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The Caving Cow 5K and Half Marathon

The Caving Cow 5K and Half Marathon

Race Date

Apr 18, 2026

Location

Mcminnville, TN

The Experience

With LATE registration, I CAN NOT PROMISE YOU A SHIRT OR MEDAL. PRICE HAS BEEN REDUCED.   This race will take you on the trails of Cardwell Mountain located in McMinnville, Tn. You will traverse a trail of double and single track route with some rocks, roots and elevation. You will finish with a .88 out and back through the beautiful Cumberland Caverns Cave. You are going to want to be a part of this epic experience. We will offer 2 distances, 5K and Half Marathon.  Both races will begin in an open field and run to the trail (about .30 mile to the trail). You will need a headlamp as you will be going into the depths of the cave.  The 5k will be a single loop with 470 feet of gain. You will then run an out and back through the cave to the finish line. You will get a glow stick at the turn around point in the cave and carry this with you to the finish line.  The half marathon will consist of  5 loops of the single and double wide trail. On the fifth loop you will then run an out and back through the cave to the finish line. You will get a glow stick at the turn around point in the cave and carry this with you to the finish line.  Registration will include for each runner: Chip Timing 2 aid stations - 1 at start and finish line - HM will pass this every loop  1 at half way point on loop Caving Cow race shirt Swag bag of goodies   There is a rich history dating back to 1810 of Cumberland Caverns and can be found at Cumberland Caverns

Logistics

Race Day

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Start Time

7:00 AM

Giveaway

T-Shirt

Start Location

1437 Cumberland Caverns Rd, Mcminnville, TN, 37110

Directions

Course Info

Course Type

Loop Course

Terrain

road

Difficulty

Ultra-Flat

Elevation Gain

0'

Net Drop/km

0 m (Flat)

Separation

0.0%

Also Offers

3.11 Miles3.15 Miles

Quality Score

Methodology
Heritage2/20

1 year running

Size7/15

~27 finishers a year

Momentum3/5

small race — neutral

Loyalty0/20

0% returning runners

Course & details3/15

2 timing sources

National draw0/10

no finisher data yet

Front-pack speed0/5

winner 2:12:43

Weather5/10

typical high 70°F

Race Day Weather

5-year historical avg

Start (Low)

49°

Afternoon (High)

70°

Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish

0.1"

Precipitation

10 mph

Wind

62%

Humidity

Historical Finish Times

How 27 finishers actually crossed the line across 1 year.

Most recent

2024

Total finishers

27

Median time

3:04:53

Latest turnout

27

States

10%
25%
75%
90%
2:10p50 median ≈ 3:004:00
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