‘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.
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 where they each hold the U.S. record for the 13.1-mile distance. The dynamic duo will lead a top international field, featuring seven past champions from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series and more than 32,000 runners participating in the largest same day marathon and half-marathon in the United States.
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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 feature entertainment along every mile of the scenic course. The Mile High City will come alive with runners and spectators creating a community-wide celebration that culminates with a rockin’ post race celebration at the Finish Line Festival in Civic Center Park.
The event will be renamed the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ 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 (LLS) Team In Training (TNT) charity sports training program. Beginning with the race’s 13th year on June 6, 2010, LLS will become the exclusive charity of the renamed Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
The Competitor Group, Inc., (CGI), the race’s organizer, has also added a half marathon to the event, which is famous for its live bands, cheerleaders and block party atmosphere. Final details of the new course, which will showcase scenic San Diego and include a new finish line, will be announced at a later date.
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The Strip Rocked With Runners (ASI photo)
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 of America. For the first time in Las Vegas marathon history, the entire Strip was closed in both directions for the event.
Las Vegas, NV – An international field of elite athletes will lead more than 27,000 registered runners down the Las Vegas Strip on Sunday, December 6 for the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon and Half Marathon powered by Zappos.com to benefit the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America.
Nearly seven and a half miles of world-famous Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed for the race, with the entire 13.1-mile half marathon course being run on the Las Vegas Strip. The revamped event, managed for the first time by San Diego-based Competitor Group, has been rebranded as part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series and drawn entrants from all 50 states and 39 countries.
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure will host a series of Marathon for the Cure® interest meetings at Dallas area Luke’s Locker locations.
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, March 14, 2010 and will be named the Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.
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Download a course map and other road closure information at www.competitor.com/community
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 reopen on a rolling basis as soon as the last participant has passed and all course support materials have been removed.
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Cowboy Mouth will headline the free finish line concert.
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 take place at the City Park finish line festival immediately following the race on Sunday, February 28.
“The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series has established a reputation for offering our runners spectacular post-race concerts, and the headlining acts in New Orleans will certainly continue this tradition,” said the event’s general manager, Elizabeth O’Brien. “Not only will the race participants be excited to hear that we have the two outstanding bands for the finish line festival, but also the local community will be able to enjoy a free show in City Park.”
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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 newly renamed Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon, scheduled for October 24, 2010, will replace the City of Angels Half Marathon, which has historically been held the first weekend of December since 2006.
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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 at the finish line less than one second apart.
After racing the entire 13.1 mile distance stride-for-stride, Westly Keating, a University of Texas Pan American graduate out of Pharr, TX edged out Texas A&M Corpus Christie grad Shadrack Songok of Kenya by less than a full body width at the Alamodome finish line. Both runners, making their half-marathon debuts, finished with identical times of 1:05:24.
“It feels good,” said Keating, after his first road racing victory. “But given the conditions, I was a little concerned with the marathoners having to follow. I thought he (Songok) had better leg speed, so I tried to push the pace early.”
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Rock Star Finishes Full Marathon and Earns Coveted Rock Star Medal
Five hard-earned Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series finisher’s medals meant Rock Star status today at the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon when Jeff McMahon, keyboard player for Tim McGraw’s band the Dancehall Doctors, crossed the finish line of the full marathon course. McMahon’s completion of his fifth Rock ‘n’ Roll event in 2009 earned him bragging rights and a coveted Rock Star Medal.
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The second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon will return to Bexar County this Sunday, hosting more than 30,000 runners and walkers – many of whom will run in the name of a charity or cause close to their heart.
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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 elite men’s and women’s fields vying for a prize purse that will award $17,500 to the champions. Interspersed with the international elite field at the start line will be some of the fastest runners in Texas, who will be competing in a statewide battle for “Texas-only” prize money in both the full and half-marathon.
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Halloween night marks the end of early entry registration for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & ½ Marathon on Sunday, February 28, 2010. Interested runners and walkers are encouraged to take advantage of the lowest entry price and solidify their place as one of more than 20,000 runners who will take part in the inaugural event.
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