2026 Goggled Gobbler 5k & Fun Run
About the race
Join us this year for the only Thanksgiving Day 5k and Fun Run in Blount County. The Goggled Gobbler will start and finish at Coulter Grove Intermediate School.
Funding from this race will assist in providing aquatics programs such as child-focused water safety, adult and child swim lessons, competitive swimming and practice time for local schools' swim teams.
Courses & distances
5K Run/Walk - Adult
Distance: 5K
Starts: Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM
5k Run/Walk - 18 & under
Distance: 5K
Starts: Thu, Nov 26 · 8:30 AM
1 mile Fun Run
Distance: 1 Mile
Starts: Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM
Race schedule
Thursday, November 26, 2026
- 5k starts at 8:30am
- Fun Run starts at 8:00am
Packet pickup
Pre-race packet pickup
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 4:00-5:30 pm at Coulter Grove Intermediate School, 2025 Sevierville Rd, Maryville, TN 37804.
Race day packet pickup
Pick up at Coulter Grove Intermediate School starting at 7:30am.
Start and finish
Start/finish: Coulter Grove Intermediate School, 2025 Sevierville Rd, Maryville, TN 37804.
Parking is available at Coulter Grove Intermediate School.
The course
Course and water
5k certified course: TN22058MS.
Water will be provided at the finish line. There is no water stop on the course.
Location
City insight: Maryville
Maryville is a city and the county seat of Blount County in Tennessee, USA, with a population of 31,907 at the 2020 census. Summers are warm and humid in this part of the state, with mild winters, so spring and autumn are the best seasons to race.