This weekend’s Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon events will bring together as many as 9,000 participants, dozens of cheering volunteers and hundreds of fans urging runners toward the finish line. 

All race events begin on the Clinch Avenue Viaduct in front of the main entrance to the Knoxville Convention Center. The mile-long Kids Run starts at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, followed by the 5K (3.1 miles) at 7 p.m. The full 26.2-mile marathon, the half (13.1 miles) and the relays start at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 25.

View race maps: Kids Run [PDF], 5K Marathon [PDF], Half Marathon [PDF], Full Marathon [PDF]. 

In anticipation of the race events, on-street parking will be prohibited on Clinch Avenue between World's Fair Park Drive and 17th Street for 24 hours starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 24. And no parking will be allowed on the northbound lanes of Gay Street between Hill Avenue and Summit Hill Drive on Sunday, 6 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Northbound lanes of Gay Street between Blount Avenue and Summit Hill will be closed to traffic from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.

A temporary no-parking zone on Clinch Avenue will start at 5 p.m. Saturday. Clinch Avenue between Henley and 11th streets will be closed, starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 24. The street will reopen at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 25. 

The full marathon route extends as far west as Forest Park Boulevard in Bearden, south to Ijams Nature Center and east through the Parkridge and Fourth and Gill neighborhoods. Several locations along the route will host bands performing live music to entertain cheering sections and inspire runners as they pass. 

Rolling road and lane closures will follow the race route, so motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and consider alternate routes. A turn-by-turn rundown of the race route is listed below, and more information is available at www.knoxvillemarathon.com.


FULL AND HALF MARATHON COURSES

• Start on Clinch Ave Bridge. (close to Convention Center)
• Head West on Clinch Avenue to 16th Street
• Turn Left on 16th St, across Cumberland Avenue, which becomes Volunteer Boulevard
• Follow Volunteer Boulevard (in the Eastbound traffic lane), past Circle Park to Pat Head Summit Drive
• Turn Left onto Pat Head Summit Drive
• Turn Left onto Chamique Holdsclaw to Lake Loudon
• Turn Right onto Lake Loudon Drive to Neyland Drive
• Neyland Drive to Kingston Pike
• Left onto Kingston Pike to Cherokee Boulevard
• Left onto Cherokee Boulevard to end which becomes Blows Ferry Road
• Straight on Blows Ferry Road to Alta Vista
• Right onto Alta Vista to Noelton Drive
• Left onto Noelton Drive to Kingston Pike
• Left on Kingston Pike to Forest Park Blvd.
• Right on Forest Park Blvd. to Newcom Ave.
• Right on Newcom to Lebanon St (dead end)
• Left on Lebanon a short distance toward Sutherland Ave, and turn around at turnaround point
• Straight on Lebanon street to greenway trail
• Straight onto greenway trail, cross Tobler Lane, cross Concord Road, through Tyson Park
• Leave trail after crossing under Alcoa Highway, and take park entrance road to Cumberland Avenue
• Left on Cumberland Ave to 22nd St
• Left on 22nd St to Forest Avenue
• Right on Forest Avenue, cross 17th St, jog north (left) to continue with Forest Avenue to
13th St
• Right on 13th St to Highland Ave
• Left on Highland to 11th St
• Left on 11th St to World’s Fair Park (museum access road)
• Right on World’s Fair Park, pass museum of art to Clinch Ave

At this point the half-marathon breaks off:
• and turns right on Clinch to 11th St
• turns left onto 11th St, crossing Cumberland Ave., which then becomes Estabrook Road
• stay left on Estabrook toward gate 25 entrance of stadium
• finish on the 50 yard line of Neyland Stadium

Full marathon and marathon relay continues:
• Straight on World’s Fair Park Drive down to World’s Fair Park, around fountain, behind the Foundry.
• World’s Fair Park Dr becomes Jackson Ave, straight on Jackson Ave up to Broadway
• Left on Broadway, over viaduct over railroad, cross Fifth Ave, to Central Ave
• Right on Central Ave to 3rd Ave
• Left on 3rd Ave to Deery St
• Left on Deery St to Lovenia Ave
• Right on Lovenia Ave to Luttrell St
• Left on Luttrell St to Wells Ave
• Right on Wells Ave to Eleanor St
• Right on Eleanor St to 3rd Ave
• Right on 3rd to Deery St
• Left on Deery St to E. Fourth Ave
• Right on E. Fourth to Central Ave
• Left on Central Ave to Fifth
• Left on Fifth, which becomes Magnolia Ave
• Straight on Magnolia to Winona St
• Left on Winona to Caswell Park
• Enter Caswell Park parking lot then back onto Winona to Washington Ave
• Right on Washington Ave to N. Bertrand St
• Right on N. Bertrand, crossing Woodbine, jog west (right) to continue on N. Bertrand St
• Straight on N. Bertrand, crossing Magnolia to Mccalla Ave
• Right on Mccalla Ave to Willow St
• Left on Willow St to Patton St
• Right on Patton St to Jackson Ave
• Left on Jackson Ave to Central Ave
• Left on Central Ave across Summit Hill to Cumberland Ave
• Right on Cumberland Ave to State St
• Left on State St to Hill Ave
• Left on W. Hill Ave to James White Connector
• Right on ramp to James White Connector, across South Knoxville Bridge to exit ramp at Sevier Avenue
• Right on Sevier Ave to Island Home Ave
• Right onto Island Home Ave to entrance to Island Home Neighborhood and Maplewood Dr
• Straight on Maplewood Drive, then right on Maplewood to Island Home Blvd.
• Left on Island Home Blvd to Willis Place
• Left on Willis Place to Spence Place
• Right on Spence Place for short distance to turnaround point
• Head back on Spence Place which becomes Maplewood Drive, to Island Home Ave
• Straight on Island Home to Sevier Ave
• Straight on Sevier Ave to Gay St
• Right on Gay St, cross the bridge to Wall Ave
• Left on Wall Ave to Market Square
• Left onto Market Square to Market St
• Straight on Market St to Church St
• Right on Church St to Locust St
• Right on Locust St to Clinch Ave
• Left on Clinch Ave, across Henley St and viaduct over World’s Fair Park, to 11th St
• Left onto 11th St, crossing Cumberland Ave, which then becomes Estabrook Road
• Stay left on Estabrook toward gate 25 entrance of stadium
• Finish on the 50 yard line of Neyland Stadium

Note: Course subject to minor modifications.