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I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

calendar_today 07 Mar, 2026

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About the Event

Join Personal Best Racing for our I Just Want To Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k along the beautiful riverfront greenways and roads.

This year we are going GREEN!

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 6th 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

5k Course

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Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Mar 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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08:00

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$30.00

Half Marathon

Mar 07, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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08:00

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$50.00

Virtual 5k

Mar 07, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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$35.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Knoxville.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 5.2° / 17.1°

wb_sunny 2.2° / 14.4°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.1 /

water_drop 69.5%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 5.2° / 17.1°

wb_sunny 2.2° / 14.4°

air 10.1 km/h

water_drop 69.5%

About Knoxville

Learn more about the host city, Knoxville.

Knoxville, in Knox County, is the third-largest city in Tennessee. It is the home of the University of Tennessee's primary campus (UTK) and site of the 1982 World's Fair.

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I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k

About the Event

Join Personal Best Racing for our I Just Want To Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5k along the beautiful riverfront greenways and roads.

This year we are going GREEN!

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 6th 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

5k Course

Please like our facebook page @Personal Best Racing

Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Half Marathon

Virtual 5k

Weather Overview

About Knoxville

Hotels & Places to Stay

Video

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