Website: https://runnash.com/
Run Nash is a locally owned race organization based in Nashville, Tennessee. The company organizes and operates running races and community running events throughout the Music City area, describing itself as “Nashville’s largest locally-owned race organization” and “Nashville’s Insider Running Tour.” Its events are built around showcasing Nashville neighborhoods and landmarks through running, with courses that route participants past local points of interest rather than along generic out-and-back routes.
Services
Run Nash produces and manages a calendar of running events that include 5K runs, a half marathon, one-mile races, and themed distances. Across its events, participants are offered timed race results, finisher medals, limited-edition event tees, and post-race refreshments and entertainment. The organization also coordinates volunteer opportunities and works with sponsors and partner races.
Scheduled and recurring events listed by the company include:
- Speedway 5000 (5K and 1 Lap) in Lebanon, TN, held at Nashville Superspeedway
- Music City July 4th 5K (5K and 1 Mile) in Nashville, TN, on July 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
- 9 to 5K (5K and Stiletto Dash) in Nashville, TN, on September 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM, a downtown running tour
- Nashville Half Marathon & 5K in Nashville, TN, on October 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM, routing through Music Row, the Gulch, and Downtown
- Music City Turkey Trot (5K and 1 Mile) in Nashville, TN, on November 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM, a Thanksgiving morning race
- Dash at the Castle (5K), listed as a partner race, on June 28, 2026
Registration for events is handled through third-party platforms including RaceRoster and RunThis.run.
About
Run Nash positions itself as a community-centered, hometown race organizer that originated three of its own Nashville races. The company states it is committed to showcasing “the best miles of Music City” through events that route participants past local neighborhoods and points of interest, including Music Row, The Gulch, Downtown, East Nashville, Germantown, Metrocenter, Demonbreun, and Shelby Park.
Location & Contact
Run Nash is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and most of its events take place within the city, with the Speedway 5000 held in nearby Lebanon, TN. The company maintains a newsletter signup on its website and is active on social media via Facebook (@werunnash) and Instagram (@werunnash).
Additional Information
The Run Nash website provides sections for Events, Results, Volunteer opportunities, Sponsors, News, Contact, and Accessibility. Race results from past and current years are made available online through the Results section, and the organization recruits volunteers to help staff its events. Run Nash also works with sponsors and lists partner races alongside its own calendar, broadening the slate of events it promotes to the local running community.
Across its lineup, the organization mixes traditional road-race distances with themed and seasonal events: a Fourth of July 5K, a Dolly-inspired downtown running tour, a Thanksgiving-morning turkey trot, and a half marathon touring Music Row, the Gulch, and Downtown. Registration for these events is managed through third-party platforms such as RaceRoster and RunThis.run, where participants can sign up and review event details. By centering each race on a Nashville neighborhood or seasonal occasion, Run Nash frames its events as both athletic competitions and community celebrations of Music City.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (runnash.com).