Country Music Marathon
Encyclopedia
The Country Music Marathon is located in Nashville, TN. 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
.
In April 2008, Team Hooprama hula hooped the Music City Half-Marathon (21.0975 kilometres (13.1 mi)) to raise awareness for Hooping for Hope.
Belmont University
Belmont University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. It is the largest Christian university in Tennessee and the second largest private university in the state, behind nearby Vanderbilt University.-Belmont Mansion:Belmont Mansion...
, the State Capitol Building, the Cumberland River
Cumberland River
The Cumberland River is a waterway in the Southern United States. It is long. It starts in Harlan County in far southeastern Kentucky between Pine and Cumberland mountains, flows through southern Kentucky, crosses into northern Tennessee, and then curves back up into western Kentucky before...
, Shelby Park, Shelby Bottoms Greenway, and ends outside LP Field
LP Field
LP Field is a football stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County....
, home of the Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...
. Many bands and high school cheerleaders entertain runners and walkers and friends, families, and neighbors join in cheering everyone on. The marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
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
Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon
The Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon is a road race in Percy Warner Park, the largest of the Warner Parks in Nashville, Tennessee. It was created to be among the top five most difficult road marathons in the United States, and was designed to be somewhat anti-establishment and grassroots in...
, the Country Music Marathon is a qualifying event for the Boston Marathon
Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest...
.
In April 2008, Team Hooprama hula hooped the Music City Half-Marathon (21.0975 kilometres (13.1 mi)) to raise awareness for Hooping for Hope.
Past winners
Key:| Edition | Year | Men's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
Women's winner | Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2000 | 2:12:55 | 2:37:02 | ||
| 2nd | 2001 | 2:13:27 | 2:34:40 | ||
| 3rd | 2002 | 2:18:59 | 2:35:58 | ||
| 4th | 2003 | 2:12:56 | 2:28:06 | ||
| 5th | 2004 | 2:14:11 | 2:33:36 | ||
| 6th | 2005 | 2:15:38 | 2:33:53 | ||
| 7th | 2006 | 2:15:06 | 2:36:51 | ||
| 8th | 2007 | 2:13:52 | 2:37:52 | ||
| 9th | 2008 | 2:14:27 | 2:30:33 | ||
| 10th | 2009 | 2:13:41 | 2:36:44 | ||
| 11th | 2010 | 2:15:38 | 2:33:39 | ||
| 12th | 2011 | 2:17:40 | 2:49:59 |