Sheryl Crow and new­comer Joanna Smith both ran the Coun­try Music Half Marathon in Nashville for the first time. Crow broke two hours, fin­ish­ing in 1 hour, 59 min­utes. She says she loved the bands that played every mile along the course. “They were so uplift­ing and fun” and really helped take her mind off the pain, she said. Smith pulled dou­ble duty, singing the national anthem and then run­ning 13.1 miles in 2 hours, 22 min­utes. Rod­ney Atkins head­lined the post-race con­cert that was free for all runners.