Runners take off at the start line of the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park. The April 11-12 race weekend drew nearly 7,000 participants. Zack Ostrander, a 19-year-old from Sparta, Tennessee, finished the marathon first among male runners, while 24-year-old Molly Holmes of Seattle, Washington was the first female to finish the marathon. Image by Covenant Health
KNOXVILLE – Nearly 7,000 participants crossed the finish line of the 2026 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park during the April 11-12 race weekend. The premier running event in East Tennessee drew the most marathon participants since its inception in 2005.
Zack Ostrander, 19, places first in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon among male runners. Nearly 7,000 participants crossed the finish line of the 2026 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park during the April 11-12 race weekend. Image by Covenant Health
Zack Ostrander, 19, of Sparta, Tennessee, was the first runner to cross the finish line in the marathon at 2:40:12, while Molly Holmes, 24, of Seattle, Washington, was the first woman to finish the 26.2-mile challenge with a time of 2:55:42.
Knoxville’s Caroline Houser, 37, places first among women in the half marathon. Nearly 7,000 participants crossed the finish line of the 2026 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park during the April 11-12 race weekend. Molly Holmes of Seattle, Washington, smiles after winning the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon among female runners. Nearly 7,000 participants crossed the finish line of the 2026 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park during the April 11-12 race weekend. Image by Covenant Health
Curtis Eckstein, 27, smiles after winning the half-marathon among male runners in the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Nearly 7,000 participants crossed the finish line of the 2026 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon at World’s Fair Park during the April 11-12 race weekend. Image by Covenant Health Matthew Porterfield participates in the half-wheel marathon. Image by Covenant Health
David Neumer was the hand cyclist marathon winner. Image by Covenant Health Carly Pearson participates in the hand cyclist marathon. Image by Covenant Health…