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 Marathon | |
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Date | January |
Location | Phoenix–Tempe–Scottsdale, Arizona |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon, half marathon, 10k and 5k |
Established | 2004 |
Course records | M: 2:10:33 (2004)![]() F: 2:30:39 (2010) ![]() |
Official site | Arizona Marathon |
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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]
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.
History
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
editThe 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
editIn 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
editEd. | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time | Rf. |
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1 | 2004 | Haron Toroitich (KEN) | 2:10:33 | Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) | 2:31:33 | [6] |
2 | 2005 | Terefe Yae (ETH) | 2:14:24 | Zekiros Adanech (ETH) | 2:31:14 | |
3 | 2006 | Mola Shimelis (ETH) | 2:13:08 | Shitaye Gemechu (ETH) | 2:31:44 | |
4 | 2007 | Terefe Yae (ETH) | 2:14:13 | Zekiros Adanech (ETH) | 2:31:43 | |
5 | 2008 | Mike Aish (NZL) | 2:13:21 | Zekiros Adanech (ETH) | 2:31:15 | |
6 | 2009 | Moses Kigen (KEN) | 2:10:36 | Olena Shurkhno (UKR) | 2:31:22 | |
7 | 2010 | Terefe Yae (ETH) | 2:12:41 | Teyba Naser (ETH) | 2:30:39 | |
8 | 2011 | Josh Cox (USA) | 2:17:32 | Sally Meyerhoff (USA) | 2:37:56 | |
9 | 2012 | Peter Omae (KEN) | 2:24:47 | Trisha Miller (USA) | 2:49:12 | |
10 | 2013 | Ryan Neely (USA) | 2:31:07 | Christy Foster (USA) | 2:44:42 | |
11 | 2014 | Solomon Kandie (KEN) | 2:21:00 | Amy Cole (USA) | 2:49:26 | |
12 | 2015 | Roosevelt Cook (USA) | 2:24:41 | Zoila Gómez (USA) | 2:46:00 | |
13 | 2016 | Thomas Puzey (USA) | 2:25:22 | Tanaya Gallagher (USA) | 2:46:44 | |
14 | 2017 | Thomas Puzey (USA) | 2:19:57 | Bailey Drewes (USA) | 2:42:50 | |
2021 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [3] |
Half marathon
editEd. | Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time | Rf. |
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1 | 2004 | Ryan Shay (USA) | 1:04:35 | Erica Larson (USA) | 1:17:51 | |
2 | 2005 | Thomas Lentz (USA) | 1:10:53 | Miho Ichikawa (JPN) | 1:15:07 | |
3 | 2006 | Joe Munoz (USA) | 1:09:47 | Heather Hanston (USA) | 1:16:38 | |
4 | 2007 | Mårten Boström (FIN) | 1:06:33 | Liz Wilson (USA) | 1:18:34 | |
5 | 2008 | Austin Baillie (USA) | 1:07:12 | Bridget Duffy (USA) | 1:21:46 | |
6 | 2009 | Kristopher Houghton (USA) | 1:08:22 | Nicky Archer (GBR) | 1:20:23 | |
7 | 2010 | Simon Bairu (CAN) | 1:02:47 | Deena Kastor (USA) | 1:09:43 | |
8 | 2011 | Shawn Forrest (AUS) | 1:03:07 | Madaí Pérez (MEX) | 1:11:49 | |
9 | 2012 | Dylan Wykes (CAN) | 1:02:38 | Sara Slattery (USA) | 1:16:24 | |
10 | 2013 | Scott MacPherson (USA) | 1:05:25 | Stephanie Bruce (USA) | 1:15:18 | |
11 | 2014 | Rob Watson (CAN) | 1:05:03 | Jessica Draskau-Petersson (DEN) | 1:13:47 | |
12 | 2015 | Benson Cheruiyot (KEN) | 1:04:15 | Amy Hastings (USA) | 1:12:04 | |
13 | 2016 | Scott Bauhs (USA) | 1:02:23 | Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (USA) | 1:11:49 | |
14 | 2017 | Jeffrey Eggleston (USA) | 1:04:50 | Neely Gracey (USA) | 1:12:39 | |
2021 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [3] |
Wheelchair race
editDate | Male winner | Representing | Time | Female winner | Representing | Time | Rf. |
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2009.01.18 | |||||||
2008.01.13 | Tyler Byers | Sterling, VA, USA | 1:45:07 | ||||
2007.01.14 | Tyler Byers | Reston, VA, USA | 1:57:28 | ||||
2006.01.15 | Bradley Ray | Albuquerque, NM, USA | 2:18:30 | ||||
2005.01.09 | Peter Hawkins | Malverne, NY, USA | 2:22:03 | ||||
2004.01.11 | Peter Hawkins | Malverne, NY, USA | 2:09:14 | Tricia Downing | Denver, CO, USA | 2:55:45 |
See also
editReferences
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.