Cove Lake 5K

Race Info

Cove Lake 5K Sat May 30 - Sun June 14, 2026

Caryville, TN 37714 US

Event Info

The Cove Lake 5K has been a popular event from its beginning in 1998.

Virtual Run Anywhere 5K

May 30 to June 14

Timed 5K

Location

Cove Lake State Park, I-75, Exit 134. After traffic light take first left to Cove Lake State Park entrance.

Packet pick up on Saturday will available from 6:30 am until 7:45 am at the admin building adjacent to the start line location.

Race Starts

8 a.m. EDT

Course Description

A course with a beautiful view of nature on paved trails through the woods and along the lake shore.

Registration & Fees

Race Day on-line registration will close prior to 7:45.

FEE: $30. After June 2 through race day the Race Fee will be $35.

Race Shirt

Register by June 6 to insure shirt order & size. Race day packet pick-up. Runners will receive shirt on the day of race as supply last.

Awards

(Male & Female) Over all Winners: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd; Masters (40+), Grandmasters (50+) and Veterans (60+)

Age divisions: 12-under; 13-18; 19-24; 25-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54; 55-59; 60-69; 70-79; 80-up

After Race Refreshments

Information

Contact race director: DARRELL BRANAM Email: [email protected]

Race Day Registration and Timing by Total Race Solutions www.totalracesolutions.com

Refunds by Referring Friends

Participants will be assigned a unique personal url when they register. The participant can encourage their friends to use this url when they register for this event. The system will maintain a count of the number of registrations for each url. When five participants have registered using a participant's personal url, the participant with that url will receive a retroactive refund of $5 to the credit card that they used for registration.

RaceJoy

Available for Apple and Android devices. Interactive Race Day Experience with RaceJoy Live Phone Tracking, GPS Progress Alerts and Cheers!

Virtual 5K Event

The virtual option will be available as a run anywhere course event. Participants will be able to run the course that they choose for this option within a defined time window. The participant will be able to post their time to the RunSignup results page for the virtual event. Virtual participants will be automatically assigned a virtual bib number when they register. They will not actually receive a physical bib. Participants in the virtual event will receive a race shirt, but must pick up their shirt at the early packet pickup (if offered) or at the day of race packet pickup. Virtual participants are not eligible for awards.

The Virtual Participants will be able to utilize the application from 12:00 AM May 30, 2026 to 11:59 PM June 14, 2026.