Knoxville Marathon

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Knoxville Marathon
DateMarch or April
Location Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Event type Road
Distance Marathon
Primary sponsor Covenant Health [1]
Established2005(20 years ago) (2005)
Official site https://knoxvillemarathon.com
Participants588 finishers (2019) [2]

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, established in 2005. A prize fund of $10,000 is distributed between the top finishers in the marathon and half marathon.

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History

The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race was established in 2005 and has been run annually ever since.

The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, with all registrants given the option of running the race virtually, transferring their entry to 2021 or 2022, or obtaining a refund. [3] [4] [a]

The Knoxville marathon celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2024. [6]

Course

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Searchtool.svg Course map of full marathon in 2019 [7]

The course starts in Downtown Knoxville at Clinch Ave. bridge near the Knoxville Convention Center in the shadows of the Sunsphere. The race boasted a unique finish, ending on the 50 yard line of the University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium, from 2005 to 2018. In 2019, the finish line was changed to World's Fair Park [6] due to stadium renovations and this remains the finish line today.

The course time limit is 7 hours.[ citation needed ]

Winners


DateMaleFromTimeFemaleFromTimeRefs.
2017.04.02Dylan BellesFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:25:14Gina RouseFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:52:05 [8] [9]
2018.03.28Bryan MorsemanFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:27:11Gina RouseFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:56:33 [10] [9]
2019.03.31Birhanu DareFlag of Ethiopia.svg  ETH 2:24:42Gina RouseFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:50:14 [11] [9] [12]
2020cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic [3]
2021.10.3Ethan CoffeyFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:47:41Eden SlaterFlag of the United States.svg  USA 3:16:50 [13]
2022.03.27Ethan CoffeyFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:31:12Caroline KimbleFlag of the United States.svg  USA 3:07:39 [14]
2023.04.02Stephen MartinezFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:32:27Stephanie BuchananFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:44:19 [15]
2024.04.07Adam ChaseFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:33:18Peighton MeskeFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:44:41 [16]
2025.04.06Alec SanduskyFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:21:31Gina RouseFlag of the United States.svg  USA 2:54:34 [17]

Notes

  1. ↑ It had initially been postponed to 2020.11.15 before being cancelled. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Kim, Davey (7 April 2025). "Knoxville Celebrates Endurance and Spirit at Rainy Covenant Health Marathon, Local and Out-of-Town Athletes Triumph". hoodline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Knoxville Marathon Race Results 2019". www.marathonguide.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2020 CHKM Shifts Course to Virtual Format | Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon". knoxvillemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Backus, Will (September 3, 2020). "Knoxville Marathon moved to virtual format due to COVID-19 concerns". Knoxville News Sentinel . Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2020 CHKM Sets New Date for 2020 Races". 25 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 "History". Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Marathon | Knoxville Marathon". knoxvillemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Knoxville Marathon | Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon". knoxvillemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 "Results".
  10. ↑ "Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon - March 25, 2018". knoxvillemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon - March 25, 2018". knoxvillemarathon.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Birhanu Dare KEMAL | Profile | World Athletics".
  13. ↑ "Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run 2021". Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run 2022". Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run 2023". Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids Run. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  16. ↑ McAlee, Hope (April 8, 2024). "RESULTS: All 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Winners". WATE . Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ Kaplan, Phil. "Alec Sandusky, 5-time winner Gina Rouse are Knoxville Marathon champions". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2025-04-07.


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