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Percy Warner Park (run 1 on map): 5.8 and 11.2 miles; From the stone-gated park entrance, follow the mile-marked loops for a challenging hill workout. Catch a glimpse of the annual Iroquois Steeplechase on May 14.
STRIDER RUN EVERY SATURDAY AT 8:00 AM AT THE STEEPLECHASE - SEE BELOW

Centennial Park (run 2 on map): 3 miles; Run a loop around the flat, paved road that circles the lake and Nashville's famous, full-scale Parthenon. The park's main entrance marks the Country Music Marathon starting line.
STRIDER RUN EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 5:30 PM - SEE BELOW (5 mile run)

Shelby Bottoms Park (run 3 on map) : 7.5 miles; Start at the bridge in Shelby Bottoms Park and run along the flat, paved greenway that traces the Cumberland River. Spot Opryland's General Jackson Riverboat along the way.

Farmer's Market (run 4 on map) : 2.5 miles; From the Farmer's Market, run up 7th Avenue and through the historic Germantown neighborhood. Turn right onto Taylor Street, 5th Avenue, Harrison Street, and finish on 7th Avenue. The Market is open year round, so be sure to finish your run with a carb-loaded treat.

 

The Nashville Striders Group Fun Runs

Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.
5 miles. Start from Activity Center, Centennial Park, Nashville
Call Suzanne Thompson at (615) 604-4991
Directions: turn off West End by the McDonald's, go up the street, the Arts Activity Center is on your left (see photo below)

Arts Activity Center in Centennial Park with Parthenon in back

Saturdays, 7:00 a.m.
Meet at the Donelson/Hermitage YMCA on Lebanon Road. We will run the new Greenway. All distances and paces are welcome. You can easily get in an 8 – 10 mile loop. It does have a very challenging hill. Very nice run. We will measure more distance as we explore on the run.
No contact person for this run at this time

Saturdays, 6:30 a.m.
Start from the YMCA in Franklin
Call Lisa Weber 496-9039

Saturdays, 7:00 a.m.
Start at the Starbucks in Belle Meade Shopping Center, Nashville
Call Katherine McCrea at (615) 309-7739

Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.
Start from behind the steeplechase, off Old Hickory, Percy Warner Park, Nashville
Call Susanne Hicks, 665-0474

 

Many other fun runs start in Belle Meade. Presently, none are scheduled, but you can find many other runners here. At the end of Belle Meade Boulevard, look for the stone gates (see photo below). Park on the park side of the gates. You can run in the park, where there are 3, 6 and 11 mile loops. Very scenic but very hilly. Alternatively, you can run down Belle Meade Boulevard. It is gently rolling, and approximately 3 miles to Harding Road. You must run against traffic along the median, single file. The Belle Meade police have been known to ticket offenders!

Stone Gates at the entrance to Percy Warner Park

Marathon Training Series

These training runs are extremely popular. Several hundred runners take advantage of the water stations and the large amount of people to run and share the roads with.

COUNTRY MUSIC MARATHON
2008 TRAINING RUNS

Sunday, January 27
7:00 AM
14 Miles
Bongo Bob’s Bongo-to-Bongo Run
Leave from Bongo Java in East Nashville @ 11th & Woodland to Bongo Java on Belmont Boulevard plus a 4+ mile loop of the CMM course and return.

Sunday, February 10
7:30 AM
16 Miles
Leave from Titans’ Stadium parking lot across from Shoney’s. Loop Stadium and follow Tom King Course to Shelby Greenway and return.

Saturday, February 23
7:00 AM
18 Miles
Leave from Titans’ Stadium parking lot across from Shoney’s. Run 2 miles to 10-mile mark (12th Avenue, So. & Division). Then run miles 11 through 26 to finish back at Titans’ Stadium.

Saturday, March 8
6:30 AM
21 Miles
Leave from stone gates at Percy Warner Park and do the 11.2-mile loop in Park then do Radnor Lake and back (10 miles).

Saturday, March 22
6:30 AM
20 Miles
West End Ramble. Start at Centennial Park and run CM Half Marathon Course plus 7 mile return loop.

(For information Call Peter Pressman at (615) 794-7171_
for any of the above training runs.)

Sunday, April 6
6:00 AM
21 Miles
Kroger to Kroger
From Franklin to Belle Meade.
Last long run.
Call Bruce/Katherine McCrea (615) 309-7739
for this run only.

Since these runs are well into the future, and are subject to change, please watch our website for any updates, or call to confirm dates and time.

* FLUIDS PROVIDED AT ALL RUNS *