Paris, Tenn.–The Historic Atkins-Porter Neighborhood Association invites all runners and walkers to the 2nd Annual Scarecrow Classic 5K Run and 1-Mile Walk, Saturday, October 28. Funds raised will support the Association’s public, botanical garden.
Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Atkins-Porter Rec Center, 301 S. Highland Street in Paris; the action starts at 8 a.m. Register at EventBrite.com or visit RE/Max Cornerstone Realty, 1011 Locust Street. Visa gift cards awarded for 5K male and female fastest times and best costume; all entrants receive a race t-shirt. (Register before October 16 to receive shirt on race day. Only registered participants are eligible for costume contest.)
The Scarecrow Classic 5K Run is great for old pros and beginners, alike, according to Race Coordinator Jay Hosford. “It winds from Atkins-Porter (A.P.) Rec Center down Park Street, around Whitehall Circle then back up to A.P. via Blanton Street. Run that route twice and you’ve done a 5K,” he said.