Baker Creek Blitz
Saturday, May 8, 2027
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Saturday, May 8, 2027
3700 Lancaster Drive
Knoxville, TN
Saturday, May 8, 2027
3700 Lancaster Drive
Knoxville, TN
Baker Creek Blitz (in the Blackness!)
TIME & PLACE: 7K race starts at 9:00 pm, KIDS RACE starts at 8:30 pm. That's right, this is a night race folks, so bring a light! Starts/finishes near the Baker Creek Pavilion at Baker Creek Preserve.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Always wanted to run on the mountain bike trails? Now's your chance! After a fast and furious Kids Trail Mile, we'll run a 7 kilometer course through the fast and furious Baker Creek Preserve.
DIRECTIONS: Point your GPS to Baker Creek Preserve Pavilion, 3700 Lancaster Drive, Knoxville, TN 37920. It’s about 3 miles from downtown Knoxville. From downtown Knoxville: Take James White Parkway south to the Sevierville Pike exit. From the exit, follow signs toward Lancaster Drive. Turn right onto Lancaster Dr. about half a mile from the previous turn, and that the parking area will be on the left adjacent to the church building. The pavilion is at the trailhead and bike park entrance, and the trails start from the gravel lot there. Watch pre-race email for details on this.
REGISTRATION AND FEES (NO REFUNDS AND NO BIB TRANSFERS): Registration fees above, KTC member discount accepted. Not a member of KTC? Sign up here!
SPECIAL SERIES REGISTRATION OFFERS: Sign up online for 7 for $130 Season Pass, or Kids 7 for $40 Kids Pass bundle deals and SAVE BIG! Trail Series Bundle Expires June 1.
KIDS TRAIL RACE: Kids will run a moderately hilly and truly fun loop course of about a mile.
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.
TTT SERIES AWARDS: This year we'll be awarding the top 3 in each division free race entries. Additionally we'll hold a drawing so that two lucky runners get a pair of shoes, thanks to the generous sponsorship of Runners Market. We'll once again be presenting the awards at the annual KTC Holiday Party in December. Reminder, to qualify for series awards (and free shoes!), you'll need to be a member of KTC, and you will need to have volunteered two times during the course of the trail race season
RESULTS: Results will be available on this RunSignup page.
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: There will be at least one aid station set up but there will be only very small cups, so we urge you to carry your own hydration container. 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.
SAFETY POLICY CLARIFICATION: Our primary goal is to keep everybody safe out there in the woods. We've had some interest by younger folks in running the longer races, and we're all over that idea, but we are also concerned about their safety. For the remainder of the season (and moving forward), if a runner is under 12 years old, he or she will need to be accompanied by an adult in order to run the adult race (i.e. not the kids mile).Also, and this is less of a safety concern and more of a concern for the welfare of our volunteers: We'll need to start enforcing the 18:00/mile minimum pace. This has been our policy all along but we've gotten a little lax and this keeps our volunteers in the woods far longer than they should have to be. Moving forward, each race will have a sweeper, and runners will need to be moving at greater than an 18:00/mile pace to stay in the race. Don't get caught by the sweep!
DON'T TAKE A BIB IF YOU'RE NOT RUNNING. This is safety-related - we want to make sure that everybody who starts the race stays safe. If you take a bib, we think you're running the race. Then when you don't show up at the finish, we have to try and track you down and make sure you're not lost in the woods or hurt. So please -- if you're not running the race, don't take a bib. Also, if you have to drop out of the race, please let one of the race officials know so you are accounted for. Also, don't crunch or fold the bib, or tear off the bottom. We need an unspoiled bib to record your time and finish place.
INFO FOR RUNNING OR VOLUNTEERING: We love our volunteers! Please connect with us if you'd like to volunteer (trails@ktc.org), and you can find openings at the "Volunteer" link above. We value volunteerism highly. Runners can take their participation in the KTC TTT series to the next level by volunteering! Not only does the success of each trail race depend on our great community of volunteers, but volunteerism is required for placement in the esteemed Grand Prix Rankings. In order to qualify for a Grand Prix award, runners must also volunteer for a minimum of two events. Each trail race has opportunities for both folks running in the event and those preferring to provide support during the race. Volunteer positions can be found and selected on the respective race page on Runsignup.com. No experience is necessary and one might argue that volunteering is more fun than running. Come out, support the community and secure your place in the Grand Prix hierarchy!
KTC SAFETY POLICY: The Knoxville Track Club Board of Directors has approved an Event Safety Policy, viewable here: Weather Policy. Please familiarize yourself with it.
4.3 mi
1 mile