Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon

Proudly serving as the title sponsor of the Knoxville Marathon since 2005

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The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon begins with a stunning start at the Sunsphere on the Clinch Avenue bridge and features race courses that showcase the beauty of East Tennessee in the spring. 

Covenant Health is proud to serve as the title sponsor of the full marathon, half marathon, team relays, 5K and a fun run for kids. Our sponsorship reflects Covenant Health’s mission to improve the health and quality of life in East Tennessee.  

Covenant Kids Run

The Covenant Kids Run is a program created to encourage children to lead healthy and active lifestyles while participating in an exciting, goal-oriented community event. Kids receive a mileage log to track their physical activity for the months leading up to race day, then run a mile on marathon weekend, with a finish in historic World’s Fair Park. Check the Knoxville Track Club’s Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids Run web page to learn more. 

 

Get Ready

Want to go the distance? We can help. Covenant Health offers assistance to runners (and walkers) all year.

Covenant Health Therapy Centers

In addition to physical therapy services that can help you get past aches and pains limiting your stride, Covenant Health Therapy Centers offer a runner/walker evaluation to help you train safely and effectively. The week after the race, two Therapy Centers locations offer free post-marathon injury clinics.

Covenant Health Fitness Center

With treadmills and personal trainers, a variety of classes, aquatics and more, Covenant Health Fitness Center is an excellent way to get your marathon training on track. Members receive a fitness assessment to help establish goals and target areas where exercise can best help runners and distance walkers.

Covenant Health Bariatric Services

Many people have used training for events in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon to jump-start weight-loss efforts. Covenant Health Bariatric Services offers surgical and non-surgical options to help achieve and maintain better health and wellness.

 

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A Winning Event

Participants in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon include everyone from elite runners to weekend walkers, kids to senior citizens and every age in between. Check out the results from previous years and find out which category is right for you.

Volunteer and Cheer

Running isn’t the only way to support the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. It takes a team to make the marathon a reality. Volunteers fill a variety of important roles, and active onlookers encourage runners to keep up their speed along the course.

Run for a Cause

It’s East Tennessee’s largest competitive road race, a qualifier for the Boston Marathon and a community event that showcases all that’s great about Knoxville. A portion of the proceeds from the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon benefits the Innovative Recreation Cooperative. Offered through the Patricia Neal Outpatient Center at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, IRC provides opportunities for people with physical disabilities to enjoy more active lives.

Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee ValleyIn addition, each year a local charity is selected for a marathon partnership that includes a donation from the Knoxville Track Club. The 2024 marathon’s charity partner was Boys and Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley. BGCTV also trained a team for the Covenant Kids Run.

Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon also supports Knoxville Youth Runs, a joint program of Knox County Schools’ Community Schools Program/Great Schools Partnership and Knoxville Track Club, along with Knox County elementary and middle schools. KYR encourages children and youth to develop healthy lifestyles and nurtures a love for the sport of running. There is no charge to students or schools for the program.

Your participation in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon makes a difference in our community — sign up today!

Covenant Health – A Caring Community

At Covenant Health, we believe in the volunteer spirit! Volunteers donate countless hours of service to Covenant Health’s hospitals and facilities throughout East Tennessee, and are vital to the success of community activities like the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Katerpillar Kids Camp, a free weekend camp for children and youth grieving the loss of a loved one, offerred annually through Covenant HomeCare and Hospice. Learn more about volunteer opportunities! 

 

Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon

 

Katerpillar Kids Grief Camp

 

Volunteer at a Covenant Health Facility

 

 

 

 

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