Run the World’s Fastest 8K on the flatter and faster 8K course introduced in 2019. The course will feature the 2026 Men’s and Women’s USATF National Championship.  Run the world famous figure-8 course on beautiful candle-lit streets with a rousing finish inside J. Fred Johnson Stadium. Crazy 8s is home to women’s 8-kilometer world record (Asmae Leghzaoui, 24:27.8, 2002), and held the men’s world record (Peter Githuka, 22:02.2, 1996), until it was broken in 2014, and again in 2018.

The race begins at 8:58 PM.

Registration: $40 thru June 30; $45 thru July 16; $50 beginning July 17                                                                                                                               
Totally Crazy 8K/3K Combo Registration: $60 thru June 30; $70 thru July 16; $80 beginning July 17

Participants in the Totally Crazy 8K/3K Combo will receive an extra special medal!