Scholars Run
Maryville, TN
- 5K, 1 Miler
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
The Scholars Run traditional race is a 5K (3.1-mile) road race and 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk and is the second event of the Healthy Blount Triple Crown of Running. The race begins and ends on the Maryville College campus, with a certified course. Individual and team competition will take place. Special … MORE
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| H (°F) | 89 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 86 |
| L (°F) | 73 | 73 | 67 | 70 | 64 |
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Classic Very Nice 5K
The Scholars Run is a well done 5K in a scenic small college setting. Packet picket in the morning was at the rec center and smooth, there were indoor restrooms. … MORE
The Scholars Run is a well done 5K in a scenic small college setting. Packet picket in the morning was at the rec center and smooth, there were indoor restrooms. 200+ runners made a nice size. The course was mostly on campus with about half a mile going out the entrance into a charming well kept older neighborhood of the type of nice houses you’d expect across from a small private older university. Streets weren’t closed but there were police on the main street off campus directing traffic. The one water/gatorade stop was here, put on in front of an Edward Jones advisor’s front yard, with him and his family serving, nice.
The course was well marked with volunteers at key spots. My watch had 167 ft of elevation gain. There were bananas, bagels and pastries at the finish with plenty of water bottles. Swag was a quality cotton tshirt with silhouettes of runners wearing mortar boards.
We ran this last about 20 years and it was so nice to run it again. I hope we can run it again next year, it’s that kind of race.