St. Jude Memphis Marathon, live.

St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 2026

On Saturday 5 December 2026, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital stages a marathon, a half marathon, a 10K and a 5K in Memphis, with every finish on Union Avenue beside AutoZone Park.

The day starts early. The 10K and the 5K set off together at 7 a.m. from B.B. King Boulevard and Madison Avenue, with the wheelchair start five minutes before. An hour later, at 8 a.m., the marathon and the half marathon leave from B.B. King Boulevard and Beale Street, again with a wheelchair start at 7:55. All four distances pass through the St. Jude campus, and all four end with a downhill on Union Avenue into the finish festival at AutoZone Park.

The marathon is the long tour of the city. It takes in historic neighbourhoods, Riverside Drive, Tom Lee Park and the Mississippi riverfront, the Hernando de Soto bridge and one loop through Overton Park. The half marathon follows the same route before turning back earlier, with an out-and-back on North Parkway. Both have a time limit of 6.5 hours, and the 10K and the 5K have 1.5 hours.

The weekend raises money for St. Jude, and the in-person races for 2026 are sold out, while virtual distances remain open. The Health and Fitness Expo at the Renasant Convention Center runs on Thursday 3 December from noon to 7 p.m. and on Friday 4 December from noon to 8 p.m. Gear check is at Union Avenue and 4th Street from 5:30 a.m. on race day, and the finish area closes at 4 p.m.

A person taking part can choose to share their own live position on Livebib from their phone, so friends and family can follow them on the map. This is not the organiser's timing, and official results come from the organiser.