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Event Information:
Nashville is the home of The Country
Music Marathon and half marathon
events. The route begins in
Centennial Park and continues along
many of Nashville's sights including
music row, Belmont University, the
State Capitol Building, the
Cumberland River, Shelby Park,
Shelby Bottoms Greenway, and ends
outside LP Field, home of the
Tennessee Titans. Many bands and
high school cheerleaders entertain
runners and walkers and friends,
families, and neighbors join in
cheering everyone on. The marathon
is followed by an evening concert
which has previously featured Sara
Evans, Phil Vassar, Jo Dee Messina,
Brad Paisley, and Lee Roy Parnell
among others.
The marathon was first held in
April, 2000 when 3230 men 2589 women
completed the event. As popularity
for the event grew, a half-marathon
was added in 2002. This was soon
followed by the addition of a kids
marathon. The number of participants
in the 2008 event exceeded 30,000
total entrants. Unlike Nashville's other
marathon, the Harpeth Hills Flying
Monkey Marathon, the Country Music
Marathon is a qualifying event for
the Boston Marathon.
Nashville is the capital of the U.S.
state of Tennessee and the county
seat of Davidson County. It is
located on the Cumberland River in
Davidson County, in the
north-central part of the state. The
city is a center for the health
care, publishing, banking and
transportation industries, and is
home to a large number of colleges
and universities. It is most notably
known as a center of the music
industry, earning it the nickname
"Music City".
The
downtown area of Nashville features
a diverse assortment of
entertainment, dining, cultural and
architectural attractions. The
Broadway and 2nd Avenue areas
feature entertainment venues, night
clubs and an assortment of
restaurants. North of Broadway lies
Nashville's central business
district, Legislative Plaza, Capitol
Hill and the Tennessee Bicentennial
Mall. Cultural and architectural
attractions can be found throughout
the city.
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