Hayden’s Hope and the Quatina M. Wolaver Foundation of Hope are excited to announce the Firecracker Chase is back for 2024! This is a classic road race that has been held on and off for several decades in the beautiful town of Fayetteville, TN. When this race originally began, the racers (who were apparently gluttons for punishment) would start at noon on the 4th of July! We've taken it down several notches from when those fire-breathers were knocking back the miles. Oh, and where did that distance come from? Apparently, according to one of the OG Chasers, that was just a snafu in course measurement...they had intended to run 10 miles, but when they went back and certified the distance, it was discovered that it was actually 10.2 so the rest, as they say, is history. They kept that distance...and so will we...give or take. ;)

Courses  Neither the 5K nor the 10.2MI course will be closed at any point, so it would be advisable for you to keep both your ears and eyes open...you see it on every race's page and summarily ignore it, but headphones drastically cut down your ability to hear traffic or a barking dog...and there will be both where we're running. Not gonna lie - the elevation chart on the 10.2 course is deceiving...it's unapologetically hill after rolling hill...and then just for fun near the end, both the 5Kers and the 10.2ers get to experience Rose Hill. Fun stuff. Throw some hills in the ol' training plan, if you're into that sort of thing. Porta Potties will be at the Start/Finish line and at Sweet Dixie Farm

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