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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

Jun 03, 2001

3.3

Where

San Diego, CA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

June 03, 2001 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. John Kagwe 02:10:06

2. Stephen Ndungu 02:11:41

3. Tadesse Hailemariam 02:12:53

Top 3 Women

1. Margaret Okayo 02:25:03

2. Fatuma Roba 02:27:19

3. Ornelia Ferrara 02:29:33

Top 3 Men

1. John Kagwe 02:10:06

2. Stephen Ndungu 02:11:41

3. Tadesse Hailemariam 02:12:53

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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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24-year-old Anthony Crudale of Las Vegas usually looks like any other runner at the start of a marathon. But there is a majore difference between him and the other runners: He is autistic. But that didn't stop him from placing as the 30th male in the recent Rock 'n' Roll Marathon or keep him from predicting a 2:30:00 race.

General News LA Times

Jun 19, 2001

Kagwe runs away from elite men's field as Okayo destroys women's race record at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

John Kagwe of Kenya won Sunday's Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego with a time of 2:10:06, while Kenyan Margaret Okayo dominated the women's field, broke her own San Diego record and set a new course record with her 2:25:03 finish

General News San Diego Union Tribune

Jun 04, 2001

First American to finish not satisfied with debut at San Diego

Eric Polonski was the first American finisher in Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego, but he was not happy with his 2:17:24 debut for 11th place. The Austin, TX, resident said Americans need to pick up the pace to compete against international runners.

General News San Diego Union Tribune

Jun 04, 2001

First person: It takes horse sense to run right

San Diego Union Tribune sports writer Hank Wesch ran Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll marathon after 20 years of recreational running that never included distances over six miles. He provides a first-hand account of what it took to attempt and complete the marathon.

General News San Diego Union Tribune

Jun 04, 2001