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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

Jun 02, 2013

3.3

Where

San Diego, CA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

June 02, 2013 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Simon Njoroge 02:15:00

2. Jamey Gifford 02:34:40

3. Natalia Sergeeva 02:35:05

Top 3 Women

1. Natalia Sergeeva 02:35:05

2. Elisa Karhu 02:45:38

3. Bonnie Axman 02:53:06

Top 3 Men

1. Simon Njoroge 02:15:00

2. Jamey Gifford 02:34:40

3. Tristan Mitchell 02:39:29

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Reviews

3.3

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By: Dan N.

Posted: June 14, 2022

It's a tough one!

This was my 20th marathon and maybe my toughest one yet. I obviously checked out the elevation chart prior to the race and thought other than the big hill at mile 22/23, the rest of the course was fairly level&it's not. This is one tough course! The first half had more hills than I was expecting. The crowd support for the first half was good, but not great. Miles 14 through 21 are a lot of running on trails, with little or no crowd support, so it starts getting lonely. Then of course comes THE HILL at around mile 22/23& makes Heartbreak Hill look like a bunny hill! I thought I was ready for it, but it was brutal. Once you get to the top of THE HILL, the last 3 miles were great. San Diego is such a great town, with so many great little neighborhoods. I think if they would incorporate more of the neighborhoods into the course, they could design a much better course, which would also lead to better crowd support.

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General News

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General News UTSanDiego.com

Jun 10, 2013

Black Girls RUN! and Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series

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General News

Jun 04, 2013

Fast Times at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

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General News UT San Diego

Jun 03, 2013