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Hello Everyone! Southwest Tennessee Community College Science Club will host our 8th Annual Earth Day Dash 5K Run/Walk on our beautiful Macon Cove Campus.

Theme: Our Power Our Planet: Memphis Clean Water

What: This event is to bring awareness to environmental issues locally and globally. The 5K route will be on the college campus. After the race, you will have to opportunity browse our expo of local environmental organizations and student organizations.

When: Friday April 17, 2026 in person. Registration will begin at 8:15am.  If you did not complete the waiver, please come prepared to complete hold harmless forms.

Race will begin at 9:00am.

Where: Starting line is located between the Fulton Building and Nabors Building at the clock on Macon Cove campus. (view map below)

Why: To bring awareness to our local water.  Memphis pumps its water from the Memphis and Fort Pillow aquifers. These aquifers are made of sand, which contain groundwater. Most of the water we drink in Memphis fell as rain over 2,000 years ago and has slowly been filtering through the layers of sand! Residents of Memphis and Shelby County deserve to continue to have clean safe drinking water for another 2000 years!

COST: $10, which includes your official race bib.

Commemorative t-shirts are available for purchase. Commemorative shirts and race bibs will be mailed to registrants prior to the event. If you decide not to purchase a commemorative shirt, you will be able to pick up your race bib the morning of the event.

Commemorative t-shirts are available for purchase until March 23, 2026.

*To guarantee timely arrival of your dash materials, please register on or before March 23, 2026 by 11:59pm. All participants who register by this date with a purchase of a t-shirt, will receive their race packets on April 16, 2026 at Farris Building on the Macon Cove Campus of Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Each runner will need to fill out a waiver in order to participate. Please download the waiver, fill it out, and bring it to the race.

Click here to download the waiver.

Partaking in a fitness challenge is no mean feat, please be aware of your fitness levels and don't put yourself under any unnecessary strain that could cause yourself injury.

Weather and surface conditions change sometimes on an hourly basis. Please be cognizant of your surroundings and be prepared for any eventuality.

In signing up for and paying the entry fee you indemnify the Science Club and Southwest Tennessee Community College and will not hold them or anyone associated with accountable for any accident or injury to yourself or others or damage to property, personal or other while partaking in this physical event.