St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & Half Marathon

April 26, 2025
Nashville
Road
Distances
Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, 5k
Starting Time

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Fees

$65+

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1,000-10,000
Some Hills
Small Town
High: 71°
/ Low: 53°

Runners start their race in front of downtown Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the “Mother Church of Country Music,” at the St. Jude Country Music Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, which saw more than 20,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers cross the finish line in all races combined last year, including more than 18,000 in the half marathon alone.

From there, the unfolds along a hilly and sometimes challenging route, with plenty of rolling hills throughout both the full and the half marathon courses, and ends on the other side of the Cumberland River that cuts through the city, on the grounds of the Nashville Stadium and LP Field, the home field of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Along the 13.1 miles of the half marathon route, participants will encounter much of what makes the city a destination for country music lovers around the world — in recent years, the first mile of the race along Broadway has featured live music for the entire length of the mile. The next few miles — which head into residential areas south of downtown — feature the longest uphill stretch of the half marathon, a gradual climb that peaks in the Belmont neighborhood around mile 4. That’s followed by a downhill stretch over the next couple of miles and then an equally gradual downhill descent in the second half of the race. The rest of the race will also have live music and entertainment, thanks to what organizers say will be hundreds of cheerleaders from area high schools stationed along the route, as well as dozens of bands blasting all kinds of music out for the runners — including country, rock, blues, jazz and more — as they pass by one of more than two dozen stages along the course. The final couple of miles bring runners past the Tennessee State Capitol building and Bicentennial State Park before they head over the bridge at Woodland Street, to the finish line at LP Field. Runners (and walkers and wheelchair racers) will have a 4-hour course time limit for the half marathon and a 6-hour time limit for the full marathon.
Overview
Runners start their race in front of downtown Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, the “Mother Church of Country Music,” at the St. Jude Country Music Marathon, Half Marathon & 5K, which saw more than 20,000 runners, walkers and wheelchair racers cross the finish line in all races combined last year, including more than 18,000 in the half marathon alone.
From there, the unfolds along a hilly and sometimes challenging route, with plenty of rolling hills throughout both the full and the half marathon courses, and ends on the other side of the Cumberland River that cuts through the city, on the grounds of the Nashville Stadium and LP Field, the home field of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Along the 13.1 miles of the half marathon route, participants will encounter much of what makes the city a destination for country music lovers around the world — in recent years, the first mile of the race along Broadway has featured live music for the entire length of the mile. The next few miles — which head into residential areas south of downtown — feature the longest uphill stretch of the half marathon, a gradual climb that peaks in the Belmont neighborhood around mile 4. That’s followed by a downhill stretch over the next couple of miles and then an equally gradual downhill descent in the second half of the race. The rest of the race will also have live music and entertainment, thanks to what organizers say will be hundreds of cheerleaders from area high schools stationed along the route, as well as dozens of bands blasting all kinds of music out for the runners — including country, rock, blues, jazz and more — as they pass by one of more than two dozen stages along the course. The final couple of miles bring runners past the Tennessee State Capitol building and Bicentennial State Park before they head over the bridge at Woodland Street, to the finish line at LP Field. Runners (and walkers and wheelchair racers) will have a 4-hour course time limit for the half marathon and a 6-hour time limit for the full marathon.

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Distances
Marathon, Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
Starting Time

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Fees

$65+

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