st jude country music marathon & ½ marathon

APRIL 25, 2015MARATHON | MARATHON | 5K | KiDS ROCK ApRil 26

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Welcome to the one marathon you wont want to end. A race so rock n roll, the

mile markers are rock bands. Because whats the point of running if you just want

it to end? Here, you might not break the tape, but the podium isnt the point. Life is

a journey and running should be a celebration.

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Contents

4 Schedule of eventS

5 Welcome letter from St. jude childrenS reSearch hoSpital

10 courSe map

12 Start line map

14 finiSh line map

16 Spectator Block partieS

18 parking and tranSportation

22 deStination naShville

26 toyota rock n roll concert SerieS headliner act

30 race Weekend entertainment

38 running trailS

40 kidS rock

42 runner perkSWRITERS: Makenzie Gee, Kevin Buffalino PHOTOGRAPHERS: Victah Sailor, Paul Nestor, Ryan Bethke GRAPHIC DESIGN & LAYOUT: Bryan Montgomery

4 ST. Jude CounTry MuSiC MaraThon & MaraThon

Schedule of Events

health and fitneSS expo

Music City Center,Hall C-D

201 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203

Thursday, April 2312:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Friday, April 2410:00 am - 7:00 pm

Expo admission is FREE & open to the public.

race day eventS

Race Day Saturday, April 25

Full & Half Start Line Broadway & 5th Avenue

5K Start Line Demonbreun Street &

4th Avenue

Start Times5K - 6:45 am

Full & Half - 7:00 am

finiSh line feStival

LP Field7:00 am 2:30 pm

toyota headlinerconcert

Bridgestone Arena501 Broadway,

Nashville, TN 37203

6:00 pm: Doors Open7:00 pm: Martina McBride

*Timeline is subject to change

kidS rock

Sunday, April 26

KiDS ROCK Nashville presented by YMCA of

Middle Tennessee

LP Field2:00 pm

nashvilleseT lisT

race reSultS Official race results will be posted online by 7:00 pm PST on race day at www.runrocknroll.com/nashville

Dear Friends of St. Jude,

We are so grateful you have joined us for the 2015 St. Jude Country Music Marathon & Half Marathon. The commitment you are making to help kids with cancer and other deadly diseases is so deeply meaningful. We know you have trained long hours and drawn support from so many people. It is an honor once again for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital to be the official benefiting charity.

To race organizer Competitor Group Inc., we offer our sincere appreciation for this destination running event, uniting two groups that have shown such compassion to St. Jude country music fans and fitness enthusiasts. To Mayor Karl Dean and the caring residents of Nashville, thank you for the won-derful hospitality and for embracing the many thousands of participants. I am especially grateful to those running as a St. Jude Hero, dedicated to raising funds and awareness for our mission of finding cures and saving children.

Last year, St. Jude Heroes running in this event raised an astounding $1.4 million for the kids of St. Jude. Your generosity means no family ever receives a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

As you run through this wonderful city, please reflect on the fact that each step you take moves St. Jude one step closer to fulfilling our founder Danny Thomas dream that no child should die in the dawn of life. After you cross the finish line, we encourage you to stay in touch with the mission of St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital by visiting stjude.org.

Good luck and thank you for making a difference in the lives of children.

Best regards,

Richard C. Shadyac Jr.President and Chief Executive OfficerALSAC/St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital

St. Jude helped give her a chanceIn September 2011, shortly after Audrey started first grade, tests revealed a tumor in her chest. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor, which was identified as an inflammatory miofibrolastic tumor. Audreys doctor referred her family to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital for her continuing treatment and care.

At St. Jude, doctors started Audrey on low-dose chemotherapy, to which she responded well. Audrey finished chemotherapy in May of 2014, but in August, scans revealed the tumor had begun to grow again. Audrey underwent surgery in September to remove the tumor and she is doing well today. She returns to St. Jude for regular checkups.

And Marshall now runs as a St. Jude Hero to raise funds and awareness for kids like Audrey.

He conquered the Marathon and Half Marathon in past years, but this year Marshall will do something extra special during the St. Jude Country Music Marathon Weekend. Hes running the 5K with his two daughters, Audrey and her sister, Georgia Kate.

2015 ALSAC/St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital (18363)

St. Jude patient Audrey

You too can become a St. Jude Hero by visiting stjudeheroes.org.

St. Jude helped give her a chanceIn September 2011, shortly after Audrey started first grade, tests revealed a tumor in her chest. She underwent surgery to remove the tumor, which was identified as an inflammatory miofibrolastic tumor. Audreys doctor referred her family to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital for her continuing treatment and care.

At St. Jude, doctors started Audrey on low-dose chemotherapy, to which she responded well. Audrey finished chemotherapy in May of 2014, but in August, scans revealed the tumor had begun to grow again. Audrey underwent surgery in September to remove the tumor and she is doing well today. She returns to St. Jude for regular checkups.

And Marshall now runs as a St. Jude Hero to raise funds and awareness for kids like Audrey.

He conquered the Marathon and Half Marathon in past years, but this year Marshall will do something extra special during the St. Jude Country Music Marathon Weekend. Hes running the 5K with his two daughters, Audrey and her sister, Georgia Kate.

2015 ALSAC/St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital (18363)

St. Jude patient Audrey

You too can become a St. Jude Hero by visiting stjudeheroes.org.

8 ST. Jude CounTry MuSiC MaraThon & MaraThon

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