Community Contribution Program

Knoxville Track Club, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Donate $14,000 to Community Partners

In August 2025, race director Jason Altman presented a check for $7,000 to 2025 selected partner Girls on the Run of Greater Knoxville (GOTRGK). The following day, a $7,000 check was presented to the marathon’s ongoing community partner, Patricia Neal Outpatient Center’s Innovative Recreation Cooperative (IRC). The focus of IRC is on developing life skills through adaptive sports. The program was designed to be a part of the continuum of care in the rehabilitation process and has welcomed more than 15,000 participants and volunteers since its founding in 1994.

“It’s wonderful that the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Knoxville Track Club benefit the community in so many charitable ways, including support of local not-for-profit programs like the IRC,” said Al Kaye, clinical specialist in recreation therapy and IRC coordinator. “It’s a win-win event.”

IRC partners with the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon to offer handcycling and race chair divisions for athletes who aren’t able to walk or run. These participants have gone on to compete in races nationally and internationally.

“The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is truly a community event,” said race director Jason Altman. “It makes sense to invest our success in the community where we live, work, walk and run.”

Eric Weatherbee, Executive Director, Knoxville Track Club
Jason Altman, Race Director, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
Margo Pressley, GOTRGK Board Member
Brittany Ivey, GOTRGK Board Member

(left to right)
Eric Weatherbee, Executive Director, Knoxville Track Club
Jason Altman, Race Director, Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
Al Kaye, Patricia Neal IRC Program Coordinator
Nicole Bummara-Kirkham, Interim Unit Coordinator
Medley Johnson, Interim Rehab Services Manager
Chip Bryant, Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer