St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon: VIDEOS

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series events returned to Nashville over the weekend for the 21st running of the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville event. Music City, USA played host to the musically-themed running event bursting with Nashville spirit. Over 15,000 registered participants took on the Nashville streets lined with cheer squads, local bands and entertainment from start to finish. For the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville Marathon, Will Cadwell (South Haven, Mich.) and Gisela Olalde (Nashville, Tenn.) were crowned champions. Nick French (Nashville, Tenn.) and Meg Murphy (Nashville, Tenn.) topped the podium in the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville Half Marathon. The 2021 St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville participants received a running tour of Nashville and the numerous landmarks including running down Broadway and past the Honky Tonks, Music Row, 12 South and Bicentennial Capitol Mall before the finish line greeted them at Nissan Stadium, the home of the Tennessee Titans. In the marathon race, Will Cadwell (South Haven, Mich.) came home victorious for the men clocking a time of 2:26:45. Derek Stone (Nashville, Tenn. was second with a time of 2:28:00 and Cody Poskin (Cedar Hill, Mo.) followed in third place finishing in 2:35:43. Gisela Olalde (Nashville, Tenn.) was the women’s champion with a final time of 2:46:11 with Becca Murray (Nashville, Tenn.) finishing in second with a finishing time of 3:03:17. In the half marathon race, Nick French (Nashville, Tenn.) was crowned the winner for the men clocking a time of 1:10:18. Andrew Taylor (Hilliard, Ohio) was second with a time of 1:12:15 and Nathan O’Connor (Porter, Ind.) followed in third place finishing in 1:15:30. Meg Murphy (Nashville, Tenn.) was the women’s winner with a final time of 1:23:38 with Rebecca Walter (Nashville, Tenn.) finishing in second with a finishing time of 1:24:09 and Kimberly Muldowney (Nashville, Tenn.) rounding out the podium in 1:25:06