Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon
Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon | |
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Date | Around February |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
Event type | Road |
Distance | Marathon and half marathon |
Established | 1965 |
Official site | Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon |
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The Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & 1/2 Marathon is an annual international road running marathon hosted by New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, since 1965. It is part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series organized by Advance Publications' Ironman Group.
History
On 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.[1][2] The race saw 19 starters and 12 finishers, and was held with no aid stations.[1][2] Harry Belin, a Tulane University student, won the race in 2:47:30.[1][2]
The marathon has been 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.[3]
The event was taken over by Competitor Group for the 2010 edition and adopted the Rock 'n' Roll Series name after its takeover.[4]
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.[5] A total of around 13,000 runners participated in the day's events.[4]
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.[6]
The 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
Course
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The marathon starts on Poydras Street near Lafayette Square in the Central Business District and ends in City Park near Tad Gormley Stadium.[10]
The course makes significant use of St. Charles Avenue, Decatur Street, Esplanade Avenue, Wisner Boulevard, and Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain.[10]
Winners
Key: Course record (in bold)
Marathon
Ed. | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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1 | 1965 | Harry Belin | 2:47:30 | [1] | ||
45 | 2009 | Meyer Friedman | 2:24:32 | Autumn Ray | 2:58:23 | [11] |
46 | 2010 | ![]() |
2:22:31 | ![]() |
2:46:06 | [12][13] |
47 | 2011 | ![]() |
2:18:49 | ![]() |
2:47:24 | [14][15] |
48 | 2012 | ![]() |
2:27:02 | ![]() |
2:49:06 | [16] |
49 | 2013 | ![]() |
2:28:43 | ![]() |
2:52:23 | [17] |
50 | 2014 | ![]() |
2:21:56 | ![]() |
2:58:55 | |
51 | 2015 | ![]() |
2:28:45 | ![]() |
3:03:41 | |
52 | 2016 | ![]() |
2:24:57 | ![]() |
2:51:50 | |
53 | 2017 | ![]() |
2:34:14 | ![]() |
2:50:28 | |
54 | 2018 | ![]() |
2:33:43 | ![]() |
2:56:36 | |
55 | 2019 | ![]() |
2:33:07 | ![]() |
2:55:03 | |
56 | 2020 | ![]() |
2:27:46 | ![]() |
3:07:13 | [18] |
2021 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [7] |
Half marathon
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Martin_Lel%2C_London_Marathon_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Martin_Lel%2C_London_Marathon_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Ed.[b] | Year | Men's winner | Time[a] | Women's winner | Time[a] | Rf. |
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45 | 2009 | Hillary Kogo | 1:08:47 | Victoria Martinez | 1:21:17 | [11] |
46 | 2010 | ![]() |
1:01:07 | ![]() |
1:07:52 | [5] |
47 | 2011 | ![]() |
1:03:57 | ![]() |
1:07:36 | |
48 | 2012 | ![]() |
1:04:23 | ![]() |
1:16:31 NR | |
49 | 2013 | ![]() |
1:00:59 | ![]() |
1:07:25 | |
50 | 2014 | ![]() |
1:11:35 | ![]() |
1:20:29 | |
51 | 2015 | ![]() |
1:05:18 | ![]() |
1:12:22 | |
52 | 2016 | ![]() |
1:04:16 | ![]() |
1:14:19 | |
53 | 2017 | ![]() |
1:09:04 | ![]() |
1:11:02 | |
54 | 2018 | ![]() |
1:05:58 | ![]() |
1:17:31 | |
55 | 2019 | ![]() |
1:01:24 | ![]() |
1:11:31 | |
56 | 2020 | ![]() |
1:02:05 | ![]() |
1:16:53 | [18] |
2021 | cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic | [7] |
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). runnotc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). runnotc.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Jerry Byrd, "Chief Justice rules in favor of running", The Shreveport Journal (July 6, 1982), p. 1C.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Matt (2010-02-28). Lel, Adere Win Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
- ^ a b Cruz, Dan (2010-03-01). Adere clocks 1:07:52, Lel beats Wanjiru at New Orleans Half Marathon Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
- ^ Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
- ^ a b c "Update on the 2021 Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon and Half". Archived from the original on 2020-10-25.
- ^ "New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon Course". Archived from the original on 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Courses - New Orleans | Rock n Roll Marathon Series | Marathon Half M…". Archived from the original on 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20200929073649if_/https://www.runrocknroll.com/-/media/RnR/Images/Events/New-Orleans/Maps/RNR_20_NOLA_Course_Map_012020_al.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b https://archive.today/20201211231541/http://66.39.20.98/results09.shtml
- ^ 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 Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. New Orleans Running. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
- ^ 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results Archived 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 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.
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