Pulling For A Purpose Plane Pull and Run the Runway 5K
April 18, 2026 | Upper Cumberland Regional Airport
Pulling for a Purpose Plane Pull brings teams of law enforcement, community members, Unified Clubs, and Special Olympics supporters to compete and see who can pull a plane the fastest. Not up for the challenge? Lace up your running shoes and take part in the Run the Runway 5K! Whether you're pulling or running, it's all for a great cause!
Pulling for a Purpose Plane Pull
Plane Pull teams can include a maximum of 10 participants, or competitors can take on the challenge individually. The team and individual with the fastest pull time wins! Event begins at 11 AM.
Team Entries:
Team Entries:
- $10 registration fee.
- Each team must raise a minimum of $500 to pull, and the $10 registration fee will be applied to each team member's fundraising minimum.
- Pull distance will be 50 feet, plane will weigh approximately 40,000 pounds.
- $10 registration fee.
- Each single pull participant must raise a minimum of $50 to pull, and the $10 registration fee will be applied to the fundraising minimum.
- Pull distance will be 25 feet, plane will weigh approximately 4,000 pounds.
Watch the 2025 Team & Individual Plane Pulls
2025 Pulling for A Purpose Plane Pull
2025 Individual Plane Pull
The Planes
Gulfstream IV - Team Pull
Gulfstream IV - Team Pull
Piper Aztec - Individual Pull
Piper Aztec - Individual Pull
Run the Runway 5K
Lace up for the 3rd Annual Run the Runway 5K, a fun, non-certified run to launch our Plane Pull benefiting Special Olympics Tennessee. This is a community-wide event and registration is open to everyone. Participants may choose to walk. On-site check in for the 5K opens at 8:30 AM, with the run starting at 9 AM.
- $50 per person entry fee
- Participants will receive an event t-shirt.
Register for the 2024 Plane Pull and Run the Runway 5K
Both events take place at Upper Cumberland Regional Airport.
If you are interested in being an event sponsor, contact Summer Owen at sowen@specialolympicstn.org.