About the I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k
Both courses run along the riverfront greenways in Knoxville, with the half marathon route heading west on Neyland Drive, crossing over the river on a greenway bridge, continuing through wooded sections, and looping back along the Tyson Greenway before finishing at Volunteer Landing. The shorter course shares the early stretch but turns around sooner.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at a local running store on Sutherland Avenue. Race-morning pickup is also available at Volunteer Landing, right at the start, though it closes before the first wave goes off. Parking at the landing puts you steps from the start and finish.
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I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
156finishers
18:33winner
36:22median
2:14:56cutoff
Top 3: Dwayne Butler (18:33) · Andrea Duncan (19:28) · Steven Rocker (19:44)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
86finishers
1:27:50winner
2:26:27median
3:24:42cutoff
Top 3: Julia Ray (1:27:50) · Kimberly Gebhart (1:28:42) · Marc Runyan (1:29:53)
The I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k has been held every year since at least 2022. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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 Oct 22, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles3/6/2027 08:00$50
3.1 Miles3/6/2027 08:00$30
3.1 Miles3/6/2027 08:00$35
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