Knoxville Marathon
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The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Knoxville
, Tennessee
, USA. The 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi) race was established in 2005 and has been run annually ever since. The course time limit is 7 hours.
The course starts in Downtown Knoxville at Clinch Ave. bridge near the Knoxville Convention Center in the shadows of the Sunsphere
. The race boasts a unique finish, ending on the 50 yard line of the University of Tennessee
's Neyland Stadium
. A prize fund of $10,000 is distributed between the top finishers in the marathon and half marathon.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, USA. The 42.195 kilometres (26.2 mi) race was established in 2005 and has been run annually ever since. The course time limit is 7 hours.
The course starts in Downtown Knoxville at Clinch Ave. bridge near the Knoxville Convention Center in the shadows of the Sunsphere
Sunsphere
The Sunsphere, in Knoxville, Tennessee, is an high hexagonal steel truss structure, topped with a gold-colored glass sphere that served as the symbol of the 1982 World's Fair.-Design:...
. The race boasts a unique finish, ending on the 50 yard line of the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
's Neyland Stadium
Neyland Stadium
Neyland Stadium is a sports stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. It serves primarily as the home of the Tennessee Volunteers football team, but is also used to host large conventions and has been a site for several NFL exhibition games. The stadium's official capacity is 102,455...
. A prize fund of $10,000 is distributed between the top finishers in the marathon and half marathon.