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Kenyans sweep marathon; MacPherson, Pritz win half-marathon, qualifying for 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials SAN ANTONIO – (November 14, 2010) – More than 27,000 entrants competed in ideal running conditions at the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting the Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Sunday. While participants arrived from [...]
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DENVER, CO - With cool temperatures and sunny skies, the first Rock ‘n’ Roll Denver Marathon & ½ Marathon crowned two past Rock ‘n’ Roll champions in the men’s and women’s marathons. Mike Aish won the men’s marathon on Sunday morning, finishing the 26.2-mile course in 2 hours, 30 minutes, 37 seconds.
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Lewis & Clark Marathon and Half Marathon to become Rock ‘n’ Roll St. Louis in 2011 ST. LOUIS – September 20, 2010 – The Competitor Group (CGI) and FLEET FEET St. Louis today announced a multi-year licensing agreement for the Lewis & Clark Marathon and Half Marathon. The event, which will celebrate its ninth and final running [...]
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Third Annual Event Unveils New Downtown Starting Line, Two-Person Relay and Official Charity Partner San Antonio, TX – When runners and walkers take to the streets for the third annual Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & ½ Marathon benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Sunday, November 14, they will do so from a [...]
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30,000 runners on the Strip and free post race concert highlight the biggest party in Sin City Rock musician and reality TV star Bret Michaels has embarked on a comeback, and he’ll do it Rock ‘n’ Roll style when he performs for the more than 30,000 runners at the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas [...]
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“America’s Favorite Little Big Band” to Headline 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon San Diego, CA – Runners crossing the finish line at the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon & ½ Marathon, to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, can expect a high energy celebration of their accomplishment. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, the [...]
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Colombians take top two spots in men’s race, new course record for women’s half marathon Nashville, TN – April 24, 2010 – For the first time in its 11 year history, an American has won the Country Music Marathon. Ilsa Paulson, of New York City, was the first woman to break the tape on the [...]
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Invitational Field Announced for 25th running of the ‘World’s Fastest 5K’ CARLSBAD, Calif. (April 9, 2010) – Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, one of the world’s most decorated 5000-meter runners, will headline the elite international field at the 25th annual Carlsbad 5000, presented by Nuvasive. Winner of both a bronze (2004) and silver (2008) Olympic medal, Kipchoge [...]
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Defending Champion also Returns in search of ‘World’s Fastest 5k’ Title CARLSBAD, Calif. – Going for an unprecedented third Carlsbad 5000 women’s title, world road 5km record holder Meseret Defar of Ethiopia returns to the streets of Carlsbad for the first time in three years on April 11th as the top seed in the 25th [...]
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25th running of the “World’s Fastest 5K” on Sunday, April 11; Competitor Magazine Masters Championship; All Day 25K also returns CARLSBAD, Calif. – Ethiopian great Meseret Defar will look to better her standing world record at the 2010 Carlsbad 5000 presented by Nuvasive. The race, known as the “World’s Fastest 5K”, is the home of [...]
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Keating takes home his third consecutive half marathon win. Written By: Dan Cruz The inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, held this morning on a clear sunny day, was highlighted by 28-year-old Texan Westly Keating’s 1:03:31 victory and Kansas City’s Melissa Todd’s championship in the women’s field.
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An elite field of Texas athletes will lead approximately 13,000 registered runners at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, on Sunday, March 14. The new event, managed by the Competitor Group in partnership with the Dallas White Rock Marathon, will debut as part of the Rock [...]
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City’s Largest Special Event Joins Forces with San Diego’s Top Tourist Attraction San Diego, CA – February 23, 2010 –The Competitor Group (CGI) announced today that the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon & ½ Marathon to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will finish at SeaWorld, adjacent to picturesque Mission Bay Park. The much [...]
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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.
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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 [...]
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