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Sheryl Crow joined more than 30,000 runners at the 2012 St. Jude
Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon presented by Nissan. The first
ambassador of the St. Jude Music Gives program, Crow ran the Nashville
half-marathon in support of the New Hope Academy, finishing the
13.1-mile race in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 14 seconds.“The bands were
great, they were so uplifting and fun and really help take your mind off
the pain. People lined the course the whole way, cheering you on saying
‘you can do it’,” said Crow, 49, who was running her first
half-marathon and recently released her seventh album 100 Miles From
Memphis. “I can really see how people get hooked on doing marathons.” A
pair of first time marathoners won the 13th running of Nashville’s 26.2
mile block party. Berry College sophomore Ryan James of Belfast, Maine
won the race in 2 hours,
32 minutes and 50 seconds. At 19-years-old he became the youngest
marathon champion in the history of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series.