Fastest half marathons in Tennessee
The Tennessee half marathons where finishers run fastest, ranked by median finish time over each race's last three years of results.
- 1Strawberry Plains Half Marathon and 10KStrawberry Plains996 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Feb 13, 20271:56:02median finish
- 2Strawberry Plains Half Marathon and 10K, Presented by Eddie's Health ShoppeStrawberry Plains998 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Feb 13, 20271:56:51median finish
- 3Upper Cumberland Haunted Half MarathonCookeville760 finishers over 3 yearsLast run Oct 24, 2026 54°F race morning2:07:25median finish
- 42:08:15median finish
- 5Run LoCo Certified Half Marathon and 5K Elf On the RunLenior City293 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Dec 5, 20262:08:15median finish
- 62:09:22median finish
- 72:09:22median finish
- 82:09:48median finish
- 9I Just Want To Be A Unicorn Half Marathon & 5KKnoxville261 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Mar 6, 20272:12:45median finish
- 102:13:25median finish
- 112:13:39median finish
- 122:15:16median finish
- 13I Just Want to Be A Unicorn Half Marathon and 5kKnoxville260 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Mar 6, 20272:15:17median finish
- 14Rock'in Santa Half Marathon & Sunshine Santa 5KKnoxville335 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Dec 12, 20262:15:46median finish
- 152:17:15median finish
- 16Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, Half Marathon, Relays, 5k and Kids RunKnoxville6,348 finishers over 3 yearsNext: Apr 10, 20272:17:15median finish
- 172:19:19median finish
- 182:23:30median finish
- 192:24:05median finish
- 203:19:35median finish
- 213:20:08median finish
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Common questions
What is the fastest half marathon in Tennessee?
By the results we track, Strawberry Plains Half Marathon and 10K in Strawberry Plains: its median finisher runs 1:56:02, 8:51 per mile, over its last 3 years. Next is Strawberry Plains Half Marathon and 10K, Presented by Eddie's Health Shoppe at 1:56:51.
How are the races ranked?
By the median finish time of each race's last three years of results: the time half its finishers beat. A race needs at least 200 finishers to be ranked. It reflects the course, the usual weather and who enters: races that draw serious runners rank high.
Which half marathon is best for a personal record?
Look for a flat course, a cool race morning and a field near your pace, so you have people to run with. The races here are where finishers run fastest; check each one's course and weather, shown in its listing.