How to watch the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon will bring over 7,000 runners to the city and to help viewers join the fun, 6 News will be livestreaming the races on Sunday morning.
Coverage kicks off at 6 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, with the start of the marathon, half-marathon, and relay set for 7:30 a.m. You can watch a livestream within this story and on this webpage, which is dedicated to news about the marathon.
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In addition to the livestream, we will have an up-to-the-minute live blog on our homepage, featuring updates and the livestream. Viewers can also tune in via the WATE 6 YouTube channel. For those wanting to cheer on the runners in person, a map has been created highlighting viewing locations along the race route.
On average, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon brings in $2.7 million to the city and this year's event has the most registrations they have had since the pandemic.
How to watch the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon
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Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon brings in $2.7 million
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