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Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Sport
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RESULTS: All 2025 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Winners
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Half Marathon kicked off Sunday morning, after the first race of the weekend, a 5K, was held Saturday evening. The Knoxville Marathon started at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 6. The first marathon finishers will likely be crossing the finish line around 10 a.m. The fastest anyone has ever run the marathon is 2:22:15. This time was set by Wojciech Kopec in 2013. By Sunday afternoon, this year's winners will be crossing the finish line. Check out the full list below for names, hometowns and finish times. Top 5 male finishers for the half marathon Chase Bulten, 27, from Campbellsville, KY Top 5 female finishers for the half marathon Amanda Martin, 28, from Knoxville Top 5 male overall finishers for the marathon TBA Top 5 female overall finishers for the marathon TBA Top male overall finishers for the handcyclists TBA The top female overall finishers for the handcyclists TBA To find the full results for all of the races, click here. On Saturday, the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon also held a 5K race as well as the final mile of the Covenant Kids Run event. Find the full list of 5K winners here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Health
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‘We have to take care of our bodies' Doctor sets goal to take on Covenant Health Knoxville 5K
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon and Half Marathon is just 17 days away, with the 5k on Saturday. Elizabeth Dockery, DO, a family medicine physician with Covenant Health, decided to set a goal to take on the 5k. When Dockery moved to Knoxville, she was overweight, fatigued, and struggling with high blood pressure. With a strong family history of diabetes, she decided to break old habits, one step at a time on her walking pad. 2025 Barkley Marathons ends with no finishers 'I joined a local gym, and through the gym, I got paired with a trainer who has helped me a lot. I meet with her once a week. I also started seeing a nutritionist, and she has helped me a lot, knowing what healthy foods to choose and how to be more intentional with my eating. I still have a long way to go, but I have lost a few pounds with the help of them. I have a lot more strength than I did before. I have a lot more energy than I did before,' explained Dockery. Her next step was training for the Covenant Health Knoxville 5k alongside her husband.'Positives for training is that number one, you're getting healthier. Number two, you're surrounding yourself with like-minded people, people who want to go out there and who want to do something for their health. It's a community event, so you get to maybe meet some new people in your community that you've never met before. Also, you get to see maybe a different place of Knoxville that you've never seen before,' said those looking to start their personal fitness journey she suggests starting small. 'Start with just one glass of water a day and then you can build on that. Start with eating a side salad at dinner and you can build on that. It's a lot harder to say, I'm going to eat tons of fruits and vegetables, but it's a lot easier to say, well, I can do this one thing and then you can build on that. And the same thing with exercise. I can do this one thing. And once you reach that goal, then you can push yourself to something new,' added Dockery. Knoxville Track Club completes longest group run three weeks ahead of marathon weekend She emphasizes the importance of prioritizing physical health. 'I just would like people to really try to realize that we only have one body. We have to take care of our bodies and nobody's going to take care of it but you,' Dockery explained. It is not too late to register for the 5k and the Covenant Health Kids Run, to do so go to Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
