Music City Ruck March
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Music City Ruck March

Nashville, Tennessee, United States View on map
Oct 24, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
Running

About this race

Get ready to lace up your boots and be part of an unforgettable journey at the 2026 Music City Ruck March on October 24th! 
 
Music City Ruck is coming back to GEODIS Park—and this year, it’s shaping up to be our biggest, loudest, and most unforgettable ruck yet.

The new race course will be approximately 0.75 mile in length. We will ruck rain or shine.

This event is more than just a walk or ruck march; it's a powerful demonstration of patriotism, camaraderie, resilience, and community. Proudly underwritten by the Bob Woodruff Foundation, this event benefits Operation Stand Down Tennessee.

THIS IS A FREE EVENT FOR ALL!

EVENT DETAILS:

📆 Date: October 24th

📍Location: GEODIS Park - FREE PARKING ON SITE

EVENT DAY SCHEDULE

✯ 7:00 AM Registration & Packet Pickup Opens

✯ 8:00 AM Start 

✯ 10:00 AM Course Closes 

The schedule is subject to change. 

Pick your distance

Walking

Honorary - No Weight

Oct 24, 2026 Honorary - No Weight 9:00 AM
Free
Open

Running

SOLO RUCK

Oct 24, 2026 SOLO RUCK 9:00 AM
Free
Open

2-PERSON Relay

Oct 24, 2026 2-PERSON Relay 9:00 AM
Free
Open

3-PERSON Relay

Oct 24, 2026 3-PERSON Relay 9:00 AM
Free
Open

4-PERSON Relay

Oct 24, 2026 4-PERSON Relay 9:00 AM
Free
Open

5-PERSON + Relay

Oct 24, 2026 5-PERSON + Relay 9:00 AM
Free
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Nashville, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 15.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 26.2°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 15.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 29.6°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.4%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on October 24, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
10h 57m

The sun rises at 7:02 AM and sets at 6:00 PM local time (CDT) in Nashville on October 24, 2026 — 10h 57m of daylight.

Course

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 67 Nashville events

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