Nashville Rock n' Roll Marathon 2009
April 25, 2009
Photo-History of the Marathon Course
by Dr. Rodney Chang, the Running Photographer
All photographs copyrighted 2009 by Rodney Chang
Rounding a corner at 10 miles
Mickey Mouse clubbers
Other side of the train station
11 miles and it's hot! There isn't much tree cover on this marathon route
Elvis instructs Half Marthoners to stay in the right lane.
Looking behind, I can note the ratio of Half to Full Marathoners, or 31000 to 5700.
In this heat, and my slight cold, the sign isn't encouraging.
From here all runners photographed are Full Marathoners
Country Music singer
Half way point with faster runners coming back on other side (at a pace of 4 hrs.)
Some history of this spot of the run.
Memphis and Louisville are other large cities of the state of
Tennesee. Memphis is famous for Elvis Presley and Louisville for
the U. of Louisville football team and the Louisville slugger baseball bat.
Quenched thirsts evident; many water hose spraying stations throughout the heat wave course.
There's hickory, oak, maple and other trees here in Nashville.
Looks like an historic Civil War battlefield
Some pretty cowgirls
14 miles, just 12.2 more to go!
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