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The Knoxville Track Club (KTC) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization. The annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is KTC’s primary fundraiser. To help produce this event, KTC relies on the partnership of many like-minded community partners. If your organization has a mission of community wellness, fitness, and/or engaging youth in athletics, we are interested in speaking with your organization.

Since 2005, KTC has donated over $220,000 to local non-profits through the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon’s community contribution program. These recipients were formally selected after each year’s event. Starting with the 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, KTC will select one local non-profit organization before the event to be its 2020 CHKM Community Partner. The 2020 CHKM Community Partner will receive the community contribution funds from the 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon as well as valuable tools, insight, and connections to establish a targeted fundraising campaign. In return, KTC asks that the 2020 CHKM Community Partner offer its skills and resources to support event-specific operations.

New applications must be submitted by all interested non-profit organizations each year. To apply to be the 2020 CHKM Community Partner, applications must be received by November 8, 2019. The selection will be made in November 2019 and announced soon thereafter. For more information or to download the application, click here.

2019 Community Contribution Program

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has been a success due to the unbelievable support within the community.  Each year the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon (CHKM), the premier event of the Knoxville Track Club, sets aside funds for its Community Contribution Program.

In an effort to support the community and to improve lives through healthy programs, the CHKM Advisory Committee accepted proposals for programs seeking funding from the 2019 Community Contribution Program through August 1.

On September 18, 2019, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon presented a total of $8,000 in grants to five local organizations to support health living in East Tennessee.

Grant recipients include Emerald Youth Foundation, Family Justice Center, Tennessee Beauty Hunters, YWCA of Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley, and Survivor Fitness Foundation.

“These programs strive to make a lasting impact on the health of our community,” said Jason Altman, race director for the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. “The grant program is now in its sixth year and awards funds to nonprofits that are positively impacting our region’s health and fitness. We look forward to watching the great work of the 2019 grant recipients.

Emerald Youth Foundation received $3,000 for uniforms and supplies for the Emerald Force track program, which encourages participation by youth in track & field and overall physical activity.

Knoxville Family Justice Center received $2,000 to create a central workout facility for the Department of Children’s Services, including law enforcement, educators and nonprofit staff who investigate domestic violence. The facility will help foster an environment of collaboration and self-care for the staff.

Tennessee Beauty Hunters received $1,000 to fund workout equipment, including resistance bands, jump ropes and more. The organization provides free, bootcamp-style workouts for women in Knoxville.

The YWCA of Knoxville & the Tennessee Valley received $1,000 for Club W’s health and fitness programming, which focuses on the Keys of Hope Women’s Program and the Phyllis Wheatley Center. The funding will provide incentives and water bottles for the programs.

Survivor Fitness Foundation received $1,000 for one-on-one training sessions for cancer survivors in Knox County. Survivor Fitness Foundation empowers cancer survivors with tools and training to regain their health and wellness. The foundation also offers one-on-one nutrition and exercise programs for those living with and beyond cancer.

Although 2019 was the sixth year for the Community Contribution Program, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and the Knoxville Track Club have a long-standing history of reinvesting in the community. From 2005 – 2019, $178,000 has been contributed to support projects such as mile markers for local city and county greenways, land acquisition and building trails in South Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness, and a golf cart to patrol and clean the greenways. Past recipients include East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Legacy Parks Foundation, Young-Williams Animal Center, Ijams Nature Center, YWCA Knoxville, Knox County Schools, The Muse Knoxville, and Keep Knoxville Beautiful. An additional $43,331 has been given to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center Innovative Recreation Cooperative, which encourages people with disabilities to pursue leisure and sports activities including hand cycling, which is one of the races in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon.

On June 26, we presented Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center with a check for $4,000 as a contribution to the Innovation Recreation Cooperative. Patricia Neal IRC encourages people with disabilities to pursue leisure and sports activities including hand cycling, which is one of the races in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon.

Pictured (L to R): Al Kaye (Patricia Neal IRC Program Coordinator), Jennifer Steely (Director of Rehab Services), Dr. Mary Dillon (Medical Director of Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Chief of Staff), Leslie Irwin (Vice President of Rehab Services), Jason Altman (CHKM Race Director), Pam Haggard (KTC Board Member), David Black (Knoxville Track Club Executive Director)

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon has been a success due to the unbelievable support within the community.  Each year the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon (CHKM), the premier event of the Knoxville Track Club, sets aside funds for its Community Contribution Program.

In an effort to support the community and to improve lives through healthy programs, the CHKM Advisory Committee is now accepting proposals for programs seeking funding from the Community Contribution Program.

Click here to download the application. The submission deadline is August 1, 2019.

Registration for 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon races
opens Global Running Day, June 5

All runners – novice and elite, local and out-of-town – are invited to celebrate Global Running Day on Wednesday, June 5, by registering for the 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Online registration opens at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time for all Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon races taking place March 28-29, 2020.

“We want to give our runners as much time as possible to get their training and race schedules set, and what better time to open registration for the region’s largest competitive road race than the day dedicated to a worldwide celebration of running,” said Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Race Director Jason Altman. “Whether you’re a competitive runner planning out your calendar of races, someone who wants to set a long-term health and fitness goal or an East Tennessean who always has wanted to cross that local finish line, now is the time to commit and save money on your registration fee.”

Participants are encouraged to register online at knoxvillemarathon.com/register. Current registration fees are $65 for the full marathon; $50 for the half-marathon and two-person relay; $40 for the four-person relay; $25 for the 5K; and $10 for the Covenant Kids Run. An increase in entry fees will go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, June 30.

During the 16th annual race weekend, finishers, family and fans also will enjoy post-race celebrations at World’s Fair Park, the Health & Fitness Expo and more.

“Watch for more announcements during the coming months as we share plans and updates for the 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon events and festivities,” Altman said.

For more information about the 2020 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, visit https://knoxvillemarathon.com/.

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is a premier event organized by the Knoxville Track Club, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the encouragement of physical well-being through running and walking.