Take Your Girls Night Out 5k / 1 Mile Walk

Take Your Girls Night Out 5k / 1 Mile Walk takes place in Jackson, Tennessee, on October 27, 2026, and it is built around two evening starts that both go off at 6 p.m. You can enter the 17th Annual Take Your Girls Night Out 5K if you want to run the full 3.1 miles, or the 1 Mile Walk if you would rather cover a shorter loop at conversation pace with friends or family alongside you.

An evening 5K on this kind of calendar slot is a friendly place to test your current fitness without the pressure of a longer race. If you are newer to running, the mile walk removes the distance question entirely, while the 5K gives you a clean benchmark you can repeat later in the year. Four to six weeks of consistent easy running, plus one weekly session of faster efforts, is usually enough preparation. Eat light in the afternoon so you are not racing on a full stomach.