Knoxville Marathon

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) race was established in 2005 and has been run annually ever since. The course time limit is 7 hours.

The course starts in Downtown Knoxville at Clinch Ave. bridge near the Knoxville Convention Center in the shadows of the Sunsphere. The race boasts a unique finish, ending on the 50 yard line of the University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium. A prize fund of $10,000 is distributed between the top finishers in the marathon and half marathon.

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