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Event Information:
The Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras
Marathon is an annual international
marathon race which takes place in
New Orleans, Louisiana in the United
States. It is part of the Rock 'n'
Roll Marathon Series of road running
competitions and it also features
the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Half
Marathon.
The
event, held since 1965 (but not in
1968), was taken over by Competitor
Group for the 2010 edition and
adopted the Rock 'n' Roll Series
name after its takeover. For the
first edition, 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. A total of
around 13,000 runners participated
in the day's events. Kim Smith
returned in 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.
The
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series is a
collection of road running events
owned and operated by Competitor
Group, Inc. The series is known for
lining race routes with live bands,
cheerleaders and themed water
stations. There 27 events in the
Rock 'n' Roll Series. Starting in
, Competitor Group will organize
its first international marathon
when it acquires the organizing
rights for the Madrid (Spain)
Marathon.
Rock
'n' Roll Arizona Marathon & 1/2
Marathon - Phoenix and Tempe,
Arizona
Rock 'n' Roll St. Pete Half Marathon
- St. Petersburg, Florida
Rock 'n' Roll Pasadena Half Marathon
- Pasadena, California
Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon -
New Orleans, Louisiana
Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon -
Washington, D.C.
Rock 'n' Roll Dallas Half Marathon -
Dallas, Texas
Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half
Marathon - Edinburgh, Scotland
Maratón de Rock ‘n’ Roll Madrid -
Madrid, Spain
Rock 'n' Roll Portugal Half Marathon
– Lisbon, Portugal
Country Music Marathon & 1/2
Marathon - Nashville, Tennessee
Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon
- Portland, Oregon
Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon -
San Diego, California
Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon & 1/2
Marathon - Seattle, Washington
Rock 'n' Roll Providence Half
Marathon - Providence, Rhode Island
Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon
- Chicago, Illinois
Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half
Marathon - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half
Marathon - Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
Marathon Oasis de Montreal -
Montreal, Canada
Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon
- San Jose, California
Rock 'n' Roll Denver Marathon -
Denver, Colorado
Rock 'n' Roll New York 10K - New
York City
Rock 'n' Roll St. Louis Marathon &
1/2 Marathon - St. Louis, Missouri
Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half
Marathon - Los Angeles
Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon -
Savannah, Georgia
Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon &
1/2 Marathon - San Antonio, Texas
Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon &
1/2 Marathon - Las Vegas, Nevada
Latin Music Miami Beach Half
Marathon - Miami, Florida
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