Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon

The United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, formerly known as the National Marathon, is an annual marathon and half marathon held in Washington, D.C. It was established in 2006 as an annual event. It was started by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and was sold to Competitor Group, Inc. in 2011 to become part of their Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.[1] It is now organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Wanda Sports Holdings.

Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon
Marathon runners on Connecticut Avenue (2008)
DateMarch
LocationWashington, D.C.
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon
Primary sponsorUnited Airlines
Established2006
Course recordsMen's: 2:20:45 (2018)
Tyler Andrews
Women's: 2:43:00 (2014)
Nuța Olaru
Official siteRock 'n' Roll USA Marathon

The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) course finishes at RFK Stadium and the number of participants was limited to 8,000 in 2008. The course for the first running of the race was in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, but altered in 2007 for the course to be run entirely within the District of Columbia. The race in 2008 and thereafter passes through 6 of the District's 8 wards.

Among the beneficiaries of the marathon are Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Special Olympics District of Columbia, United For D.C., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation and Black History Invitational Swim Meet.

In 2007, the National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly, an online cell phone retailer. In 2008, SunTrust Banks became the race's primary sponsor.

On 2020.03.11, Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled the permit for the 2020 edition of the race due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the race organizers announced the race's postponement the following day.[2][3] The organizers later announced that the event would be rescheduled for 2020.11.07, but that the marathon distance would not be offered.[3]

Race winners
# Year Men's winner Country Time Women's winner Country Time
1st 2006 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:30:55 Susan Graham-Gray  United States  Pennsylvania 2:58:05
2nd 2007 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:26:35 Katie Blackett  United States  Colorado 2:44:57
3rd 2008 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:25:00 Myriam Grenon  Canada  Quebec 2:54:02
4th 2009 Patrick Moulton  United States  Rhode Island 2:21:12 Jeannette Seckinger  United States  Massachusetts 2:48:41
5th 2010 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:21:59 Krista Vrombaut  United States  Illinois 2:51:16
6th 2011 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:23:01 Nadezhda Tuptova  Russia 2:50:53
7th 2012 Michael Wardian  United States  Virginia 2:26:35 Meghan Bishop  United States  Pennsylvania 3:01:32
8th 2013 Peter Lawrence  United States  Texas 2:32:27 Ashley Olsen  United States  Pennsylvania 2:53:28
9th 2014 Adam Doherty  United States  Virginia 2:33:52 Nuța Olaru  United States  Colorado 2:43:00
10th 2015 Patrick Moulton  United States  Rhode Island 2:32:54 Martha Nelson  United States  Washington, D.C. 2:55:31
11th 2016 Alfredo Arévalo  Guatemala 2:30:04 Martha Nelson  United States  Washington, D.C. 2:58:02
12th 2017 Samuel Doud  United States  Illinois 2:26:57 Christie Wetzel  United States  Virginia 3:04:01
13th 2018 Tyler Andrews  United States  Massachusetts 2:20:45 Rochelle Sceats-Basil  United States  Virginia 2:54:58
14th 2019 Tyler Andrews  United States  Massachusetts 2:24:13 Katie Walter  United States  North Carolina 2:59:54
2020marathon distance cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[3]

References
  1. Clabaugh, Jeff (1 August 2011). "National Marathon gets Rock 'n' Roll theme". American City Business Journals, Inc. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  2. https://coronavirus.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-declares-public-health-emergency
  3. https://www.runrocknroll.com/en/COVID-19-Updates
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