Tennova Farragut Frosty 5K

Tennova Farragut Frosty 5K takes place in Knoxville, Tennessee, on December 19, 2026, with the Frosty 5K (3.1 miles) starting at 9:00 a.m. It is a single-distance event, so the morning stays simple: one start, one clock, and a finish line most runners reach in under 40 minutes. A mid-December 5K like this one is a useful marker of where your fitness stands before the turn of the year.

Expect a road course and a field that mixes club runners with people out for a holiday jog. If you want a time, warm up for 10 to 15 minutes, go out at a pace you could hold for four miles, and let the last half mile hurt. If you are building toward a spring half marathon, slot the race in as your hard effort of the week and keep the rest of your mileage easy.