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

St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon & Half Marathon runs over two days in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 24–25, 2027. The marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), 10K and 5K are all held on the Saturday, with the 1 Mile on the Sunday. Live bands line the route, which winds through Music City past the neon of Broadway, the studios of Music Row, The Gulch and the Country Music Hall of Fame, and finishes at Nissan Stadium.

With five distances, the weekend works for a first 5K just as well as for a first marathon. If the full is your target, plan on a sixteen-week build with a weekly long run and back off hard in the final two. Runners who prefer a shorter day will find the half a good personal best target given the crowd support. An expo precedes the races, a concert follows at the stadium, and the event supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.