Trot for Education

🏃‍♂️ Trot for Education Overview

• Organizer: Sponsored by the Blount County Education Foundation, Trot for Education offers a 5K and one-mile fun run/walk.
• Purpose: Funds raised through the event benefit BCEF, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that delivers needed educational tools for the benefit of students and teachers in all Blount County Schools.

📅 Date, Time, and Place

• Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2025
• One Mile Fun Run: 3 PM
• 5K: 3:30 PM
• Location: Clayton, 5000 Clayton Road, Maryville, TN 37804

🏅 Course Description

• Type: USATF-certified out-and-back course
• Start/Finish: Begins and ends at the Clayton corporate offices parking lot.

📦 Packet Pick Up

• Early Pickup: Available at a date and time to be announced.
• Race Day Pickup: On-site from 1:45-2:45 PM.

💵 Registration & Entry Fee

• Sign Up before 8/22: 1-Mile $15 / 5K $25. No additional discounts apply.
• Sign Up before 9/26: 1-Mile $20 / 5K $30. No additional discounts apply.
• Sign Up before 10/31: 1-Mile $25 / 5K $35. Family discounts can be applied during this pricing period for groups of four or more.
• Registration Nov 1-8: 1-Mile $30 / 5K $40.

👕 T-shirts

• Custom Design: Unisex t-shirts reserved for participants who register before October 31.
• Pickup Timing: Shirts at early packet pickup or on race day.
• Policy: Anyone registering after October 31 receives a shirt only while supplies last.
• Donation: Shirts not picked up will be donated.

🏆 SCHOOL INCENTIVES

• Ice Cream Party: Each student sign up results in one entry to win a school-wide ice cream party!
• Participation Awards: Top 3 Blount County Schools with the highest percentage of participation earn bragging rights and a trophy.

🎉 Fun Activities

• Family Fun: Planning for a great day of family fun.
• Stay Informed: Like our BCEF Facebook Page for updates and promotions.

🏅 Awards

• CASH Awards: To the top 3 overall male and female.
• Unique Categories: Top Masters, Grandmasters, Senior Grandmasters, Top 3 in each age group (ten year increments).
• Timing: Although the race is chip-timed, awards are based on gun time per USATF regulations.
• Awards Ceremony: Starts promptly at 4:30 PM: participants must be present to receive awards.

🍽️ Post Race Refreshments

• Refreshments: Assorted refreshments will be provided in the event tent after the race.

🚫 Race Etiquette

• Prohibited: Roller blades, strollers, bicycles, and dogs are not allowed on the course.
• Headphones: Discouraged due to traffic on part of the course.
• Course Closure: Closes in 1 hour and 15 minutes: support will not be available after cutoff.

📊 Results

• Availability: Complete results will be available on the Run Sign Up Trot For Education website after the event.

☔ Weather Policy

• Safety First: Monitoring weather conditions to ensure participant safety.
• Lightning Protocol: Visible lightning within 30 minutes of the start will postpone the race.
• Delays: Up to a total of 2 delays, each for a minimum of 30 minutes.
• Discretion: Race personnel reserve the right to delay, cancel, or modify the race due to weather.