Taco Bell 50K Knoxville
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About the race
The Taco Bell 50K Knoxville is a 50-kilometer looped run in Knoxville, Tennessee, starting and finishing at The Long Run at 2452 Sutherland Avenue. The course visits seven Taco Bell locations in order and uses a mix of sidewalks, greenways, and some road sections open to traffic. The route is provided as a downloadable GPX file and turn-by-turn directions are available for navigation. The course will not be marked on race day; participants are expected to follow the GPX or the written directions.
Timing services will be provided by East Coast Adventures. Safety requirements include wearing a 360-degree reflective vest while on course, avoiding in-ear or over-the-ear headphones, using sidewalks and greenways where available, and crossing roads at pedestrian crosswalks. Runners should travel against traffic when on road sections with little or no shoulder and keep to the grass shoulder when necessary. The event enforces a maximum allowed time of 11 hours to complete the loop. Food and verification rules require participants to order and eat a menu item at each Taco Bell stop, eat specified larger items by certain stops, keep receipts and wrappers for verification, and avoid a small list of disallowed items.
The event is in-person only for 2027 and packet pick-up is available the day before and on race day at Pace House by The Long Run. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
