this opportunity to support a worthy cause while enjoying an active and engaging day! Mark your calendars for September 27, and prepare for a memorable experience that combines fitness, fun, and fundraising for ovarian cancer research!
This exciting race format has been a hit for the past eight years, and we’re thrilled to continue the tradition in its ninth year. All ages are welcome, so bring your family along for a day of fun and community spirit! With 20 prizes available for various categories, including most laps and top poker hands, everyone has a chance to shine. Don't miss this opportunity to support a worthy cause while enjoying an active and engaging day! Mark your calendars for September 27, and prepare for a memorable experience that combines fitness, fun, and fundraising for ovarian cancer research!
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 8 years; we are looking forward to keeping the fun going for our 9th year! 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 27th.
T-SHIRT CUTOFF: SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026
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 27th.
T-SHIRT CUTOFF: SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026
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 & Arm Sleeves
Sun 27th September 2026 (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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Old Town, LLC, 80 Quick School Road, Fayetteville, 37334, TN, United States
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