Baker Creek Blitz

DATE TIME PLACE:  Sunday, May 13, 2018. 8:00 am. (Kids Race will start at 7:30 am.) Race will start and finish near the main Baker Creek parking area on Lancaster Drive, Knoxville TN 37920.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The very challenging 5k course will start on Baker Creek, left onto Sycamore Loop, left onto Best Medicine, bomb down Devil’s Racetrack either way, and finish on Baker Creek. The easier (yes, I said easier) 10k course will also start on Baker Creek, left onto part of Sycamore Loop, left onto Red Bud Crest, across the Red Bud Road bridge and back for a short out'n'back, left onto Floyd Fox, left onto Sycamore Loop, left onto Best Medicine, right onto Pappy’s Way, right on Sycamore Loop and back to the finish. We emphasize that both courses are quite challenging and should not be undertaken lightly. The 10k will be 10k.

DIRECTIONS: Race staging area will be at the main Baker Creek parking area on Lancaster Drive, Knoxville TN 37920.

REGISTRATION FEE (NO REFUNDS AND NO BIB TRANSFERS): $15.00 for preregistration. $10.00 for students 14 and younger. Online registration available at www.ktc.org. NOTE: Day of Race registration $20.00. Max one volunteer coupon per person per event redeemable.

KIDS TRAIL RACE: Kids will run a rollicking loop course of just over a mile, starting at 7:30.

T-SHIRTS: Special limited edition T-shirts will be printed for the series. This is the same shirt as at all other Treadin’ Trodden Trails races; one shirt per runner PER SEASON please. Taking multiple shirts minimizes monies we are able to donate to trail friendly causes.

SPECIAL SERIES AWARDS: Points will be awarded for overall finish (and volunteerism) at each of the TTT Series races. Top point earners at the end of the series (five each male / female and < 40 / 40+) will receive TTT Series awards. Overall top male and female and top male and female masters qualify for free entry to the entire 2019 Treadin' Trodden Trails racing season. In order to qualify for a series award,an individual must be a current KTC member and volunteer at a minimum of three Treadin’ Trodden Trails events. Point totals accrue in a maximum of eight series events.

RESULTS: Results will be available on the Knoxville Track Club website: www.ktc.org

COURSE ETIQUETTE: We reserve the right to disqualify anyone who exhibits unsportsmanlike conduct or is abusive to volunteers. Due to insurance regulations, no headsets, earphones, bicycles, baby strollers, roller blades or pets on the course.

SAFETY: Aid and water stations will be provided, but in an effort to be greener, we require all runners to carry their own water, i.e., no cups at the aid stations. If you don't own a handheld, consider purchasing one; they're quite useful out on the trail. Otherwise a basic water bottle will be provided and special colorful and durable handheld bottleholders will be available for purchase for $5.00. We also strongly recommend that anyone sensitive to insect stings or bites carry their own medication. Finally, we urge that everyone do some pre-race training offroad, as there is no substitute for experience. We want you to have a good time.

INFO FOR RUNNING OR VOLUNTEERING: Contact race director Tony Owens 865.323.3753 or [email protected]. For more info, contact Treadin' Trodden Trails series director Michael deLisle 865.548.4718 or [email protected]