2 events in Overton County, Tennessee
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2 events in Overton County-
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 at 8:00 AMSee full details
Come enjoy the beauty of Tennessee's most popular state park. Cooler temps shaded run course, and the highest free-falling waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains are just a few of the attractions of the Fall Creek Falls 50K & Half Marathon Trail Runs. Post-race meal and music for all participants. Centrally located between Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville. Race start time is 8:00 AM Central Time for 50K & 9 AM Central for Half Marathon.
2026 Courses will be the original course that has been altered the past several years due to the suspension bridge repair. It is now completed. Maps will be updated soon to reflect the course we will be using. As always, keep in mind that since this is a trail run, we have had to alter the courses due to weather issues and downed trees the past few years as well.
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Click Here for Half Marathon Map - The Half Marathon will be one loop and finish at the pavilion at Betty Dunn Nature Center.
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Click Here for the 50k Map - The 50k will at the pavilion and continue 1 full lap of the course back to the Start/Finish for refueling and restrooms. 50k will then return back out to do lap 2. On the 2nd lap, once you come out of the trail at 284 and Fire Tower Rd, you will turn around and head back to the previous trail head, then turn back around and head to the finish line. Instructions and questions will be given at the event meeting.
Site Map with Water/Aid Stations
The Lodge block rooms are now available. There is a limited number of rooms, so please reserve as soon as possible to get your group rate. The rate is good through February 28th. Visit the Lodge page to make your reservation. Lodge at Fall Creek Falls reservation page
Race packet includes long sleeve shirt and other swag. Award mugs & certificates and hot food await your finish!
Time Cut offs – We do feel we need to have some limit to ensure safety and not over-burden Park officials and volunteers. We are going to “loosely” hold 50K runners to a 20 minute-per-mile limit – This means 4 hours at first passing of aid station #3 at 12.25 miles & 8 hours at same point next loop. If you have not reached aid station #3 by these times, you will be asked to head back or receive a ride back to finish area.
Packet pick up / late registration is Friday, March 20th from 4:30 to 6 PM CST & Saturday, March 21st from 6:30 to 7:45 AM for the 50k and continue to 8:45am for the Half Marathon. The location will be at the pavilion across from the Nature Center located near the North entrance of the park next to the Playground.
Park Map link - Here is a 2015 BLOG with elevation data at bottom
Aid Stations - Please review map for locations of 3 aid stations on loop. Between 1ST & 2ND (Half and 50k) and between 4th and 5th AID STATIONS (50K) - PLEASE CARRY FLUIDS AT LEAST as this will be a longer stretch - Stations will have water, Gatorade, gel and some other snacks. No hot food on course - hot food back at finish.
Bald Eagle Events has a NO REFUND policy. This is based on our pricing structure to provide 15% of GROSS REVENUES to our charity partners. Insurance is available during the registration of each event. Please take advantage of this option should you wish to insure your entry fees.
Event Cancellation / Modification Policy - If Natural Disaster or Community Disaster occurs, our action steps are as follows:
- Bald Eagle Events in concert with local officials will make decisions based on safety first. 2. Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between Bald Eagle Events and local officials 3. Financial: It is not financially feasible for Bald Eagle Events to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. We do offer Registration Protection Insurance during checkout and it is strongly suggested. You just never know what will transpire and better to be prepared. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to future races. The money you paid is spent developing the subject event. 4. Bald Eagle Events does not save any money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the events are purchased and/or arranged in advance. All event supplies and services associated with that event must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.
Event Shirts - Event shirts are NOT guaranteed to participants registering within 2 weeks of each event. Please register prior to 2 weeks prior to guarantee your race shirt.
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Sat, Aug 15, 2026 at 7:00 AMSee full details
The 21st annual Fall Creek Falls Triathlons take place every year at the beautiful Fall Creek Falls State Park. The Olympic distance race began back in 2005 and races have expanded with the addition of Sprint and Half Iron distances.
See Menu bar on top for the Course Maps.
Calfkiller Sprint Triathlon - S 500 mtr. - B 22K - R 5K
Fall Creek Falls Half Iron Distance Triathlon -S 1.2 Mi - B 56 Mi - R 13.1 Mi.
Olympic Distance is a .93 mile (1.5k) swim, 24.8 mile (40k) bike, and 6.2 mile (10k) run.
Weekend events continue Sunday, August 16th with HALF MARATHON, 10K & 5 K runs. The events takes place at Tennessee's most popular state park and is centrally located between Knoxville, Nashville and Chattanooga, making it very accessible.
Fall Creek Falls Park is in Central time zone. If you are traveling from Eastern, enjoy your extra hour!
Course Maps are located lower on this page by Distance.
Packet Pickup times:
Friday afternoon from 4-7pm at the tent on the east ball field.
Saturday morning starting at 5 am at the race site.
Course Aid: Half Iron Bike will have Deer Park 700 ml water bottles at mile 24 & 39 turn-arounds. No bike aid for Olympic or Sprint. Run aid will have water and Gatorade at each station - two tables each - one for athlete cups & other for volunteers/coolers. Half Iron does two loops & pass aid stations 12 x's - Olympic does 1 loop passing aid 5 x's & Sprint course is out & back passing aid 2 x's.
The awards top 3 overall & top 3 age group for each of the three events and are highlights of a wonderful time to be had by all in this quite rural setting.
Race start times: Saturday - 7:00 AM Central Time - HALF IRON - 7:30 AM AM OLYMPIC - 8 AM SPRINT Arrive at site no later than 6 AM CST for ample time for parking, packet pickup. TRANSITION CLOSING @ 7:30 AM. If you do want to stay within the park, please reserve cabins and campsites ASAP - reserve on-line or call to reserve NOW - Campground 800-250-8610. You may also do a Google search for options - each seem to have their own web site & not one central site covering all. Pre-race information and details will be out early race week. Count on Friday packet pick-up from mid-afternoon to early evening & again early race morning. Bike can be placed in transition overnight at #'d spot. Later races can check in up to 30-minutes prior to their start. Please stay away from timing points prior to your start if earlier races are active.
RACE LOCATION – Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville, TN (please allow extra travel time – park is remote & rural but worth the trip!)
BOOK ROOMS, CAMPSITES & CABINS EARLY (link) See LODGE tab at top for group discount code (Coming Soon!) to use during registration.
Age Groups and Awards: Overall awards for the top three male and female finishers & top three male and female masters. Age group awards for first, second, and third place in the following M & F age groups: 12-15, 16-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45- 49, 50-55, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70 and over & top 3 Clydesdale & Athena. Open Relay Division: Male, Female, and Co-ed.
Bald Eagle Events LLC have enabled event insurance for your consideration in the event you are unable to compete. Please review this option during the registration process.
All Bald Eagle Events triathlon events are sanctioned by USA Triathlon. When a race sanctions with USAT, it is required for each participant to purchase either a one-day license or annual membership in order to participate in said event. A one-day USAT license is $15 and an annual USAT membership is $50. Either can be purchased when signing up for the event. A youth one day or annual USAT license is $10.
Refund Policy - Bald Eagle Events LLC have a NO REFUND policy. Insurance is available during the registration of each event. Please take advantage of this option should you wish to insure your entry fees.
Race entries are non-transferable between individuals.
Event Cancellation / Modification Policy - If Natural Disaster or Community Disaster occurs, our action steps are as follows:
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Bald Eagle Events LLC in concert with local officials will make decisions based on safety first.
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Courses and/or race segments will be altered as agreed to between Bald Eagle Events LLC and local officials
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Financial: It is not financially feasible for Bald Eagle Events LLC to accept the risk of a disaster for everyone. Each registered participant needs to accept the risk of his or her entry fee. There will be NO REFUNDS or free entries to future races. The money you paid is spent developing the subject event.
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Bald Eagle Events LLCdoes not save any money if one of our events has to be canceled for reasons beyond our control. All supplies and services needed for the events are purchased and/or arranged in advance. All event supplies and services associated with that event must be paid for, regardless of the outcome.
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