Adam Zocks – St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Nashville Race Director

About this episode

The episode features Adam Zocks discussing the logistics and excitement of the Nashville spring marathon event.

Aside from Pro/College football games and the occasional NASCAR race, the biggest one-day sporting event is Nashville’s spring marathon event. Now in its 26 th year, more than 25,000 participants are expected to flood the city streets, not to mention thousands of volunteers and bystanders. Watch and listen to the guy who helped launch the extravagance back in 2000, learning all the logistics it takes to pull it off. The co-hosts have a combined 25 appearances (John 25 times /Joe 0 times) offering differing perspectives of being a participant and spectator. AMONG THE TOPICS: WORLD MUSIC EXCLUSIVE ANNOUNCEMENT, ULTIMATE DINNER GUESTS, GO-TO RUNNING SONGS, A DOGGY DASH MESS, AND CIGARETTES AT THE 23 RD MILE.

People in this episode

Hosts: John Dwyer, Joe Elvis

Guest: Adam Zocks

Topics covered

• running events
• marathon logistics
• participant experiences
• spectator perspectives
• music and running
• community involvement

Keywords

• Nashville marathon
• running series
• Adam Zocks
• logistics
• community event
• music
• running songs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series

Places: Nashville

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