Where can I find the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon route map?
Use the official course links on this page for the organiser route page, map PDF or route download.
Official course linksCovenant Health Knoxville Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
- Timezone not confirmed
- Edition status
- Status not confirmed
Entry options
2027 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:57/km
- Typical conditions
- 79/100
- Evidence depth
- 48 verified facts
7:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Road, Trail
- Scenery
- City, Riverside, Waterfront, Historic, Parkland
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon?
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is described as rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 380 m.
Where does the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon route go?
The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon route starts at Clinch Avenue Bridge, downtown Knoxville and finishes at World's Fair Park (finish moved from Neyland Stadium to World's Fair Park in 2019). Underfoot, expect road. It passes Clinch Avenue Bridge, Downtown Knoxville, University of Tennessee campus, Tennessee River and Gay Street Bridge. Party Boys DJ Show at the start, finish and several on-course locations plus 24 musical acts along the course.
What should runners know on race day for the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon?
Expect on-course music. True.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Parkland
Atmosphere
- Community
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Road
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 380 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:22:15 (Wojciech Kopec)
- Women's course record
- 2:41:41 (Irina Bogacheva)
- Field size
- More than 7,000 runners across the 5K, relay, half marathon and marathon (2026 weekend).
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Qualification entry: Entry requirement held: Boston Marathon qualifier.
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Cut-off
- 7-hour course time limit
- Qualification status
- Boston Equivalent
- Qualifying time
- Boston Marathon qualifier
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Yes
- Expo / packet pickup
- Health & Fitness Expo at the World's Fair Exhibition Hall, 935 World's Fair Park Drive, on Saturday, April 10, 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Packet pick-up is mandatory and takes place at the expo.
- Race village
- No
- Medal
- Yes
- Finisher tee
- Yes
- On-course music
- Yes
Access and course status
- Start
- Clinch Avenue Bridge, downtown Knoxville
- Finish
- World's Fair Park (finish moved from Neyland Stadium to World's Fair Park in 2019).
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Road
- Landmarks
- Clinch Avenue Bridge, Downtown Knoxville, University of Tennessee campus, Tennessee River, Gay Street Bridge, Parkridge neighborhood, Caswell Park, World's Fair Park
- Notable features
- Race weekend offers five events: Marathon, Half Marathon, 4-Person Relay, 5K and Covenant Health Kids Run. 2026 introduced the Knox Hills and Marble City Challenges. Party Boys DJ Show at the start, finish and several on-course locations plus 24 musical acts along the course
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 14°CTypical temperature
- 17 kphTypical wind
- 4 mmTypical rainfall
- 79Favourability /100