Whisker Walk/Run 5K/10K 2025

🎉 Join Us for the Whisker Walk/Run 5K/10K 2025!

Come and join us for our 4th Annual Whisker Walk/Run 5K/10K 2025 at Shelby Park in Nashville on May 3rd, 2025! All proceeds benefit True Rescue and the over 350 cats and kittens we have currently under our care. We have a 7,000 sq foot, cage-free facility, with 15 different rooms to accommodate every age, size and personality. We take in cats and kittens that would otherwise not survive their circumstances, and we do our best to take in all difficult medical cases that are presented to us from cats that have been neglected, abused or homeless.

📈 Why We Race: Community & Awareness

This event is to raise awareness towards the growing needs of the cats and kittens in our county and all surrounding counties, and to help fund our medical clinic to purchase supplies and equipment. We must, as a community, do more for these creatures, and we must provide more resources to help. True Rescue is growing fast, and we can't do it without fundraisers such as these, bringing community and cat lovers together in unity for this great cause.

🎤 Event Highlights

• Emcee: We are proud to announce that our emcee for the event is our favorite news reporter, Nick Beres, with News Channel 5.
• Activities: We will have music, food trucks, a delicious bake sale, vendor booths, and more!
• Adoption: After the event, come join us at our shelter to take a tour, meet our staff, visit with our in-house kitties, and possibly adopt!
• Costume Contest: We would love to encourage everybody that walks to bring out your crazy cat lady/guy side! We will be giving a prize for the most outrageous, cat-inspired outfit!

👕 Registration Details

With registration, you will receive your very own Whisker Walk T-shirt and a cat ear headband! Please note, the registration deadline to guarantee your size in a t-shirt is by midnight on April 20th, 2025. You will be able to select a size during the registration process. Once a certain size has run out (after April 20th), you will no longer be able to select that size. Once all t-shirts have run out, you will only be able to select "No T-shirt". Let's get this crazy cat walk started!

⏰ Important Information

• Registration Closure: Registration closes at 7am on the morning of the race.
• Early Packet Pick Up: Packets can be picked up on Friday, May 2nd from 11:00-5:00 at True Rescue, 12110 Lebanon Rd., Mt. Juliet, TN 37122.

🗓️ Event Schedule

• 6:30-7:00am: Registration/Packet Pick Up
• 7:30am: Start 5K & 10K Run
• 7:35am: Start 5K Walk

🏆 Awards

Overall prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers by gender in the 5K/10K. First place will be awarded by gender in each age bracket:

• Categories: 18 and under, 19-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+
• Claiming Awards: All awards are given out within 30 minutes after the last eligible winner crosses the finish line. You must be present to claim the award.

👟 Switching Your Distance

If you wish to change your race distance, please reach out to the race director prior to race day or during packet pick up. If you would like to defer to a shorter distance, no refund will be given for the difference in price. If you would like to upgrade distance, you will be required to pay the current rate excess your original payment.

📦 Vendor Booth Rental

Booth rental is for a 12' x 12' outdoor space. We do not supply tables, tents or chairs, and electricity is not available, as this is an outdoor event. We will have booth spaces lined up right near the starting/finishing point. We highly recommend a tent in the event of rain showers. Be sure and bring heavy items to secure your tent because the use of stakes, is prohibited.

Please email events@truerescue.org for vendor approval. Once approved, a digital application will be sent.

Vendor booth application deadline: Sunday, April 20, 2025

For more information, visit our event page.