5 running events in Cordova, Tennessee

2026 Hamilton Eye Institute Race For Sight 5K

Join us for the ninth annual Brad Baker Honorary Race for Sight 5K to benefit the Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club! The Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club is a 501(c) non-profit organization with a mission to provide eye care for those less fortunate in the Mid-South region and abroad! Over the past year, this work has had a real, direct impact. Our team helped examine 156 patients, and supported 94 pediatric strabismus and oculoplastics surgeries in Guatemala. Right here in Memphis we successfully completed the 2025 Cataractathon, restoring vision in 24 eyes for patients who otherwise would not have had access to care!

When: Saturday, MARCH 7th, 2026 at 9:00AM (CST). PLEASE show up earlier than this to receive race items.

Where: Jones Pond Pavilion at Shelby Farms Park, located across the street from the Visitor Center. The address is 6903 Great View Dr N, Memphis, TN 38018. Please park at the Visitor Center Parking Lot. The Google Maps pin for the location of the Pavilion is as follows: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fPiJ8CtJQBoYDVCP6?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

Registration fee, In person: $23 ($18 for students). Includes an official race t-shirt, tote bag

Registration fee, Virtual participant: $23 *Includes an official race t-shirt. Registration fee includes cost of t-shirt which you will receive at the event. You will receive virtual participation instructions via email upon registering below.

Race Day Info:

• Please arrive by 8:30am (CST) on the morning of the race to ensure that you find parking and get a bib number to attach to your shirt!

• There are cones marking the course. The Chickasaw trail will be the race course and is a fully paved trail.

• Plaques and medals for the fastest overall and fastest age group runners, and race t-shirts will be handed out at the Jones Pond Pavilion.

• Walking, dogs, and strollers welcome!

Not much of a runner, but still want to donate to a great cause? Register as a "Spirit Runner" for $23 and further our mission to protect and restore sight! For inquiries about other ways to support the Hamilton Eye Institute Lions Club, please email [email protected]

Follow this link to enter our bicycle raffle! Valued at $1,099! https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/lions-club-of-memphis-hamilton-eye-institute-foundations-annual-raffle--2025

See you at the finish line!

Join us for the annual Time to Paddy 5k/10k and Lucky 13.1 Half Marathon! A St. Patrick-themed run that is perfect for the whole family.

The fun includes great swag (designer shirt, custom medal), chip-timing, live results and awards, free photos, a "biggest team" contest, a kids' dash, great post-race food, and plenty of fun! Grab your friends and family, you are not going to want to miss this one!

Can't make the race? No problem! We offer a virtual race option where you can run anywhere, at any time, and still earn the fun swag!

*Youth-based pricing for the 5k/10k, 12 & Under are only $17!

• Half Marathon Registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 10k registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 5k registration includes a custom bib, designer shirt, and an awesome finisher medal!

• 1 Mile registration is untimed and includes a custom bib, designer shirt and an awesome finisher medal!

• The kid's dash is a fun, untimed dash for our kiddos ages 10 and under. Registration includes a mini bib, youth-sized shirt, and a specifically crafted medal for our kids' dash event! (If your child wants to run the kid's dash, and doesn't want the SWAG, they are welcome to run with us on race day for free!)

Grab your friends and register as a "team" for special pricing and a chance to win the "Biggest Paddy (team)" award! Create a team, or join an existing team during registration. Once 5 people have registered on that team, all team members will be refunded $5, once ten people register $10 will be refunded!

*Register by midnight on Thursday, two Thursdays before race day, to guarantee your shirt!

MRTC KIDS!

GET READY, GET SET ...

LET'S GO!!!

The MRTC KIDS! Run program focuses on children in the community and teaches them a sport we all love - running! Training is based on the children's ages and abilities. In the training program the kids learn to maintain proper form when running and how to complete their assigned distance.

MRTC KIDS! Run centers on four core values - NAPS

1. Nutrition

2. Activity

3. Perseverance

4. Self-esteem

MRTC KIDS! Run uses RRCA's Kids Run the Nation Program Guide and children are taught that proper nutrition and hydration are important in daily actions.

In addition, our coaches give instruction on how to run safely, the importance of a warm up and cool down, stretching, running etiquette, and how to have fun while you exercise.

Training culminates in their own KIDS-only race. They will get to participate in their race and will receive goodies plus a Finisher Item!

The kids will be broken into appropriate ages and skill levels. We will have skilled coaches for each group.

TRAINING SESSIONS:

THE ONE-HOUR & 15 Minute TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE HELD ON SATURDAYS AT BERT FERGUSON PARK BALL FIELDS

11:00 am to 12:15 pm

Saturday, April 18, 2026

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Saturday, May 9, 2026

THE RACES: Sunday, May 17 @ 2:00 pm. Location: Harding Academy, 1100 Cherry Rd., Memphis, TN 38117

DISTANCES BY AGE:

4 & Under - 100 meter dash

5-6 yr old - 400 meters

7-8 yr old - 800 meters

9-10 yr old - 1600 meters

11-13 yr old - 2400 meters

ENTRY FEE:

$27.50 per child (includes $2.50 registration fee)

PLEASE NOTE:

Finisher Items must be picked up race day.

In case of inclement weather, we will not be planning make up session.