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St. Jude always hosts the Memphis Marathon Weekend on the first Saturday of December. In 2025, the race will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6. It will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5 in 2026.
The course route for the marathon benefitting St.Jude Children's Research Hospital will transform much of Downtown and Midtown Memphis into a party. 4,000 volunteers & 45 cheer stations: What to ...
Among the 20,000 runners at Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend, including a record 1,350 St. Jude patient family member teams, was 17-year-old Tyler West.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is a pediatric treatment and research hospital headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded by entertainer Danny Thomas in 1962, it is a 501(c)(3) designated nonprofit medical corporation which focuses on children's catastrophic diseases, particularly leukemia and other cancers. [ 1 ]
In 2008, the Competitor Group took over Elite Racing, the company that had been organizing the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. The following year, 2009, an internal audit revealed that the charity in whose name the race had been run, Elite Racing Foundation for Children, Education & Medical Research, had been improperly commingling funds with the for-profit Elite Racing.
The race takes place on a largely out-and-back course along Lake Shore Drive with views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. The race is regarded as a premier half marathon event, with Runner's World naming it as one of the top 10 half marathons in the United States. [1] Susan Nicholl is the race director and founder of the event. [2]
The St. Jude Memphis marathon is happening on Saturday with new routes for 2023. Here's everything you need to know. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call ...
The 2011 Illinois Marathon took place from Friday, April 29, 2011, to Saturday, April 30, 2011. New this year was the option of a 10k race in addition to the continuing full marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5k, and youth run. Additionally, the 5K was now held the Friday evening before the Saturday races.