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Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon

Coordinates: 37°19′56″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3321°N 121.8901°W / 37.3321; -121.8901
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Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon
DateOctober
LocationSan Jose, CA
Event typeRoad
Distancehalf marathon, 10K, 5K
Established2006
Official siteRock '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 Advance Publications.[2]

Incidents

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Plaza De Cesar Chavez, near the finish line

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

Past winners

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Overhead panorama of downtown San Jose near the finish line.

References

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  1. ^ "United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - San Jose".
  2. ^ "Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - San Jose | San Jose, California 95113 | Sunday, October 04, 2009 @ 8:00 AM". Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  3. ^ Allday, Erin (October 6, 2009). "2 runners die in half marathon in San Jose". SFGate. Archived from the original on July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
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37°19′56″N 121°53′24″W / 37.3321°N 121.8901°W / 37.3321; -121.8901