Marathon

The marathon course has been designed to show off Knoxville and run through several of its fine neighborhoods. We know that this year, the neighborhoods along the route are planning some great support.

2026 turn-by-turn course description: Click here to view (2027 subject to change)

2026 course map: Click here to view (2027 subject to change)

NOTE: Courses are subject to slight modification.

The 2027 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is scheduled for 7:30 am on Sunday, April 11.

The 2027 course is a Boston Marathon qualifier.
USATF Certified – Certification #Pending

Finisher Item
All finishers in the marathon will receive a special commemorative gift. Stay tuned!

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 2027 race photos a couple of days after the race.

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 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 24 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.

Post-Race Food
On Sunday, April 11, we are proud to offer Petro’s Chili and Chips at the Pilot Post-Race Party!

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

We will provide English Mountain Water, sports drink, and GU on the CHKM Course.

Marathon participants must be 18 years of age or older.

The 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 2027 CHKM.

Covenant Therapy Centers is proud to offer FREE Post-Race Injury Clinics! Stay Tuned!

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

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 marathon earns 26.2 points (1 point per mile run.)

In 2026, KTC has organized pacers for the following marathon times:
2:55, 3:00, 3:15, 3:25, 3:30, 3:35, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00, 5:15, 5:30, 5:45, 6:00

2027 will be similar!
Huge thanks to Bound and Harper Auto Square for sponsoring the pace groups!