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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

Jun 01, 2008

3.3

Where

San Diego, CA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

June 01, 2008 Sunday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Simon Wangai 02:10:07

2. Leonard Maina 02:10:56

3. Hilary Kimaiyo 02:11:27

Top 3 Women

1. Yulia Gromova 02:28:23

2. Jemima Sumgong 02:30:18

3. Nuta Olaru 02:30:54

Top 3 Men

1. Simon Wangai 02:10:07

2. Leonard Maina 02:10:56

3. Hilary Kimaiyo 02:11:27

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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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Michael Broussard and fellow 2001 Liberty High School graduate Gabe Quintanilla ran the 2008 Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in San Diego. But before either of them laced up his sneakers for the event, Broussard tackled the Army’s most grueling test of strength and endurance and won the Army's Best Ranger competition. Broussard went on to join Quintanilla at their first attempt at the 26.2 mile distance.

General News Byron Press

Sep 04, 2008

Supermom: She gives birth to six, runs marathon

Jenny Masche, the mother of one-year-old sextuplets, ran the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego less than a year after her childrens' birth. Masche found it easier to push through the wall of the marathon than it is to raise seven infants. She finished Rock 'n' Roll in 5:30.

General News MSNBC

Jun 20, 2008

Duel for lead decided by rare clothing failure at Rock 'n' Roll Marathon

Kenyans Simon Wangai and Leonard Maina ran side-by-side as they raced towards the twenty-two mile marker in the men's race of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. When Wangai surged ahead just shy of 23 miles, Maina could not respond due to the socks bunched up at bunched at the bottom of his shoes causing blisters on the soles of his feet. Wangai won the race in 2:10:07 and Maina settled for second in 2:10:56.

General News Sign on San Diego

Jun 03, 2008

Kenyan, Russian win Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego

Defending Champion Simon Wangai edged out Leonard Maina to win the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in 2:10:07. Kenyans swept the top four spots, Mania was second in 2:10:56, Hilary Kimaiyo was third in 2:11:27 and James Getanda was fourth in 2:11:50. In the woman's race Yulia Gromova won with a six minute personal best time of 2:28:23, followed by Jemima Sumgong in 2:30:18 and Nuta Olaru who was third in 2:30:54.

General News International Herald Tribune

Jun 02, 2008