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KTC wishes to help the runner. We encourage physical well being through running, jogging, competitive road racing, racewalking, fun runs , cross country, and track & field in the greater Knoxville area. 1600 members strong, KTC is a member of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, the Knoxville Area Greenways Coalition, and the American Association of Running Clubs.
Playing an active role in the community, we raise monies at our own road races as well as assisting others for a variety of worthy causes, including the Knoxville Cerebral Palsy Association, the United Way, the Arthritis Foundation, the American Lung Association, Tennessee School for the Deaf, Community Shares and local youth organizations.
We also sponsor a youth athletics summer track & field program for East Tennessee area kids and send exceptional athletes to summer and AAU meets, followed by a fall cross country program, culminating with the AAU national championship cross country competition, and the KTC Indoor Track program. We support high school track & field programs, direct the KTC Indoor Classic high school meet, the 27 year old Volunteer Track Classic for high schools, sponsor middle school awards for both spring and fall, participate in the Adopt-a-Highway and Adopt-a-Creek programs, are actively involved in the Knoxville Greenways Program, and give financial support to the University of Tennessee Women's and Men's Track teams. Our KTC Officials Association assists in and trains officials for area track and field meets.
For the history of the Knoxville Track Club, please visit the group website:
http://www.ktc.org/history.htm
SUNDAYS: Group activities start at the Concord Telephone Exchange parking lot in Farragut at 7 A.M. This is a combined Group Run that encompasses the KTC Long Distance Training Program as well as other runners that opt for a short comfortable run of varying lengths. Long flat straight-aways blend with rolling hills for this enjoyable run. Out'n'back courses and loops can be of nearly any length. Contact Ron or Mary Lake at email (ma43ry@yahoo.com) for information.
TUESDAYS: Track workouts take place on Tuesday afternoons at 5:30 P.M. at the University of Tennessee's Tom Black Track on Volunteer Boulevard on the UTK campus. Several groups workout concurrently, some are quite fast with others a bit slower. This activity also includes long distance track specific workouts for those involved in our long distance training program. Workouts are planned with each runner's ability in mind. Coach Don Madgett orchestrates the traditional workout activities and Ken Childs leads the long distance training program activity.
WEDNESDAYS: A festive and relaxed group get-together occurs every Wednesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m. at Runners Market, 4443 Kingston Pike Avenue, Western Plaza . During Daylight Savings Time, the run usually takes place on the Third Creek Greenway/Bike Trail. When darkness forces the courageous misfits off the trail, leaders generally head for the nearby Cherokee Boulevard/Sequoyah Hills neighborhood for a comfortably paced run of 5-6 miles. Afterward, cool beverages and good company are shared at The Market. For more info, please contact Anne Victoria at social@ktc.org.
THURSDAYS: Group activities start on Cherokee Blvd (Sequoyah Park) at 5:30 P.M. This is a combined Group Run that includes our long distance training program members who will be doing varying distance tempo type runs and hills depending upon the program schedule and level. Other runners opt to do various runs in a group environment at this scenic location. Karen Beaulieu leads the long distance training program activity.
OCCASIONAL: Three or four times a year, a group of club members will assemble in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for a running tour of the Cades Cove Loop Road, an 11-mile jaunt. Two of the dates are sunrise runs and one is a moonlight event. This is one of the most beautiful runs in East Tennessee, and shouldn't be missed. Eight and six mile loops are also possible. As events approach, dates and times will be published on the KTC web site and in Footnotes. From time to time our long distance training program will integrate the Cades Cove loop into training plans.
Check website for current group run information.
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