Official Charity Partners

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is owned and operated by the Knoxville Track Club (KTC). KTC plays an important role in the East Tennessee Community, hosting more than a dozen road races, a dozen trail races via the Treadin’ Trodden Trail Race Series, and one of the largest high school track & field meets in the country (Volunteer Track Classic). KTC operates a group training program RunKNOX, is involved with our area youth through kids runs at many of our events, and hosts community service projects each year.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ourselves, we are always seeking funding to expand our mission of Encouraging Life-Long Physical Well-Being through Running and Walking.

Leisure has no barriers. The Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC) of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Centerintroduces individuals with a disability to new and creative ways to participate in leisure activities. Individuals with brain and spinal injury, stroke, and orthopedic injuries including amputees as well as neurological impairments participate in IRC programs. The IRC hosts clinics in water skiing, snow skiing, paddling, cycling, climbing, marksmanship, and golf on a regular basis. Specialty clinics are hosted depending on interest and have included road racing, tennis, sled hockey, hunting, fishing, self-defense, and camping. Hand cyclists from the IRC program first participated in 2009, and have participated in the event every year since.