Westin Hotels and Resorts signs on as official sponsor for Country Music Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Westin Hotels & Resorts are an upscale hotel chain owned by <a href="https://sponsorpitch.com/sponsors/starwood-hotels-and-resorts">Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide</a>. As of 2011, Westin operated over 160 hotels in 37 countries. In 1930, hotel owners Severt W. Thurston and Frank Dupar, both of Yakima, Washington USA, formed a partnership in order to manage their hotels more efficiently. Together with Peter and Adolph Schmidt they formed Western Hotels, with seventeen properties, all but one in the state of Washington.
About Property:
The Country Music Marathon is located in Nashville, TN. The route begins in Centennial Park and continues along many of Nashville's sights including music row, Belmont University, the State Capitol Building, the Cumberland River, Shelby Park, Shelby Bottoms Greenway, and ends outside LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans. Many bands and high school cheerleaders entertain runners and walkers and friends, families, and neighbors join in cheering everyone on. The marathon is followed by an evening concert which has previously featured Sara Evans, Phil Vassar, Jo Dee Messina, Brad Paisley, and Lee Roy Parnell among others.