# St. Jude Country Music Marathon

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- Published: 2011-12-16T17:02:47-05:00
- Author: EAN

The St. Jude Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon presented by Nissan recently hosted
a Holiday party for over 100 runners and guests. Country artists Jo Dee Messina 
and Darren Warren performed short sets at the event. Warren, as a young man, battled
non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for almost three 
years of his young life. Darren told the crowd “St. Jude is the best place on earth.
They have allowed me to be a father, a husband and to pursue my dreams.”

In addition, Ally Cameron, was on hand with her father, Jon, who gave their touching
story about their experiences with St. Jude when Ally was diagnosed with neuroblastoma
at age 1. Ally is now 8 years old and cancer free. Jon continues to support the 
charity thru running and has risen over $30,000 as a St. Jude Hero. He and thousands
of Heroes will hit the streets for the 13th running of the race on Saturday, April
28, 2012 in Nashville, TN. The annual event features many of Nashville’s best live
bands on 28 stages along the 26.2 and 13.1-mile courses, the musically themed road
race annually attracts more than 30,000 runners, walkers and junior racers. To register
or for more information, please visit Competitor.com