Tennessee · Half Marathon
Every upcoming Half Marathon around Knoxville, with start times, entry fees, finish-time stats from past editions, start-line maps, and the local run clubs to train with.
13 upcoming Half Marathon races found · 10 with finish-time stats
Knoxville running is shaped by the Tennessee River corridor and the greenways that line it - the Neyland Greenway, the crushed-stone Boulevard in Sequoyah Hills, the Lakeshore Park loop that traces old UT cross-country ground. That mix of riverfront pavement and wooded South Knoxville trail is what you train on here, and it gives the city a running identity that feels genuinely local.
The social fabric is real too: weeknight group runs orbit Bearden, downtown, and Ijams, then land in a brewery or coffee spot. Racing here sits inside that same community - not a separate world you visit once a year, but something woven into how Knoxville runners keep each other honest through the training cycle.
By the numbers
The Knoxville races that stand out on the numbers: the biggest field, and the longest unbroken run of editions.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
Across the 9 RunSignup half marathon editions in Knoxville with published results on RunSesh, walkers and charity entrants included, the median finisher crossed in 2:17:20. The median winner ran 1:39:07, and the median last finisher took 3:10:52. Fields here tend to be small, so the spread is real but the back of the pack is never far behind.
The fields are small - the median field size across published results is 14 - so you will not be lost in a crowd, and the pace in those results shows plenty of runners taking their time. Most races also offer a 5K and 10K on the same day, which means you can step up distances gradually at familiar events before committing to 13.1.
Fall (September to November) is the busiest window with 6 races, which lines up well with Knoxville's cooler, more comfortable running weather after a hot, humid summer. Summer still has 4 races if your training block lands there, and winter holds 3. Spring is the quietest stretch, with just 1 race.
Entry fees run from $20 to $90, with a typical fee of $30. Two races already have a price increase scheduled, so if you spot one you want, registering sooner rather than later will save you money on those specific events.
These are mostly small, community-scale events. The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon weekend stands apart with a field of 2,447, but most of the other races with published results show fields of 34 or fewer. If you want company on race day, the Covenant Health weekend is the clear choice for a bigger atmosphere.
