Take I-40 into Knoxville to exit 394 for US-11E/US-25W/US-70. Turn left onto US-11E. Head North for approximately 30 miles until TN-342 W. Turn left onto TN-342 W/Panther Creek Road and go 2.4 miles to park entrance which will be on the right. Enter Panther Creek State Park and travel .4 miles. Look for large open field opposite the bath house and pool.
Take I-40 towards Knoxville. Take exit 412 to merge onto I-81 N towards Bristol. After 3.8 miles take exit 4 for TN-341 W. Take TN-341 W for a half mile and turn right onto TN-66/Valley Home Road for 2.7 miles. Turn left onto TN-342 W/Alpha Valley Home Road for 2.1 miles. Turn left onto Air Park Blvd. for 1.8 miles and then a right onto US-11E for 1.2 miles. Turn left onto TN-342 W/Panther Creek Road and go 2.4 miles to park entrance which will be on the right. Enter Panther Creek State Park and travel .4 miles. Look for large open field opposite the bath house and pool.
All races start at 8:00 am Saturday. The 24 hour race will continue through the night. The course will be marked with orange flags and tape for daytime use and glow sticks for when the sun goes down. Head lamps are strongly encouraged.
The course may be moderate, but make no mistake. 12 hours of running is a long time; and 24 hours is just plain crazy!