I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k
About this race
Join Personal Best Racing for our I Just Want To Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k along the beautiful riverfront greenways and roads.
We are continuing our GREEN STREAK!
Half Marathon begins at 8am heading west on Neyland to the greenway connection that goes over the river (and through the woods) then back to pickup the Tyson Greenway to concord and back to the Volunteer Landing for a magical finish!
The 5k begins at 8:15am and heads west on Neyland and turns around at connection of new greenway and old greenway.
Packet Pickup will be held on Friday evening, March 5th at The Long Run 2452 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919 5-7pm and then again Saturday morning at Volunteer Landing, 956 Volunteer Landing Lane starting at 6:30am closing at 7:50am for both the half marathon and 5k.
All participants will receive a medal, but the half marathon medals will be different.
Awards will go to top 3 male and female over all, top masters male and female, 3 deep male and female Age group awards 5 and under, 6-10 11-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+
The Courses are as follows: HALF MARATHON
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Based on 6 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Knoxville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:58 AM and sets at 6:34 PM local time (EST) in Knoxville on March 6, 2027 — 11h 36m of daylight.
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
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- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 92 Knoxville events
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