The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series made its return to ‘Music City, USA’ for its traditional springtime event – the St Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville.
Running over the weekend of April 23-24, the musically themed event provided over 21,000 registered runners and walkers alike with a running tour of Nashville, Tennessee, and the surrounding areas showcasing all that Nashville has to offer.
During the 2022 St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon, Ryan Martin (Tampa, Florida) came home victorious for the men clocking a time of 2:41:25. Sidney Hirsch (Omaha, Nebraska) was the women’s winner with a final time of 2:59:57.
The third event in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Elite half marathon series took part at Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville with Nick French (Nashville, Tennessee) and Jane Bareikis (Crestwood, Illinois) topping the podium.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Elite half marathon series offered a shared US$10,000 elite prize purse and Elite Beat Rankings (EBR) points to the top three male and female finishers.
Several local bands, including Jillian Cardarelli, Lance Carpenter, Matt Jordan, Greg Pratt, Chris Shrader and Golden West ,among many other talented artists from the Nashville community performed live throughout the event weekend. The party wasn’t only on the course as The Struts closed out the day as the Encore Entertainment.
Additionally, participants ran Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville as St Jude Heroes for the of St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
“We are so grateful to the St Jude Heroes at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville race who are participating with a purpose — supporting St Jude families,” said Richard C Shadyac Jr, President and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St Jude.
“While the individual reasons they ran or walked vary, they are unified by the good they are doing – helping fuel the six-year, US$11.5 billion St Jude strategic plan to accelerate research and treatment for kids around the globe with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.”
The St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville weekend continues on Sunday with the KiDSROCK, 1-mile, and Doggie Dash event all taking place at Nissan Stadium.
