| News From: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Tennessee Runner Wins Nashville Marathon Amid Heavy Security for Field of More Than 30,000
(Washington Post)
Scott Wietecha won the Country Music Marathon held in Nashville with a time of 2 hours 22 minutes and 41 seconds.
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| News From: Thursday, April 25, 2013 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Nashville Marathon Means More for Those Who Also Ran Boston
(TheTennessean)
Vance Poss is ready to run the Country Music Marathon this weekend just two weeks after running the Boston Marathon. He is re-energized for running after the incidents of the Boston Marathon.
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Country Music Marathon Plans to Increase Security
(Tricities.com)
Organizers of the Country Music Marathon will be beefing up security for the downtown Nashville Marathon on Saturday.
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| News From: Thursday, January 17, 2013 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Start Gearing Up for the Nashville Country Music Marathon
(Inside Vandy)
Nashville's Country Music Marathon is only a few short months away. Area coaches are encouraging hopeful participants to remain consistent with their training.
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| News From: Monday, April 30, 2012 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Ryan James Wins First-Ever Marathon At Country Music Marathon
(Tucson Citizen)
Ryan James won the thirteenth annual Country Music Marathon with the slowest winning time in the marathon's history of 2 hours 32 minutes 47 seconds.
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| News From: Sunday, April 29, 2012 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Country Music Marathon Debuts Go Distance For Male, Female Champions
(Tennessean)
Ryan James And Erin Sutton won their respective divisions of the Country Music Marathon both on the debut at that distance.
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| News From: Friday, April 27, 2012 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Jogglers Plan To Toss Their Way To Country Music Marathon Finish Line
(Nashville Public Radio)
Of the thirty-thousand runners chasing a race in Nashville this weekend some will be juggling for 26.2 miles.
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| News From: Friday, April 20, 2012 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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St.Jude Children's Hospital To Sponsor Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean)
The Country Music Marathon held in Nashville Tennessee has added St. Jude as a title sponsor.
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| News From: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Kenya's David Kellum Wins 2011 Country Music Marathon
(Democrat and Chronicle)
David Kellum won the Knoxville Marathon earlier this year and will take the Country Music Marathon title home to Kenya as well. He won the CMM with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes and 40 seconds
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| News From: Sunday, May 1, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Kenya Native Wins Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean)
Native Kenyan David Kellum won the Country Music Marathon with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes and 40 seconds.
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Kenya's David Kellum Wins 2011 Country Music Marathon
(Citizen Times)
David Kellum won the Country Music Marathon with a time of 2 hours 17 minutes and 40 seconds.
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| News From: Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Doesn't Chase Elite
(Tennessean)
Organizers of the Country Music Marathon have stated that the race is big enough that they no longer need to recruit elite athletes to attract a field of novice runners.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Follow In Their Steps
(Tennessean)
Peter Pressman and Diana Bibeau offer advice to the casual runner hoping to run one or sixty marathons.
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| News From: Sunday, April 24, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Provides Challenge Even If You're Walking The Course
(Tennessean)
Nashville's Country Music Marathon enters it's 12th year and has a new reputation for inclusiveness. The race allows runners and walkers with overwhelming support.
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| News From: Friday, February 25, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Updates Race Route
(WSMV.com)
The 2011 Country Music Marathon will take runners on a new marathon route when they toe the line on April 30
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| News From: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Changes Course, Adds Sponsor
(Tennessean)
The 2011 Country Music Marathon has changed the marathon route and added Nissan as the presenting sponsor for the twelfth annual event.
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| News From: Friday, December 31, 2010 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marahton Fees Increase On January 1
(WSMV.com)
The Country Music Marathon entry fee will go up as of midnight tonight. Runners hoping to participate in the April 30 race can save about twenty-dollars by signing up today.
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| News From: Sunday, April 25, 2010 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Thunderstorm Hits After South American Wins Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean)
William Naranjo won the overall title at the Country Music Marathon with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 39 seconds. Thunderstorms and heavy rain curtailed the race for many runners as race officials directed marathon runners to the half marathon for safety from the storms.
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Country Music Marathon Champions Show National Pride
(Tennessean)
Ilsa Paulson won the women's division of the Country Music Marathon with a time of 2 hours 33 minutes and 39 seconds to become the first American woman to win the race in it's eleven year history. William Naranjo won the overall title with a time of 2 hours 15 minutes and 38 seconds.
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| News From: Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Weather May Menace Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean.com)
The forecast for this weekends weather in Nashville is looking rather bleak. Not just rain, but the possibility of hail, tornadoes and lightning could impeded the path of thousands of runners in the Country Music Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, April 22, 2010 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Preparations Underway For Country Music Marathon
(newschannel5.com)
Over thirty-two thousand runners will take to the streets of Nashville for the eleventh running of the Country Music Marathon. Crews started setting up the "Finish Line Village" to provide comfort for runners as they end their 26.2 mile journey.
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| News From: Friday, March 12, 2010 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon And Half-Marathon Begins New Decade In Nashville
(Rodeoattitude.com)
April 24, 2010 marks the eleventh annual Country Music Marathon in Nashville. The post race concert with John Rich and Cowboy Troy will provide athletes and spectators a great time to relax after running or viewing 26.2 miles of racing.
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| News From: Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Diamond Rio Gears Up For Sixth Annual Team Rio To Raise Funding And Awareness For Big Brothers Big Sisters
(BreatheCast)
Members of the band Diamond Rio will continue to add to the nearly one-hundred and fifty thousand miles that have been walked or run as a way to raise awareness for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.
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| News From: Monday, April 27, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon and Half-Marathon was biggest ever
(The Tennessean)
The Country Music Marathon soared to record numbers as over thirty-thousand signed up for the marathon and half-marathon. The only sad record that was set was the death of Benjamin Pigman. This was the first death recorded in the Country Music Marathon
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| News From: Sunday, April 26, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Kenyan Matui takes Country Music Marathon title
(The Tennessean)
Amos Matui, 33, of Kenya made his marathon debut in America by winning the Country Music Marahton with a time of 2 hours 13 minutes and 41 seconds. Matui took the lead for good with less than one mile to go.
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| News From: Saturday, April 25, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Post-Race Review/ Results |
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Runner dies in Nashville (Country Music) half-marathon
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
One of the runners in the Country Music Marathon Half Marathon collapsed and died during the race. At the time of this posting, the name of the participant had not been released.
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Morning reports from the Country Music Marathon
(The Tennessean)
Amos Matui of Kenya ran 2:13:40 to winn both the Country Music Marathon and the "Battle of the Sexes" competition at the race - as women were given a fifteen minute headstart to be chased down by the men.
Ttitana Pushkareva of Russia was the first woman in 2:36:43.
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| News From: Thursday, April 23, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon officials prepare for warm race day
(WKRN)
Country Music Marathon officials are preparing for some extreme heat during the 26.2 mile race to be held this Saturday with temperatures expected to climb into the mid-80's
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Marathon runners connect Boston Marathon, Nashville Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean)
Kelly "house" Junker will run his 33rd marathon this weekend as he is set to run the Country Music Marathon in Nashville. No big deal you say. House ran in the famed Boston Marathon on Monday and he will not be alone in his endeavors
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| News From: Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Loughton Marathon Man Makes History
(The Guardian)
Jack Brooks is set to become only the second Briton in history to complete a marathon in all 50 US states when he takes part in the Nashville Country Music Marathon in Tennessee.
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| News From: Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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New Race Route For Country Music Marathon
(News Channel 5)
The upcoming Country Music Marathon has altered its course, which will now be more scenic but also a bit hillier. Runners will pass "Honky Tonk Row" and sites like the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Honky-tonks, new hill await Country Music marathoners
(The Tennessean)
Even with registration numbers on the decline this year, race organizers of the Country Music Marathon have opted to return to one of the more scenic parts of the course. It also happens to add some of the toughest climbs runners will see along the intrepid 26.2 mile course.
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| News From: Monday, March 16, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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'Biggest Loser' Contestant Dane Patterson to Run Actual Marathon
(Baltimore Sun)
Dane Patterson, the contestant on NBC's reality weight loss show "The Biggest Loser" who found himself surrounded by controversy when he falsely claimed to have run an entire marathon, will try to make amends by running all of the 2009 Country Music Marathon.
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| News From: Thursday, February 19, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Nashville Country Music Marathon makes big change
(The Tennessean)
The cotton t-shirt has seen better days and the Country Music Marathon is adding to its demise. The famous 26.2 mile race along the streets of Nashville will be switching to moisture wicking technical fabric for its 2009 t-shirt design.
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| News From: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Nashville Marathon Makes Big Change
(The Tennessean)
In response to popular demand, the 2009 Country Music Marathon in Nashville will be offering runners technical shirts this year, instead of cotten. The new official shirts will be made of Sugoi synthetic fabrics.
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| News From: Thursday, December 25, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Has Discounted Rate
(WSMV4)
The Country Music Marathon will celebrate its tenth anniversary this year on Saturday April 25th. Entry fees for the marathon and the half-marathon will climb to $100 and $95 on January 1st.
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| News From: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon gains momentum with out-of-state runners
(The Tennessean)
On April 25, 2009, the Country Music Marathon will celebrate its tenth anniversary in Nashville. Last year, 30,693 people registered for the marathon and half-marathon event, and 26,671 of them crossed the finish line outside LP Field. Over 60 percent of those runners and walkers were from outside Tennessee, showing that Nashville is not just a country music capital anymore.
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| News From: Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Chebii and Ponomarenko take Country Music Marathon victories
(IAAF)
Kenyas Sylvester Chebii won the 2008 Country Music Marathon in a time of 2:14:27. In the womens race, Svetlana Ponomarenko outkicked defending champion Olena Shurkhno to win in 2:30:33.
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| News From: Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Marathon Brings Runners, Revenue To Nashville
(News Channel 5)
The Nashville Country Music Marathon will start off with a bang this weekend as more than 30,000 runners along with over half a million spectators generating at least 30 million in local revenue over the weekend.
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| News From: Monday, March 24, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Diamond Rio Preps for Country Music Marathon
(Grreat American Country)
Band Diamond Rio has raised $200,000 over the last three years with Team Rio's participation in the Country Music Marathon. Team Rio includes more than one hundred fifty members and will join Team McGraw at the 2008 Country Music Marathon Half Marathon to raise money for brain tumor research.
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| News From: Thursday, February 28, 2008 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Join Team McGraw to Run for Charity at the Country Music Marathon
(Country music News)
The Tug McGraw Foundation has announced that its Team McGraw will participate in the 2008 Country Marathon and Half Marathon in Nashville. The Tug McGraw Foundation, named in honor of the former major league baseball star, was established by Tim McGraw, Tug's son to raises funds on behalf of brain tumor patients. Tug McGraw died Jan. 5, 2004, from complications from a brain tumor.
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| News From: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon Kid Reporter Checks Out The Action
(Scholastic News)
Article by someone who was in the pace truck.
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| News From: Saturday, April 28, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
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Kenyan Wins Eighth Country Music Marathon
(Tennessean)
Simon Wangai won with an unofficial time of 2:13:57. In second place was Laban Moiben, at 2:15:15.
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| News From: Friday, April 27, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Country Music Marathon and Running Gives Boost to Seminary Community
(St Louis Review)
Calling it an opportunity to further develop their human formation, members of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary have been hitting the pavement with their love for running.
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Former Champions Highlight Country Music Marathon
(The City Paper)
Comments on the race and former winners.
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Thousands Of Runners Prepare For Country Music Marathon
(WKRN Nashville)
More than 6,000 people have registered for the full marathon. Its the largest total since 2001, when the race was a marathon-only event.
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| News From: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Soles4Souls To Collect Shoes at Country Music Marathon
(Nashville Business Journal)
Soles4Souls Inc., which provides free footwear all over the world, will hold a shoe drive at the Country Music Marathon in Nashville.
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Country Music Marathon Releases Elite Fields
(Race Results Weekly)
Elite field participating is mentioned.
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| News From: Sunday, April 8, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Human Interest Story |
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Gizmo Lets Country Music Marathon Fans Track Runners
(Tennessean)
Runners will be wearing a chip that will allow to track times.
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| News From: Thursday, March 22, 2007 |
| | Country Music Marathon |
| | Pre-Race Review/ Lineup |
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Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Running Wild in Nashville
(Competitor SouthEast)
The Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon is set to host its largest participant field in race history. Nearly 30,000 runners and walkers are expected on race day.
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