The Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & 1/2 Marathon was an annual international road runningmarathon hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, between 1965 and 2022. It was part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series organized by Advance Publications' Ironman Group. The Ironman group announced in September 2022 that it was canceling all future running events in New Orleans due to conflicts with the city over routing and police staffing.[1]
On March 6, 1965, the New Orleans Road Runners Club held the inaugural race, named "The New Orleans Marathon," on the Mississippilevee, from behind the zoo at Audubon Park to St. Rose and back.[2][3] The race had 19 starters and 12 finishers, and was held with no aid stations.[2][3] Harry Belin, a Tulane University student, won the race in 2:47:30.[2][3]
The marathon was held annually since, except for 1968.
In the 1980s, a noted local participant was John Allen Dixon Jr., Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, who won the race in the over-60 category several times.[4]
The event was taken over by Competitor Group for the 2010 edition and adopted the Rock 'n' Roll Series name after its takeover.[5]
In 2010, the marathon was run as an open class or mass race while the half marathon formed the elite section of the event. The elite competition started strongly, with Martin Lel beating Samuel Wanjiru in the men's section while Berhane Adere and Kim Smith ran the fastest and third-fastest times ever on American soil, for first and second place respectively.[6] A total of around 13,000 runners participated in the day's events.[5]
In 2011, Kim Smith returned to set a 19-second personal best of 1:07:36, a new U.S. all-comer's record for the women's half marathon.[7]
^Edition numbers are based on the marathon competition.
Referencesedit
^Riegel, Stephanie (September 23, 2022). "Rock 'n' Roll Marathon canceled for 2023 in New Orleans, pulled from schedule for later years". NOLA.com. from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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^Jerry Byrd, "Chief Justice rules in favor of running", The Shreveport Journal (July 6, 1982), p. 1C.
^ abFitzgerald, Matt (2010-02-28). Lel, Adere Win Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
^ abCruz, Dan (2010-03-01). Adere clocks 1:07:52, Lel beats Wanjiru at New Orleans Half Marathon 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
^Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
^2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results. Competitor.com. 2010-02-28. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
^Astleford, Andrew (2010-03-01). Kenyan Paul Wachira, Australian Karen Barlow win Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. New Orleans Running. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
^2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor.com. 2011-02-13. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
^Fred Joslyn, Joasia Zakrzewski won the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. NOLA.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
^2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results. Competitor.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
^ ab"Approximately 13,000 Runners Converge in the Big Easy for the 2020 Hu…". Archived from the original on 11 December 2020.
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The Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon amp 1 2 Marathon was an annual international road running marathon hosted in New Orleans Louisiana United States between 1965 and 2022 It was part of the Rock n Roll Marathon Series organized by Advance Publications Ironman Group The Ironman group announced in September 2022 that it was canceling all future running events in New Orleans due to conflicts with the city over routing and police staffing 1 Rock n Roll New Orleans MarathonStart line in 2010DateAround FebruaryLocationNew Orleans Louisiana USEvent typeRoadDistanceMarathon and half marathonEstablished1965 59 years ago 1965 Last held2022 2 years ago 2022 Official siteRock n Roll New Orleans MarathonHalf marathon finish line in 2009St Charles Avenue in 2017 Contents 1 History 2 Course 3 Winners 3 1 Marathon 3 2 Half marathon 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksHistory editOn March 6 1965 the New Orleans Road Runners Club held the inaugural race named The New Orleans Marathon on the Mississippi levee from behind the zoo at Audubon Park to St Rose and back 2 3 The race had 19 starters and 12 finishers and was held with no aid stations 2 3 Harry Belin a Tulane University student won the race in 2 47 30 2 3 The marathon was held annually since except for 1968 In the 1980s a noted local participant was John Allen Dixon Jr Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court who won the race in the over 60 category several times 4 The event was taken over by Competitor Group for the 2010 edition and adopted the Rock n Roll Series name after its takeover 5 In 2010 the marathon was run as an open class or mass race while the half marathon formed the elite section of the event The elite competition started strongly with Martin Lel beating Samuel Wanjiru in the men s section while Berhane Adere and Kim Smith ran the fastest and third fastest times ever on American soil for first and second place respectively 6 A total of around 13 000 runners participated in the day s events 5 In 2011 Kim Smith returned to set a 19 second personal best of 1 07 36 a new U S all comer s record for the women s half marathon 7 The 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic 8 Course editExternal images nbsp Course map of full marathon in 2009 9 nbsp Combined course map in 2020 10 nbsp Start line in 2009The marathon started on Poydras Street near Lafayette Square in the Central Business District and ends in City Park near Tad Gormley Stadium 11 The course made significant use of St Charles Avenue Decatur Street Esplanade Avenue Wisner Boulevard and Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain 11 Winners editKey Course record in bold Marathon edit Ed Year Men s winner Time a Women s winner Time a Rf 1 1965 Harry Belin 2 47 30 2 45 2009 Meyer Friedman 2 24 32 Autumn Ray 2 58 23 12 46 2010 nbsp Paul Wachira KEN 2 22 31 nbsp Karen Barlow AUS 2 46 06 13 14 47 2011 nbsp Fred Joslyn USA 2 18 49 nbsp Joasia Zakrzewski SCO 2 47 24 15 16 48 2012 nbsp Meyer Friedman USA 2 27 02 nbsp Meggan Franks CAN 2 49 06 17 49 2013 nbsp Meyer Friedman USA 2 28 43 nbsp Karen Lockyer NZL 2 52 23 18 50 2014 nbsp Ben Bruce USA 2 21 56 nbsp Andrea Duke USA 2 58 5551 2015 nbsp John Brigham USA 2 28 45 nbsp Samantha Gardner USA 3 03 4152 2016 nbsp Geoffrey Burns USA 2 24 57 nbsp Meggan Franks CAN 2 51 5053 2017 nbsp Clay Emge USA 2 34 14 nbsp Hannah Cooling USA 2 50 2854 2018 nbsp Marcus Hoof USA 2 33 43 nbsp Kylen Cieslak USA 2 56 3655 2019 nbsp Ryan Hendricks USA 2 33 07 nbsp Kayla Campasino USA 2 55 0356 2020 nbsp Brett Morley USA 2 27 46 nbsp Carly Forte USA 3 07 13 19 2021 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 8 Half marathon edit nbsp Martin Lel pictured here in London beat Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru to win the half in 2010Ed b Year Men s winner Time a Women s winner Time a Rf 45 2009 Hillary Kogo 1 08 47 Victoria Martinez 1 21 17 12 46 2010 nbsp Martin Lel KEN 1 01 07 nbsp Berhane Adere ETH 1 07 52 6 47 2011 nbsp Josphat Boit KEN 1 03 57 nbsp Kim Smith NZL 1 07 3648 2012 nbsp Shadrack Biwott KEN 1 04 23 nbsp Gabriela Trana CRC 1 16 31 NR49 2013 nbsp Mo Farah GBR 1 00 59 nbsp Meseret Defar ETH 1 07 2550 2014 nbsp Liam Burke USA 1 11 35 nbsp Karen Lockyer NZL 1 20 2951 2015 nbsp Mike Popejoy USA 1 05 18 nbsp Janet Cherobon Bawcom USA 1 12 2252 2016 nbsp Emil Dobrowolski POL 1 04 16 nbsp Neely Spence Gracey USA 1 14 1953 2017 nbsp Jack St Marie USA 1 09 04 nbsp Neely Spence Gracey USA 1 11 0254 2018 nbsp Kevin Castille USA 1 05 58 nbsp Sarah Crouch USA 1 17 3155 2019 nbsp Dathan Ritzenhein USA 1 01 24 nbsp Berhane Dibaba ETH 1 11 3156 2020 nbsp Panuel Mkungo KEN 1 02 05 nbsp Amy Cragg USA 1 16 53 19 2021 cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic 8 Notes edit a b c d h m s Edition numbers are based on the marathon competition References edit Riegel Stephanie September 23 2022 Rock n Roll Marathon canceled for 2023 in New Orleans pulled from schedule for later years NOLA com Archived from the original on May 21 2023 Retrieved February 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won the Rock n Roll Mardi Gras Marathon Archived 2011 02 15 at the Wayback Machine NOLA com Retrieved on 2011 02 14 2012 Rock n Roll Mardi Gras Marathon Results Competitor com 2012 03 04 Retrieved on 2012 05 11 Farah Defar Set Records at Rock n Roll New Orleans Archived from the original on 2013 02 28 Retrieved 2013 03 01 a b Approximately 13 000 Runners Converge in the Big Easy for the 2020 Hu Archived from the original on 11 December 2020 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mardi Gras Marathon Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rock 27n 27 Roll New Orleans Marathon amp oldid 1209877233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
