08/11/2025
7th Pathways 5K Run/Walk
Final Instructions
Howdy 2025 Registered Race Participants!
Thank you for registering for this year's 7th Pathways 5K!
Please review the following information as you prepare for this weekend:
Note change: Pre-Packet Pickup: Pre-Packet Pickup on Friday August 22nd afternoon from 4:00 pm- 7:00 PM Gold’s Gym Walker Springs 8445 Kingston Pike Knoxville, TN 37923 (inside lobby
T-Shirts are first come-first served.
T-shirts are not guaranteed for registrations after August 1, 2025.
Day of- Packet Pick-up, Saturday morning, will be at West End Church of Christ, 8301 E. Walker Springs Lane, Knoxville, TN 37923. Packet Pickup will open at 6:30 AM and continue up to race.
If you are picking up a packet for another participant, please have a copy of that individual’s confirmation email to show our volunteers.
Bib Number: Your Race Bib has the timing element affixed to the back of the Bib. Please do not remove it. You must pin your assigned bib number on the front of your clothing to receive your official time and to be visible to Course Monitors and Finish Timing.
Parking: Free parking is available for participants and spectators, as well as volunteers.
Event Photos: Photos of race participants will be captured by Pathways 5K. Luis Chavez is the photographer. Links to event photos will be posted on Facebook. https://luischavezphotography.pixieset.com/?t=sport
Post - Race Festivities: Post race refreshments will be available on the tables in the middle of the sponsor booths beginning at 8:30 AM. Please respect that food/hydration is reserved for race participants. Lowes Bottled water, Wal-Mart bananas, and McDonalds sausage biscuits. The 5K Awards presentations will be at 9:30 am.
Race Morning Timeline:
PLEASE NOTE - Please be mindful to que up with the fastest runners to the front. 5K jogging strollers and walkers to the rear please. For the Safety of Everyone please stay to the right side of the road within the cones. Walkers, please walk on the right side of the road.
EVENT DAY: Saturday, August 23, 2025
6:30 am Registration & Check-in – West End Church of Christ 8301 E. Walker Springs Lane, Knoxville, TN 37923
7:45 am Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem, and Prayer
8:00 am 5K Run Begins
9:00 am 5K Awards and Food
Race Morning Weather: Current forecast calls for high 56 Degrees partly cloudy with 11% chance of rain, winds light and variable. Here in Tennessee that changes daily. Please dress accordingly.
Water Stop: 5K – approx. M 1.5
Please respect our county and toss empty cups or your personal gel packets in the designated trash receptacles or carry out with you to the finish. Thank you!
Restrooms: Start/Finish Restrooms: Toilets are available in the start area.
Course Routes: The courses will be marked with directional signage. We will have several monitors on the course, but as runners, it is your responsibility to know the routes and courses. This is a certified course https://certifiedroadraces.com/certificate/?type=r&id=2207
Pathways 5K –out and back
1. Start in West End church of Christ parking lot
2. R on East Walker Springs
3. R on North Gallaher Road sidewalk
4. Stay on Greenway Jean Tague Greenway
5. L on Knoxville City Greenway (Ten Mile Creek Greenway)
6. Go under North Gallaher Road
7. Go under Walker Springs Road
8. R on Ten Mile Creek Greenway
9. Another R on Ten Mile Creek Greenway
10. Run around Walker Springs Park
11. L on Ten Mile Creek Greenway
12. Another L on Ten Mile Creek Greenway
13. Go under Walker Springs Road and under North Gallaher Road
14. L on Walker Springs Road
15. Finish at the marked finish line
Thank you for your support of this event. Without you, we could not have a race. On behalf of the Tennessee Children’s Home, I look forward to welcoming you to this race.
Thank you!
Rebecca Mischke, Tennessee Children’s Home Development Department
