Half Marathon

The Half Marathon course is 13.1 miles long and travels through scenic Knoxville, TN. The course goes through many of Knoxville’s beautiful
neighborhoods.

2023 turn-by-turn course description: (same as previous years) Click here to view (2024 subject to change)

2023 course map: (same as previous years) Click here to view (2024 subject to change)

2023 Course profile:(same as previous years) Click here to view (2024 subject to change)

NOTE: Courses are subject to slight modification.

The 2024 Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 am on Sunday, April 7.

The 2024 half marathon course is USATF Certified – #TN19005MS

Finisher Item
In 2024, all finishers in the half marathon will receive a commemorative finisher item!

Timing
All races (except the Covenant Kids Run) will be timed using a chip timing system. The timing chips will be attached to the bibs for the marathon, half marathon, relay, and 5K participants.

Photos
FinisherPix is proud to be the Official Photographer of the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. They will post 2024 race photos a couple of days after the race. BACK FOR 2024! Race photos will be provided to the participants FREE OF CHARGE!

Shirts
All participants in every race will receive a top-quality t-shirt.

Goody Bags
All participants in every race will receive a goody bag at the Clayton Health and Fitness Expo.

Music
Party Boys DJ Show will be at the start, finish, and at several on-course locations providing the musical motivation to keep you moving.

For every year of the CHKM, Party Boys has provided much-needed energy to the runners and spectators and helped make this feel like a celebration as much as a race. Look forward to them being out there for you again this year!

We will have over 25 great musical acts lined up all over the course! Dante Music Entertainment has recruited and coordinated live musical acts that will give you a feel for locally grown music and they’ll keep you moving.

Course maps, elevation profiles, and course descriptions are in the race information for each specific race.

We will provide English Mountain Water, Gatorade, and GU on the 2024 CHKM Course.

We are still working on plans for the 2024 Post-Race. Please check back!

Half Marathon participants must be 12 years of age or older.

The half marathon will be timed by the Knoxville Track Club using a chip timing system.

We will have port-a-johns available at the start line, the finish area, and at several places along the route.

Experts from Covenant Therapy Centers and the Knoxville Fire Department will coordinate medical support for the 2024 CHKM.

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon uses an Event Alert System for race day. Click here for more information about the EAS.

Particulars for the Post-Race Injury Clinics are still in the works. Stay tuned!

If you are with a Knoxville area company and your company is participating in the Fittest Company Challenge, be sure to include your company name on your entry form. That way, your participation will count toward the Fittest Company Challenge – determined by which company’s employees (and immediate household family members of employees) complete the most combined miles on race day. Each participant in the half marathon earns 13.1 points (1 point per mile run.)