BestRacesRankings · updated July 28, 2026
Best Races in Tennessee
Ranked by composite score from public signals — no pay-to-play, ever. How scoring works →
Best Half Marathons in Tennessee
- 1 Bootleg Marathon 15.0/100
- 2 Bluegrass Half Marathon 15.0/100
- 3 Cleveland Half Marathon, 10k & 5k 15.0/100
- 4 Clarksville Half Marathon & 5K 15.0/100
- 5 Dirty South Trail Races 15.0/100
- 6 Ashland City Half Marathon 15.0/100
- 7 Burn Your Half Off, An Awesomesauce Event presented by Run Chattanooga 15.0/100
Best 5Ks in Tennessee
- 1 2026 Nashville Urban Runoff 5K & Water Quality Festival 15.0/100
- 2 Dr. Dennis Branch 5K Run/Walk 15.0/100
- 3 20th Annual East Nashville Tomato 5K 15.0/100
- 4 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 5 Dawg Daze 5k 15.0/100
- 6 Blakelyn Foundation Brave Run 15.0/100
- 7 6th Annual Lakeside Ten Mile 5K Fun Run 15.0/100
- 8 16th Annual Steps of Success 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk 15.0/100
- 9 2nd Annual Hearts in Motion | 5K for St Jude hosted by Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee 15.0/100
- 10 4th Annual Recovery Alive 5k: Run for Hope 15.0/100
Every ranked race in Tennessee
Composite /100 · FLD field · HST history · CRD credentials · CHR character
- 1 2026 Nashville Urban Runoff 5K & Water Quality Festival 15.0/100
- 2 Dr. Dennis Branch 5K Run/Walk 15.0/100
- 3 4 x 1 Mile Team Relay 15.0/100
- 4 20th Annual East Nashville Tomato 5K 15.0/100
- 5 21st Annual HEAT Kids Triathlon 15.0/100
- 6 2nd Annual Eli Cramer Memorial Open Mile 15.0/100
- 7 4th Annual First Street Beer Mile 15.0/100
- 8 Bridges to Bluffs 2026 Preview Swims 15.0/100
- 9 CRC Practice1 15.0/100
- 10 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 11 Dawg Daze 5k 15.0/100
- 12 Appalachian Fair 2.62 Mile Mini Marathon & Kid's Duck Waddle Dash 15.0/100
- 13 1000 Mile BikeWalk for Prevention 15.0/100
- 14 13th Annual Little Ironman: 5K, Fun Walk, and Mud Run 15.0/100
- 15 Blakelyn Foundation Brave Run 15.0/100
- 16 Cherokee Farms Community XC 2-mile 15.0/100
- 17 A Race for the Ages 15.0/100
- 18 Buccaneer Collegiate Cup 15.0/100
- 19 6th Annual Lakeside Ten Mile 5K Fun Run 15.0/100
- 20 Achilles Nashville 13th Annual Hope & Possibility® Race 2026 15.0/100
- 21 Bootleg Marathon 15.0/100
- 22 Duck Island Summer Mile # 2 15.0/100
- 23 9/11 Step Strong 15.0/100
- 24 16th Annual Steps of Success 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk 15.0/100
- 25 2nd Annual Hearts in Motion | 5K for St Jude hosted by Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee 15.0/100
- 26 4th Annual Recovery Alive 5k: Run for Hope 15.0/100
- 27 9/11 Heroes Run - Murfreesboro, Tennessee 15.0/100
- 28 Centerstone's 2nd Annual Life;Story 5K/10K Run/Walk/Ruck for Veteran/Military Suicide Prevention - Tennessee 15.0/100
- 29 Cotton Candy Classic 5K 15.0/100
- 30 Bridges to Bluffs 10k Open Water Swim 15.0/100
- 31 Drill Expo Contractor 5K Fun Run 15.0/100
- 32 5th Annual Cattlemen's Stampede 15.0/100
- 33 Bow Wow Dash 15.0/100
- 34 Depot Days Rail Run 5K 15.0/100
- 35 2nd Annual MoCo Out of the Darkness; Into the Light Suicide Prevention Walk 15.0/100
- 36 Atomic Kids Fall Triathlons 15.0/100
- 37 Be A Beast 5k 15.0/100
- 38 Big South Fork Trail Race 15.0/100
- 39 DU's Outdoor Discovery Day 15.0/100
- 40 Ainsley's Angels 9th Annual Rollin On Rocky Top 5K 15.0/100
- 41 Bluegrass Half Marathon 15.0/100
- 42 duckDNA Application Portal 15.0/100
- 43 9th Annual Nashville, TN Ostomy 5K 15.0/100
- 44 Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival Pumpkin Run **MUST REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 27TH TO RECEIVE A T-SHIRT** 15.0/100
- 45 Around the Bend Five & Ten 15.0/100
- 46 City of Brownsville Breast Cancer 5k 15.0/100
- 47 Al Kress Memorial Mile/Duck Island Fall Mile 15.0/100
- 48 2026 Golden Helix 5k 15.0/100
- 49 APSU | Domino's Run for Govs 5K and Valerie Hunter-Kelly Run/Walk For the Govs 1K 15.0/100
- 50 Bagel Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 51 City of Stanton 5k 15.0/100
- 52 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 53 Discovery Dash 5K/10K and 1 Mile Fun Run 15.0/100
- 54 5th Annual 7th President 7K Run 15.0/100
- 55 Arrowwood Adventure 5K 15.0/100
- 56 Autumn March for ALS 15.0/100
- 57 Century Farm Haunted Wine Run 5k 15.0/100
- 58 Clinton 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run 15.0/100
- 59 Boo Bash Dash 2026 15.0/100
- 60 Chattajack 15.0/100
- 61 Cleveland Half Marathon, 10k & 5k 15.0/100
- 62 Corryton Possum Chase 8-Miler, 4-Miler, and 2-Miler Races 15.0/100
- 63 Costumes for a Cause for PJP Parkinson's 5k 15.0/100
- 64 Craig Morgan's Veterans Day 5K 15.0/100
- 65 C26 Run Camp - Nov '26 15.0/100
- 66 Cades Cove Loop Lope 15.0/100
- 67 Dollywood's Light The Way 5k 15.0/100
- 68 BK5K Knoxville, TN 15.0/100
- 69 Clarksville Half Marathon & 5K 15.0/100
- 70 10th Annual Cleveland Turkey Trot 15.0/100
- 71 14th Annual Stuffing Strut 15.0/100
- 72 21st Annual Johnson City Turkey Trot 5K 15.0/100
- 73 22nd Annual Gold’s Gym/Fleet Feet Turkey Day 5K – Jackson TN 15.0/100
- 74 Borodash 2026 15.0/100
- 75 Elite Turkey Dash 15.0/100
- 76 Black Friday 5K Fun Run/Walk for Covenant Academy 15.0/100
- 77 Coffee Lovers Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 78 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Knoxville, TN 15.0/100
- 79 2026 Jingle Bell Run - Nashville, TN 15.0/100
- 80 Cove Lake Christmas Dash 15.0/100
- 81 2026 Little Debbie® Christmas Tree Cake Run 15.0/100
- 82 Dirty South Trail Races 15.0/100
- 83 A Worthy Clause 15.0/100
- 84 CrossKnox 15K & 4-Miler 15.0/100
- 85 Candy Cane Course- Nashville 15.0/100
- 86 Candy Cane Course - Memphis 15.0/100
- 87 Candy Cane Course- Chattanooga 15.0/100
- 88 A Merry Christmas Run 5K/10K/13.1 MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 89 Become a Racing for Sustainability Champion! 15.0/100
- 90 48th Annual Hill & Dale 8 Miler 15.0/100
- 91 Coffee Lover Run MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 92 C26 Run Camp - Feb '27 15.0/100
- 93 Ducks Unlimited's Jr. Duck Stamp Art Workshop 15.0/100
- 94 Cupid's Chase 5K Chattanooga 15.0/100
- 95 Cupid's Chase 5K Cookeville 15.0/100
- 96 Cupid's Chase 5K Knoxville 15.0/100
- 97 Cupid's Chase 5K Nashville 15.0/100
- 98 Cummins Falls Marathon, Half, 10K, 5K 15.0/100
- 99 Ashland City Half Marathon 15.0/100
- 100 2nd Annual Not Just A Mom Run 15.0/100
- 101 CROSS4CHRIST 15.0/100
- 102 7Cannon Runs for Children 2027 15.0/100
- 103 Champion Paws 5K 15.0/100
- 104 City On A Hill 5k 15.0/100
- 105 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run 15.0/100
- 106 Death by 5k Memphis 15.0/100
- 107 Coffee Lover Run MEMPHIS 15.0/100
- 108 Burning Off The BBQ 5K 15.0/100
- 109 Cherohala Challenge 15.0/100
- 110 Bear Track 15.0/100
- 111 Burn Your Half Off, An Awesomesauce Event presented by Run Chattanooga 15.0/100
- 112 Brad Cowden RaceDay Certification 15.0/100
- 113 ClydeKidd RaceDay Certification 15.0/100
- 114 Donna Bays RaceDay Certification 15.0/100
- 115 Emeline Ide RaceDay Certification 15.0/100