Thompson Cancer Survival Center Race Against Cancer
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Event details
The Thompson Cancer Survival Center Race Against Cancer takes place on November 2, 2025 at World’s Fair Park Festival Lawn in Knoxville, TN. The event includes 5K timed and untimed runs, a Walk in the Park, and a supporting/donation option. The event supports the Thompson Cancer Survival Center Foundation; the race has a long history and the foundation reports more than $8 million raised to fund local cancer screening and care.
All participants must be registered and wear an official race bib. Chip timing will be used for official results and results are available post-race via the QR code on the race bib. The event is open to runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes; bicycles, skateboards, and rollerblades are not permitted. Baby strollers are allowed in the back of the starting pack. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are permitted. A 1 hour 30 minute time limit applies to complete the course. Medical personnel and course monitors will be available on site.
Course, awards, and logistics
The course starts and finishes on World’s Fair Park Drive between the performance lawn and the bottom level of the Holiday Inn / World’s Fair Exhibition Hall. The route follows the Greenway under the viaduct, crosses the lake and Cumberland Avenue via a bridge, travels along Neyland Drive with a U-turn at Joan Cronan Way, and returns to the finish area by the Sunsphere and convention center parking lot.
Awards include trophies for top overall and masters finishers and medals for age division winners. Pre-event packet pickup is at 1451 Dowell Springs Blvd., Knoxville on October 24, 25, and 27 with specified pickup times; race-day pickup is available at the pre-registration tent. Several nearby parking areas are listed with available spaces. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.