A cold morning for the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K
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Randy Woodward holds a big American flag before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Woodward is a purple heart veteran who was told he could not run again. Nashville Marathon is his 7th marathon in four weeks and he plans to run ten marathons over five weeks. He plans to drive the Louisville marathon tomorrow. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Michelle Phelps gets a hug at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
A runner passes through the Woodland Street Bridge during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
The runners start at the beginning of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Spencer Anderson gets a hug from Elias Rose, 3, at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Runners run along the riverside during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Edgar Flores puts on his face mask before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Carlee Montgomery, left and Emma Hagist laughed with friends while huddling around an outdoor heater before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Andrea Clark has a sign during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Ashley Catanzarite, left and Ashley Niketa's hug at the end of Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Spencer Anderson is having trouble getting his medal at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Kelly Wehman gets a high five at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Uju Alexander, left and Katie Harty hug at the end of Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Kelly Wehman passes the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Willy McNamara runs the last few meters to the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Spencer Anderson runs the last few meters of Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
The runners start the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Clothes are left on a fence near the start of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Jacqueline Wing continues to Peter Drozda at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Kristine Whitney stops taking a picture on Woodland Street Bridge during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Medals await finishers at the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Margaret Rose, left and Whitney Gault keep signs during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Gault took the opportunity to reveal her pet's gender to friends who drove. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Ryan Scharpenberg practices the Wim Hof method for breathing exercises before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Scharpenberg said that it makes him more resistant to colds. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Ben McGuire helps Beverly Purvis with his plastic bag before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Long lines form themselves around the toilets before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Runners are preparing to start the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Chris Layfield and Jacque Layfield embrace at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Jothi Sukkawala takes a photo before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
A runner points to the audience at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
5K runners start the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
David Sanders raises as many runners as possible during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Kelly Wehman, left and Stephanie Amack speak at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Suzanne Higgins has a sign of his friend David during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
A runner wears several colored socks during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Long lines form the toilets before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Runners cross the Woodland Street Bridge during the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
David Timmsen rests at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Spencer Anderson laughs at the end of the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville on Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
Runners huddle around outdoor heaters before the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon & 5K in Nashville Saturday, November 10, 2018. Mike Clark / For Tennessesan
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Runners lasted colder than usual temperatures to complete the Nashville Half Marathon, Marathon and 5K on Saturday morning.
With temperatures in the 30's, hundreds of runners competed if it started and ended at Nashville Sounds First Tennessee Park.
The event, sponsored by Rhythm Running, favored Gildas Club of Middle Tennessee, which offers support to cancer patients and their families.
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