Cotton Pickin' Fees:
Early Registration (by Aug. 31)

Guaranteed shirt in preferred size for early registrants! $20 Early Individual Registration 

$60 Early Family Registration(includes 4 T-Shirts, additional shirts $10)

Standard Registration (Sept. 1 thru race day)$25 Race Day Individual Registration$65 Race Day Family Registration

Cotton Pickin' Race Day:

Parking is available at and around the race start, located at First United Methodist Church, 205 S. East St., Somerville, TN.   Before the race, runners, walkers and spectators can enjoy a heart-pumping Jazzercise warm-up with top 40 pop, country, and hip hop hits. The 5k race begins at 8:30 a.m. and the 1k Cotton Candy fun run at 9:30 a.m.  Awards will be presented at 10 a.m. at the Cotton Festival on the Somerville Court Square.

Race Day Registration Times

5k: 7 - 8:15 a.m.

1k: 7 - 9:15 a.m.

Cotton Pickin' Route:
Runners and walkers will enjoy a scenic journey which begins at the First United Methodist Church and weaves through the quaint roads of historic Somerville, TN.  The route winds through Somerville City Cemetery, circa 1829, where monuments adorn the resting places of local legends and pre-civil war ancestors.  Event participants will experience inclines and declines.

Cotton Pickin' Course Map View Larger Map

Cotton Pickin' Good Times:

The run/walk culminates in an awards ceremony on the Somerville Courthouse lawn, where we kick off the Cotton Festival offering family friendly events including live music, inflatables, games, food, a car show, heritage demonstrations, folk art, crafts, and much more.

Cotton Pickin' Packet Pick Up:

Somerville and Oakland packet pick up locations to be scheduled.  Look for this information to be posted on the Fayette Cares calendar in early September.  Be sure to provide your email address upon registering and we'll send you packet pick up information.

Cotton Pickin' Awards:
* Top Overall Male and Female
* Top Overall Master's Male and Female
* Top Three Male and Female Age Group Winners:

Cotton Pickin' Race Director:
Glenn Weatherly
info@fayettecares.org
(901) 465-3802 x 221

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