Nashville 2025!
Although well known for our weeklong overseas adventures, every now and again we think a bit closer to home. Something that is easier to get to, less of a time commitment, and more affordable. Above all else, these domestic gatherings are a chance to meet our R2A staff, R2A community, or reunite with those you’ve shared lifelong memories and adventures with.
April 25-27, 2025, we’re just fixing to have a whole lot of fun with as many of you as we can! Rather than create an event from scratch like we always do, this time we’re adding our fun to an even bigger event, Rock ’n’ Roll Nashville! With 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon options offered that weekend, we’re sure there’s something for everyone in April. If the races won’t work for friends and family, we’ll all need a massive cheering section, so they’re invited too!
Dive into our itinerary and registration form here, and let’s have an R2A-style hang in Nashville this coming April 25-27, 2025!
Itinerary
Come visit us at R2A HQ! We’ve secured one of the biggest and coolest party houses in the city, an easy walk from Nashville’s famed nightlife. It’s also strategically located close to the Rock ’n’ Roll Nashville start and finish line. This is our R2A home for the weekend. Providing you and your friends and family are registered with us, the door is open to you and them from the start to the very end of the weekend.
Welcome to Nashville! If your race packet wasn’t already mailed to you, head over to Rock ’n’ Roll Nashville’s packet pick-up. Check in to your accommodations and come on over to R2A HQ to say “hey!”
Welcome party! The themes here are meet, reunite, hydrate, and carb up! A big pasta dinner is served to all who enter!
It’s race day! Some of us will take it easy and enjoy a 5K to check the box. Some are going to push a bit more and conquer a typical R2A 10K distance. Others are embarking on their first ever half marathon, giving us more to look forward to and more to achieve. Then there are those crazies who will really go the distance, with 26.2 miles!
For the half marathoners, R2A staff will be strategically placing a branded 10×10 R2A tent on the course after mile 3 and mile 10. Stop by for the three critical “H” components all desire – High-fives, Hugs, and Hydration! No one can stop you with that kind of firepower at your back!
Post-race – let’s enjoy everything the Nashville Rock ’n’ Roll has to offer at the finish. These guys do it right with their race expo so we’ll be taking it all in.
It’s time to celebrate! You did it! We did it! Merritt, Sergio, Luciana, Kristen, and Dr. Andy all did it alongside you. Fricke, Carter, Dazzo, Angela, and Hickey, greeted you at the tents, pumped the tunes, and provided the proverbial wind at your backs. And maybe, just maybe, if you’ll block out these dates on the calendar, 100+ R2Aers will be celebrating today’s accomplishments together! Freshen up, lay low, take a nap, or see the city. Whatever feels right. Just keep some gas in the tank for this evening.
Party at R2A HQ! Tennessee BBQ is the theme! Fully catered and ready to be consumed upon your arrival! We sure are happy you came, everyone. The typical domestic races all have their ample amount of fun. But you want to know what makes those events even better? Adding a heaping dose of R2A!
It’s time to push it. To ride that adrenaline rush and see Nashville for all it is. Broadway (aka Honky Tonk Row) is calling!
Sunday Brunch, April 27th – The weekend will have been jam packed, filled with all the good vibes, and over in the blink of an eye. Before it’s all said and done, make sure you take the late flight or late drive home, because we’re having a good ol’ fashioned Southern brunch at R2A HQ.
On Sunday, we’ll be revealing our summer 2027 R2A! Don’t miss the grand unveiling! And don’t forget that, between April 2025 and Summer 2027 lies Scotland, South Africa, France, and Winter 2027 (which will be announced in the Fall of 2024). Nashville is super cool and all, but we have a lot of this planet to see together!
FAQs
Your $175 does two things.
First, it covers three catered meals, beverages, hydration stations, a shirt, and of course, the coveted R2A HQ.
Second, it’s your way of saying, “I’m committed to a weekend in Nashville.” Because if we made it $0, you’d fill out the form and say you’re coming. Maybe you would, maybe you wouldn’t. But when you commit with $175, you know you’re coming! We thank you in advance for your contribution.
The good news is that if you commit now, your options are many! Downtown hotels and Airbnbs are all still available. If you’d like to stay super close to R2A HQ, sounds great to us! We’ll be near the cross streets of 4th Avenue and Harrison Street, a few blocks from the river and a block from First Tennessee Park.
Absolutely! They’ve got to eat and drink too, right? Maybe it’s a parent, sibling, or partner. Maybe it’s a few best friends that have been R2A-curious for years now. Providing they register with us, they are welcome to be as big of a part of R2A as you are!
Team
We’ve confirmed attendance for Merritt, Sergio, Luciana, Andy and Kristen Coleman, Fricke, Carter, Hickey, Dazzo, and Angela. A few other staff just might make it too. Each of these R2A staff are either running alongside you or cheering you onto the finish. But you know us, more than anything, we’re there to build new relationships and grow the existing ones.