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Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon

Nov 03, 2012

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Where

Savannah, GA, United States

Start time

09:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

November 03, 2012 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 09:00

MarathonPoint to pointRun/Walk

Race Results

Top 3

1. Jeff Mescal 02:43:04

2. Joseph Hillenbrand 02:48:34

3. John Tolerton 02:48:52

Top 3 Women

1. Jill Braley Horst 02:52:05

2. Anne-Marie Sibal 03:03:02

3. Shannon Roof 03:12:43

Top 3 Men

1. Jeff Mescal 02:43:04

2. Joseph Hillenbrand 02:48:34

3. John Tolerton 02:48:52

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Jeff Mescal considers himself and age group runner but he was more than an age group runner when he won the Rock N Roll Savannah Marathon with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 4 seconds.

General News Savannah Morning News

Nov 04, 2012

Horst Repeats, Mescal Wins Men's Race at Rock 'n' Roll Savannah

47-year-old Jeff Mescal of Indiana became the first charity runner to ever win a Rock 'n' Roll event, surging at mile 18 to win in 2:43:04. Mescal was running with the race's benefiting charity, the American Cancer Society, on behalf of his mother.

General News

Nov 03, 2012

Registration Closes for Savannah Marathon at 17,371

The Rock n Roll Savannah Marathon closed the doors to registration on Friday night with over seventeen-thousand participants expected.

General News Savannah Morning News

Nov 03, 2012

Savannah Expects 17,000 for Rock n Roll Marathon This Weekend

The town of Savannah is expecting nearly seventeen-thousand participants this weekend for the Rock N Roll Marathon.

General News Rome News-Tribune

Nov 01, 2012