Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K

Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K puts a fast, well-supported city course in front of runners in Nashville, Tennessee, on October 24, 2026. The Nashville 1/2 Marathon (13.1 miles) starts at 7 a.m. and the Nashville 5K at 7:15 a.m., both starting and finishing at First Horizon Park a short walk from downtown. The half carries a four-hour limit, with pace teams on course and aid stations stocked with water, electrolytes and gels. Runners finish inside the ballpark to live music, a finish party and refreshments, and every entrant gets a race shirt and a medal.

Pace teams and a flat-feeling urban route make this a sensible place to attempt a personal best or a first sub-two half. Pick the group just ahead of your realistic goal only if your training says so; otherwise slot in behind it and pass late. Entries through Team DetermiNation also raise money for the American Cancer Society.