St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend – Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K & 5K

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Date

Dec 6, 2025

Starting Time

8:00 AM

Course

Road

Fees

$0-$145

Location

Memphis

Participants

10,000+

Terrain

Fast & Flat

Environment

Urban

Temperature
High: 56°
/ Low: 38°
Perfect For:
Charity Race
Overview

Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025 for St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend presented by Juice Plus+. Choose the marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K, or take on the 2-Race Challenge. Select your distance and join runners from across the country to support St. Jude kids!

St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend is the largest single-day fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.

Questions? Contact us at [email protected] or (800) 565-5112, or learn more at www.stjude.org/marathon.

Course Description

From the starting line at the corner of B.B. King Boulevard and Lt. Lee Avenue, in the heart of the city’s biggest tourist draw, both the half marathon and the full marathon head out on what is roughly a counter-clockwise loop route through Memphis, taking runners past many of the city’s most famous sites, including Beale Street, the National Civil Rights Museum, the Lorraine Hotel, the Elvis Presley Memorial, and more.
Those running the half and the full share the same course for nearly all of the first 10 miles of the race; the full marathoners will split off from the half marathoners just before the latter group turns to head toward AutoZone Park for their finish.
Mostly flat and fast (it’s run through the Memphis city streets), the race also provides ample views of the waterfront by the Mississippi River, and finishes at majestic AutoZone Park, home of the AAA-level Memphis Redbirds minor league baseball team. Walkers are welcome, as long as they can keep a pace of 20 minutes per mile or better.

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