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Hero's Hill Challenge

Date:
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location:
Chapman Highway
Knoxville, Tennessee
37998
United States
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Links:
runsignup.com
Tags:
1 Miles 5k Run Walk

Operation Hero's Hill is a transformative initiative by Mayor Glenn Jacobs, dedicated to ending veteran homelessness by providing safe, stable, and dignified housing for those who have given much in defense of our country. No Veteran should be without a place to call home in the country they swore to defend, and with your support, Operation Hero's Hill can provide safe shelter to 20 unhoused Veterans currently living here in our community. Join us as we run, walk, and muscle-up for this amazing cause.

Date/Time/Place:

March 21, 2026 / 8:00 AM / Johnson University Campus

Events:

5k Run - Johnson University provides a picturesque backdrop for our 5k route. Overall and age group awards (10-year age increments) will be presented to the quickest participants!

Family Walk/Run (8:30a) - Take in the beauty of the campus and enjoy supporting an amazing cause. Family-friendly and stroller-friendly!

Hero's Challenge - 2 options - Solo (😲) or on a team of 4 (male, female, coed, Jr. ROTC) - complete the series -- 1 mile run, 140 burpees, 140 lunges, 140 squats, 1 mile to run finish.

Hero's Challenge Info:

  • All team members run the first mile together.

  • The exercises may be divided among team members in any manner.

  • Only one member may perform exercises at a time, after which they must tag the next participant (a single member may complete all exercises if desired). Not every team member is required to participate in an exercise.

  • Each exercise must be fully completed before moving on to the next.

  • All team members then run together to the finish.

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