Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon explained

Bgcolour:	F781BE
Date:	October
Location:	San Jose, CA
Type:	Road
Distance:	half marathon, 10K, 5K
Est:	2006
Homepage:	Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon

The Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon is an annual half marathon race which takes place in San Jose, California in the United States. It also features a 10K and 5K race. The 2023 edition featured nearly 11,000 total runners with most participants running the half marathon. ^[1] It is part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series of road running competitions organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Wanda Sports Holdings.^[2]

Incidents

In 2009 two runners died towards the end of the race.^[3]

Past winners

Men's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Time
2023		1:03:02
2022		1:02:48
2021		1:02:38
2019		1:02:57
2018		1:03:35
2017		1:03:39
2013		1:02:46
2012	Simon Bairu	1:03:28
2011	Meb Keflezighi	1:02:17
2010	Meb Keflezighi	1:01:45
2009	Meb Keflezighi	1:01:00
2008	Gilbert Okari	1:01:46
2007	McDonald Ondara	1:01:11
2006	Duncan Kibet	1:00:22

Women's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Time
2013	Natasha Wodak	1:14:39
2012	Clara Horowitz Peterson	1:12:52
2011	Deena Kastor	1:12:23
2010	Blake Russell	1:11:55
2009	Belaynesh Zemedkun	1:11:24
2008	Yuri Kano	1:10:03
2007	Magdalene Makunzi	1:09:58
2006	Silvia Skvortsova	1:09:17

External links

Official website

37.3321°N -121.8901°W

Notes and References

Web site: United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - San Jose .
Web site: Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - San Jose | San Jose, California 95113 | Sunday, October 04, 2009 @ 8:00 AM . 2010-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091213021056/http://www.active.com/running/san-jose-ca/rock-n-roll-half-marathon-san-jose-2009 . 2009-12-13 . dead .
Web site: 2 runners die in half marathon in San Jose. Erin. Allday. October 6, 2009. SFGate. July 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200713034841/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-runners-die-in-half-marathon-in-San-Jose-3284596.php. July 13, 2020. live.