Guaranteed shirt in preferred size for early registrants!
$20 Early Individual Registration
$60 Early Family Registration
(includes 4 T-Shirts, additional shirts $10)
Standard Registration (Sept. 1 thru race day)
$25 Race Day Individual Registration
$65 Race Day Family Registration
Cotton Pickin' Race Day:
Parking is available at and around the race start, located at First United Methodist Church, 205 S. East St., Somerville, TN.
Before the race, runners, walkers and spectators can enjoy a heart-pumping Jazzercise warm-up with top 40 pop, country, and hip hop hits. The 5k race begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 1k Cotton Candy fun run at 9:30 a.m. Awards will be presented at 10 a.m. at the Cotton Festival on the Somerville Court Square.
Race Day Registration Times
5k: 7 - 8:15 a.m.
1k: 7 - 9:15 a.m.
Cotton Pickin' Route:
Runners and walkers will enjoy a scenic journey which weaves through the quaint roads of historic Somerville, TN. The route winds through Somerville City Cemetery, circa 1829, where monuments adorn the resting places of local legends and pre-civil war ancestors. Event participants will experience inclines and declines.
Runners, walkers and strollers are welcome at both 5k & 1k events. For safety, no pets, bicycles or skates please.
Cotton Pickin' Course Map (Subject to change - review one week prior to event)
The run/walk culminates in an awards ceremony on the Somerville Courthouse lawn, where we kick off the Cotton Festival offering family friendly events including live music, inflatables, games, food, a car show, heritage demonstrations, folk art, crafts, and much more.
Cotton Pickin' Packet Pick Up:
Oakland and Somerville locations and dates to be determined. Visit our calendar one week prior to event date for updates.
Cotton Pickin' Awards:
* Top Overall Male and Female
* Top Overall Master's Male and Female
* Top Three Male and Female Age Group Winners:
