Pastors Sam Schaus, 463, and Bob Finch, white shirt, lead off last year’s Santa Trot 5K (above)

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – There’s still room for more sponsors for December’s sixth annual Santa Trot 5K.  Call Mandi Rodriguez at 423.562.4961 or email to mrodriguez@lafollettetn.net to join the growing list of sponsors.  Find more details HERE.All walkers and runners are invited to join Santa in a race to the finish line on Sat., Dec. 7 in Downtown La Follette.  Put on your favorite festive running gear and join in the fun beginning at 9 am on South Tennessee Avenue.

Early registration of $25 runs through Nov. 24.  After that, the cost is $30.  All registered participants receive a Santa Trot 5K T-shirt and a Christmas ornament.

Santa Dave welcomes you to take part in the 2019 Santa Trot 5K.

The 2018 winners were Tim Rutherford in the male division and Renee Black in the female division.  Both are from Knoxville.  A total of 74 runners/walkers took part in the race on the 51-degree day. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 11/20/2019-6AM-PHOTOS COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)