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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

May 31, 2020

3.3

Where

San Diego, CA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

May 31, 2020 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

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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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The Rock 'n' Roll® Marathon Series, part of The IRONMAN Group, today announced it is Ready to Rock with the release of its Safe Return to Running Guidelines, a series of comprehensive operating principles prepared in accordance with industry standards for open air mass participation sporting events.

General News

Oct 14, 2020

Update on The Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 Marathon

The 2020 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon races, initially set on May 30-31 and postponed to an undetermined later date, was cancelled for the year. The event will return on June 5-6, 2021.

General News

Aug 17, 2020

San Diego's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Postponed Until 2021

The 2020 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon, postponed from May 31 to an undetermined later date, was canceled for the year, due to coronavirus concerns.

General News Radio.com

Aug 18, 2020

Advance Completes Acquisition of the Ironman Group

Today Advance announced it has completed its acquisition of The IRONMAN Group from Wanda Sports Group. The transaction was first announced on March 26, 2020. Orkila Capital partnered with Advance as a co-investor in the transaction. The IRONMAN Group is the world's largest mass participation sports platform. Its global portfolio of events includes, among others, the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series® and the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon.

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