The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race run in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 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.
Famous quotes containing the word marathon:
“... marathon swimming is the most difficult physical, intellectual and emotional battleground I have encountered, and each time I win, each time I touch the other shore, I feel worthy of any other challenge life has to offer.”
—Diana Nyad (b. 1949)