Nashvile Ctry 1/2 and Marathon (Read 469 times)

Yep, and they had lemon-lime...

It was pretty good Marathon to me. I am from Finland and did the run during the same trip as I went for a meeting in US. That was year 2007 run though, so I don't know if the route is the same this year..

 

The weather was perfect then. I read again my own comments from this race (I write comments always because it feels nice to read them later) and they are:

 

The weather was perfect. Sun was shining and practically no wind. The biggest "problem" was the hills in the first half. It seemed that it goes up and down all the time. After the first half the route became flat. It also went by the river for a while. At the end, the hills came back again. Here is the pic from the race and Finish line.

 

Nashville Run

 

Music was a great thing. I have good memories from that run. Can recommend it.

 

Juha Haapala

Laihia, Finland

 

Quote from Trent on 2/9/2010 at 7:04 PM:

  

IIRC, though, 2007 had the best weather of the three years I've run it: 2006 was too hot, 2008 was too humid (though at least the forecast thunderstorms didn't materialize), and 2009 was WAY too hot.

 

Edit -- hmm, 2006 + 2007 + 2008 + 2009 = 3 years? Oops. I meant, 2007 was too hot, 2008 was a bit humid, but not bad (the best of the past 3 years), and 2009 was WAY too hot. 

How bad are the hills, really? I live in Nashville and everywhere is hilly. Are they gentle, normal hills or are they the ohmygod I'm dying! hills that are on some of our greenways?

With the new course changes, there are three memorable hills.  They are not ridiculous by any means, as Tanya points out (when she should instead be updating her blog).  The hills are at mile 3 (Demonbreun), mile 17 (leaving Metro Center) and mile 19 (leaving the Farmer's Market).  Much of the rest of the first 19 miles are rolly polly, but not terrible.

Mile 17 - yeah that's where my left calf gave out in '07. That hill sucked the life out of me. I owe CMM some serious payback. Soon. Very soon.

Quote from Trent on 2/10/2010 at 7:15 PM:

 Seriously thinking about it. Running a trail one on 4/3 (assuming the rivers aren't too swollen), the new Evansville one on 4/10. Might make for a nice tripple in the month. Interesting. Very interesting.

 

You won't bring that 90 degree and humid again this year? You have a rep ya know.