The competition attracts tens of thousands of runners each year; more than 32,000 competed in 2010. The prize money for winning either the men's or the women's marathon race is US$1,000.[1]
The event is noted for the half-marathon world record set by Haile Gebrselassie on January 15, 2006, who ran the second half of the marathon course in 58 minutes and 55 seconds. This part of the marathon course is slightly downhill, but is still within IAAF requirements for world record status. Gebrselassie's record stood for a year, until it was lowered by two seconds on February 9, 2007 by Samuel Wanjiru at Ras al-Khaimah.
In prior years, both race courses started in Phoenix, however, in 2012 the courses were split. The start of the marathon is located in downtown Phoenix near the CityScape Plaza. The half marathon and newly added 10k start in Tempe. All races finish in the city of Tempe at the Tempe Beach Park. The event also includes wheelchair races starting 10 minutes and 5 minutes before the marathon and half-marathon races. The average start line temperature is around 40 °F (4 °C), and the average daily high temperature is between 50 °F and 70 °F (10 °C-21 °C).[4]
Along the route are over 40 high school cheerleading teams and 70 bands who perform for the runners.[4] Later in the evening there is a concert held in Tempe for all the runners, volunteers and spectators.
Race recordsedit
Simon Bairu set a new men's race record for the half marathon, on January 17, 2010, with a time of 1 hour, 2 minutes, 47 seconds which was well under the previous race record of 1 hour, 4 minutes, 35 seconds set by the late Ryan Shay in 2004.[5]
Deena Kastor set a new women's race record for the half marathon, also on January 17, 2010, with a time of 1 hour, 9 minutes, 43 seconds which also broke the state record.[5]
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External linksedit
Official website of the Rock n' Roll Arizona Marathon
Rock n' Roll Arizona Marathon at marathoninfo.free.fr
Marathon route
April 16, 2024
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The Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon is a marathon held annually in Arizona on the Sunday before Martin Luther King Jr Day that links three cities of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area Phoenix Scottsdale and Tempe The marathon race can be used to obtain a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon The race weekend also includes a half marathon a 10K run and a 5K run Rock n Roll Arizona MarathonPrerace ceremony in 2015DateJanuaryLocationPhoenix Tempe Scottsdale ArizonaEvent typeRoadDistanceMarathon half marathon 10k and 5kEstablished2004 20 years ago 2004 Course recordsM 2 10 33 2004 Haron ToroitichF 2 30 39 2010 Teyba NaserOfficial siteArizona MarathonFinisher medal in 2008The competition attracts tens of thousands of runners each year more than 32 000 competed in 2010 The prize money for winning either the men s or the women s marathon race is US 1 000 1 Like the original Rock n Roll Marathon in San Diego it is organized by the IRONMAN Group part of Wanda Sports Holdings It was sponsored until 2015 by P F Chang s China Bistro Contents 1 History 1 1 World record 2 Course 3 Race records 4 Winners 4 1 Marathon 4 2 Half marathon 4 3 Wheelchair race 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe race was first held on January 11 2004 with 9 882 marathon finishers and 13 926 half marathon finishers in the inaugural event 2 The 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 3 World record edit The event is noted for the half marathon world record set by Haile Gebrselassie on January 15 2006 who ran the second half of the marathon course in 58 minutes and 55 seconds This part of the marathon course is slightly downhill but is still within IAAF requirements for world record status Gebrselassie s record stood for a year until it was lowered by two seconds on February 9 2007 by Samuel Wanjiru at Ras al Khaimah Course edit nbsp Haile Gebrselassie set a half marathon world record on the second half of the marathon course in 2006 In prior years both race courses started in Phoenix however in 2012 the courses were split The start of the marathon is located in downtown Phoenix near the CityScape Plaza The half marathon and newly added 10k start in Tempe All races finish in the city of Tempe at the Tempe Beach Park The event also includes wheelchair races starting 10 minutes and 5 minutes before the marathon and half marathon races The average start line temperature is around 40 F 4 C and the average daily high temperature is between 50 F and 70 F 10 C 21 C 4 Along the route are over 40 high school cheerleading teams and 70 bands who perform for the runners 4 Later in the evening there is a concert held in Tempe for all the runners volunteers and spectators Race records editSimon Bairu set a new men s race record for the half marathon on January 17 2010 with a time of 1 hour 2 minutes 47 seconds which was well under the previous race record of 1 hour 4 minutes 35 seconds set by the late Ryan Shay in 2004 5 Deena Kastor set a new women s race record for the half marathon also on January 17 2010 with a time of 1 hour 9 minutes 43 seconds which also broke the state record 5 Winners editKey Course record in bold Marathon edit Ed Year Men s winner Time Women s winner Time Rf 1 2004 nbsp Haron Toroitich KEN 2 10 33 nbsp Shitaye Gemechu ETH 2 31 33 6 2 2005 nbsp Terefe Yae ETH 2 14 24 nbsp Zekiros Adanech ETH 2 31 143 2006 nbsp Mola Shimelis ETH 2 13 08 nbsp Shitaye Gemechu ETH 2 31 444 2007 nbsp Terefe Yae ETH 2 14 13 nbsp Zekiros Adanech ETH 2 31 435 2008 nbsp Mike Aish NZL 2 13 21 nbsp Zekiros Adanech ETH 2 31 156 2009 nbsp Moses Kigen KEN 2 10 36 nbsp Olena Shurkhno UKR 2 31 227 2010 nbsp Terefe Yae ETH 2 12 41 nbsp Teyba Naser ETH 2 30 398 2011 nbsp Josh Cox USA 2 17 32 nbsp Sally Meyerhoff USA 2 37 569 2012 nbsp Peter Omae KEN 2 24 47 nbsp Trisha Miller USA 2 49 1210 2013 nbsp Ryan Neely USA 2 31 07 nbsp Christy Foster USA 2 44 4211 2014 nbsp Solomon Kandie KEN 2 21 00 nbsp Amy Cole USA 2 49 2612 2015 nbsp Roosevelt Cook USA 2 24 41 nbsp Zoila Gomez USA 2 46 0013 2016 nbsp Thomas Puzey USA 2 25 22 nbsp Tanaya Gallagher USA 2 46 4414 2017 nbsp Thomas Puzey USA 2 19 57 nbsp Bailey Drewes USA 2 42 502021 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 3 Half marathon edit Ed Year Men s winner Time Women s winner Time Rf 1 2004 nbsp Ryan Shay USA 1 04 35 nbsp Erica Larson USA 1 17 512 2005 nbsp Thomas Lentz USA 1 10 53 nbsp Miho Ichikawa JPN 1 15 073 2006 nbsp Joe Munoz USA 1 09 47 nbsp Heather Hanston USA 1 16 384 2007 nbsp Marten Bostrom FIN 1 06 33 nbsp Liz Wilson USA 1 18 345 2008 nbsp Austin Baillie USA 1 07 12 nbsp Bridget Duffy USA 1 21 466 2009 nbsp Kristopher Houghton USA 1 08 22 nbsp Nicky Archer GBR 1 20 237 2010 nbsp Simon Bairu CAN 1 02 47 nbsp Deena Kastor USA 1 09 438 2011 nbsp Shawn Forrest AUS 1 03 07 nbsp Madai Perez MEX 1 11 499 2012 nbsp Dylan Wykes CAN 1 02 38 nbsp Sara Slattery USA 1 16 2410 2013 nbsp Scott MacPherson USA 1 05 25 nbsp Stephanie Bruce USA 1 15 1811 2014 nbsp Rob Watson CAN 1 05 03 nbsp Jessica Draskau Petersson DEN 1 13 4712 2015 nbsp Benson Cheruiyot KEN 1 04 15 nbsp Amy Hastings USA 1 12 0413 2016 nbsp Scott Bauhs USA 1 02 23 nbsp Janet Cherobon Bawcom USA 1 11 4914 2017 nbsp Jeffrey Eggleston USA 1 04 50 nbsp Neely Gracey USA 1 12 392021 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 3 Wheelchair race edit Date Male winner Representing Time Female winner Representing Time Rf 2009 01 182008 01 13 Tyler Byers nbsp Sterling VA USA 1 45 072007 01 14 Tyler Byers nbsp Reston VA USA 1 57 282006 01 15 Bradley Ray nbsp Albuquerque NM USA 2 18 302005 01 09 Peter Hawkins nbsp Malverne NY USA 2 22 032004 01 11 Peter Hawkins nbsp Malverne NY USA 2 09 14 Tricia Downing nbsp Denver CO USA 2 55 45See also editRock n Roll Marathon Series List of marathon races in North AmericaReferences edit Cruz Dan 2010 01 18 Kastor back with sub 1 10 in Phoenix IAAF Retrieved on 2010 01 18 P F Chang s Rock n Roll Arizona Race Results rnraz com Archived from the original on 6 February 2004 Retrieved 12 January 2022 a b c 2021 Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon canceled because of COVID 19 Archived from the original on 2020 11 22 a b Race Information www rnraz com Archived from the original on 2007 12 03 Retrieved 2008 02 04 a b Records fall in P F Chang s Rock n Roll Arizona Half Marathon AZ Central Runner s Web and Triathlete s Web a Running Track and Field and Tri Archived from the original on 22 November 2020 External links editOfficial website of the Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon Rock n Roll Arizona Marathon at marathoninfo free fr Marathon route Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock 27n 27 Roll Arizona Marathon amp oldid 1114898882, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
