Smoky Bear Turkey Chase 5K

About the Event

To Benefit: Sevier County High School Foundation and STEM Scholarship

Date, Time, and Place: Thanksgiving morning! Thursday, November 26, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Sevier County High School Parking Lot

Packet pickup: Wednesday, November 25, 2026 SCHS Football Stadium 1200 Dolly Parton Parkway Sevierville, TN from 3:00pm-6:00pm and Thursday, November 26, 2026 starting at 6:45am until race starts at 8:00am.

Course Description: Course will close after 1 hour and 15 minutes after shot gun start. The race will begin at Sevier County High School spot TBD. Race course still TBD. Please check back closer to raceday for details.

Registration and Entry Fee: PRESALE $25.00($2.50 registration fee included)Early Registration is $43.40 ($3.40 registration fee included) until 10/31/2026,$48.40 ($3.40 registration fee included) from 11/01/2025 until 11/17/2026 $53.40 ($3.40 registration fee included) from 11/18/2026 until 11/25/2026, and $58.40 ($3.40 registration fee included) for 11/26/2025 registration. Race day registration from 6:30 – 7:30 a.m. No refunds. Race will be held rain,snow,sleet or shine. Strollers are allowed. Service Dogs only.

All pre-registered runner/walkers will receive race swag(TBD by 8/1/2026) and custom race participation medallions/Christmas ornament on race day. Registration made after November 19, 2026 are not guaranteed. Race Day registrants will receive race swag(TBD by 8/1/2026)and custom participation medallions/Christmas ornament as supplies last. Bags will not be mailed.

Awards: TBD by August 1, 2026

Refreshments: Refreshments will be provided following the race.

Races Offered

Nov 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

terrain

Type — Running

timer

08:00

sell

$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for November in Sevierville.

thermostat Temperature

6.0° / 17.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

3.5° / 14.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 42m

water_drop Avg rainfall

1.9 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

7.7 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

69.9%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:11

nightlight Sunset

18:27

About Sevierville

Learn more about the host city, Sevierville.

Sevierville is a city in eastern Tennessee. Pronounced "Severe-ville" and named after Colonel John Sevier after his successful campaign in running off the Cherokee inhabitants around 1780, Sevierville was surprisingly anti-secessionist and abolitionist up to and during the Civil War but ended up being pillaged quite badly. Nowadays it is a tourist mecca for those en route to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park or paying homage to Dolly Parton's hometown, or one of the many other attractions.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Smoky Bear Turkey Chase 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Dalton Graves	M	18	MOORESVILLE, NC	16:49.29
🥈	Gehrig Gesch	M	17	Niceville, FL	17:49.6
🥉	Ryan Hart	M	27	Chicago, IL	18:04.46
4	Jack Bourbonnais	M	35	Saint Louis, MO	18:35.07
5	Ryan Wilson	M	31	Bowling Green, KY	19:25.29
6	Justin Sitlinger	M	39	Durham, NC	19:27.58
7	Connor Phillips	M	16	Bluffton, SC	19:36.18
8	Clark Anderson	M	53	Romeoville, IL	19:45.75
9	Brayden Barrett	M	16	Brooksville, FL	19:55.81
10	Eric Behlke	M	44	High River, AB	20:02.71
11	Jackson Hounshell	M	23	Knoxville, TN	20:16.45
12	Chance Loveday	M	18	Sevierville, TN	20:17.6
13	Jaicob Williams	M	16	Fort Walton Beach, FL	20:32.07
14	Lily Anderson	F	18	Romeoville, IL	20:46.1
15	David Mouritsen	M	42	The Woodlands, TX	20:56.97
16	Hyrum Mouritsen	M	16	Spring, TX	21:05.51
17	Scott Graves	M	50	Mooresville, NC	21:14.07
18	Andrea Sitlinger	F	38	Durham, NC	21:39.09
19	Ashlynne Brown	F	20	Sevierville, TN	21:42.58
20	Jed Mouritsen	M	14	Spring, TX	21:44.01
21	Bing Westbrock	M	22	San Rafael, CA	22:08.53
22	Bailey Ertel	F	40	Austin, TX	22:09.25
23	Dagner Espinosa	M	42	Tampa, FL	22:09.97
24	Andrew De Cotis	M	30	Fort Walton Beach, FL	22:39.29
25	Anders Mouritsen	M	17	Spring, TX	23:18.73
26	Nathan Samuel	M	38	New Milford, CT	23:52.34
27	Gregory Slang	M	44	Oakton, VA	23:54.54
28	Trish Turley	F	34	Sevierville, TN	23:56.87
29	S. Bowers	F	12	Talbott, TN	24:05.29
30	Tommy Westbrock	M	16	Tulsa, OK	24:06.65
31	Andrew Koka	M	37	Brooklyn, NY	24:08.09
32	Weston Pratt	M	38	Fort Benning, GA	24:23.94
33	Charles Blalock	M	22	Sevierville, TN	24:30.18
34	Emron Pratt	M	44	Washington, DC	24:34.11
35	Jose Castelan	M	42	Aurora, IL	24:42.79
36	Carmelo Dipasquale	M	38	Oceanside, CA	24:53.31
37	Sydnie Espro	F	18	Saint Petersburg, FL	24:55.25
38	Parker Pratt	M	36	Fort Smith, AR	25:02.98
39	Libby Slang	F	41	Oakton, VA	25:15.42
40	Caterina Rovati	F	40	Washington, DC	25:33.46
41	Jennifer Gesch	F	45	Niceville, FL	25:39
42	Peter Mensonides	M	47	Turlock, CA	25:41.22
43	Eric VanDyke	M	50	Maumelle, AR	25:44.83
44	Tina Parsons	F	42	Traphill, NC	25:55.37
45	Brianne Stambaugh	F	37	Chattanooga, TN	25:57.47
46	Miran Kumer	M	40	Gaithersburg, MD	26:06.77
47	Amity Wyss	F	34	Naples, FL	26:08.48
48	Wilson Green	M	40	Austin, TX	26:12.09
49	S. Schaefer	M	10	West Chester, OH	26:15.66
50	Julie Mouritsen	F	14	Spring, TX	26:36.49