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‘08 Olympic Marathon Gold Medalist Chooses New Orleans for U.S. Half-Marathon Debut
Half Marathon World Record holder and 2008 Olympic Marathon gold medallist Sammy Wanjiru announced today he will run his first half-marathon in the U.S. at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & ½ Marathon on February 28, 2010.
Three course records set and eight runners qualify for Olympic trials.
Written By: Dan Cruz
American record holder and Olympic Bronze medalist Deena Kastor returned to the winner’s circle for the first time in ten months today at the seventh annual P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. Kastor set a new Arizona state record with [...]
Half Marathon Broadcast Live on Competitor.com
January 14, 2010 – Two of the biggest names in U.S. distance running history will take to the roads in the “Valley of the Sun” for the seventh P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon. Olympians Deena Kastor and Ryan Hall will make their 2010 racing debuts in the half-marathon [...]
2010 Event set for Sunday, October 17, Registration special for first 500 runners
January 12, 2010 – The Competitor Group (CGI) today announced that online registration has opened for the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon and Half Marathon. The race, scheduled for Sunday, October 17, 2010, is expected to draw over 15,000 runners and will [...]
Competitor Group Inc. and LLS Grow Partnership With New Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ Marathon to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
San Diego, CA – For the past 12 years, the annual Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon in San Diego has been one of the signature events of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s [...]
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Catalyst of the Second Running Boom Partners with Competitor’s Multi-Platform Outlets
San Diego, CA – Affectionately known by millions of runners around the world as “the Penguin,” John Bingham will join the editorial team at Competitor Magazine in 2010. He will pen a new monthly feature titled The Penguin Chronicles in the magazine’s re-launched format beginning [...]
Las Vegas, NV – A momentous, entertainment extravaganza featuring two white Bengal tigers, Vegas showgirls, skydivers and a 15 minute fireworks show greeted more than 27,600 runners at the start line of the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon, powered by Zappos.com for the benefit of the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation [...]
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The live broadcast begins at 6:00 am local time
Professional field announced for the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon
Watch a live webcast of the race Sunday morning at www.runrocknroll.com
Las Vegas, NV – An international field of elite athletes will lead more than 27,000 registered runners down the Las Vegas Strip on [...]
Inaugural Half Marathon to Benefit Susan G. Komen’s® Marathon for the Cure® program
Dallas, TX – November 30, 2009 – The Competitor Group, Inc. today announced a new partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® as the official national charity of the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon. The event will take place Sunday, [...]
Local participants and spectators encouraged to carpool and arrive early
Las Vegas, NV – Starting at 3:00 am on Sunday, December 6, roads throughout the local community will be closed for the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon & ½ Marathon. Approximately 27,000 participants are expected to run the marathon and half marathon. Streets will [...]
Inaugural event seeks local bands to play along marathon and half marathon course
NEW ORLEANS, LA - The Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & ½ Marathon has announced that the national sensation rock ‘n’ roll band, Cowboy Mouth, will headline its post-race concert, and platinum-selling Sister Hazel will serve as the band’s opener. The free concert will [...]
Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon Set for October 24, 2010
San Diego, CA – The Competitor Group has announced that it will expand the presence of its Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series in Southern California through an agreement with Grove of Hope to operate and manage an annual fall half marathon in Los Angeles. The [...]
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series Heads to the Las Vegas Strip in December
San Antonio, TX – November 16, 2009 – A Texas-sized field of half-marathon runners took to San Antonio’s streets for the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon Sunday. Leading the 20,02o half-marathon finishers, were two Texans who arrived [...]
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International elite field to lead largest marathon and half-marathon in Texas
San Antonio, TX – November 11, 2009 – More than 31,500 entrants from all 50 states and 23 countries will descend on south Texas to run the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon and 1/2 Marathon on Sunday, November 15. The second annual race features [...]
Denver will Rock ‘n’ Roll in 2010
Registration for Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon and 1/2 will open on January 1, 2010.Use code HOLIDAY to save $10. Code expires 1/31/10.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon and Half marathon to Debut in Colorado in 2010
The Competitor Group (CGI) has announced that the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series will [...]
