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Event Details:
- Event: USA Women’s Half Marathon
- Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
- Time: begins at 7:00am
- Location: Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214)
- Price: $192.68
I signed up for this race with 5 friends in October 2024 when it was advertised as a “luxury experience” with Lululemon race shirts and Kendra Scott necklaces for all finishers. We flew in from all over the country for this race, which we chose partly based on these advertised perks. When we asked about the shirts at packet pick-up, a volunteer told me that they were Lululemon, which was patently false, until another person told me that a survey was sent out and people preferred 2 non-Lululemon shirts. None of us were sent such a survey and find it hard to believe that anyone would have wanted that. Additionally, the race course, which was changed at the last minute, was a complete mess due to a lack of signage, and the police on the course had no idea where we were supposed to be going. I went off course multiple times and ended up only running 11.9 miles. The necklace we were given at the race finish was clearly not a Kendra Scott necklace. I tried to find a race director at the finish and was told that she was not there today, which is also unacceptable. I would never recommend this race to anyone.