The Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon is an annual marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

 foot-race held in San Diego, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. It was established in 1998 and has been run every year since. It is the original race in the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series

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.-Events:...

 of marathons and half-marathons managed by Competitor Group, Inc.

Competitor Group, Inc.

Competitor Group, Inc. is a privately held, for-profit, sports marketing and management company based in Mira Mesa, San Diego, California. The company owns and operates over 40 national running, cycling, and triathlon events; of which includes the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series...

 and held around the country. A half marathon

Half marathon

A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...

 race over 21.0975 kilometres (13.1 mi) was added to supplement the established full marathon race from the 2010 edition onwards.

The marathon originally commenced at 6th Avenue at Palm and concluded at Parade Deck in Marine Corps Recruit Depot

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is a United States Marine Corps military installation in San Diego, California. It lies between San Diego Bay and Interstate 5, adjacent to San Diego International Airport and the former Naval Training Center San Diego...

. Starting in 2010 a new course was defined which ends at Sea World San Diego instead. Runners have seven hours in which to complete the marathon. There is also a half-marathon over portions of the same course, and a four-person relay option. Since its inception, the marathon claims to have raised in excess of $100 million for charities (but see below). The 2006 marathon had 21,159 participants—17,339 of whom successfully finished the race.

Foundation controversy

In 2008 the Competitor Group took over Elite Racing, the company that had been organizing the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. The following year, 2009, an internal audit revealed that the charity in whose name the race had been run, Elite Racing Foundation for Children, Education & Medical Research, had been improperly commingling funds with the for-profit Elite Racing. It further found that the foundation was being operated "in many instances for the benefit of the for-profit,” and that the charity's role in hosting the races had been overstated. As a result, the race had benefited improperly from hundreds of thousands of dollars in public subsidies and grants. In announcing the results of the audit, Competitor said it would return $190,500 to San Diego County and $152,544 to the city of San Diego, spend the remaining foundation funds on health and wellness causes, file amended tax returns, and dissolve the foundation. Competitor Group made the final payments in October 2009. Altogether the company returned $344,176 to the city and county.

Marathon winners

Key:

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Country	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Country	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
14th	June 5, 2011	Terfa Negari		2:11:18	Bizunesh Deba Bizunesh Deba Bizunesh Deba , also known as Buzunesh Deba, is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She is based in The Bronx, New York and her personal best for the marathon is 2:23:19 hours...		2:23:31
13th	June 6, 2010	Richard Limo Richard Limo Richard Kipkemei Limo is a Kenyan athlete. He specializes in long distance track events. He won the 5000 metres gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics....		2:09:56	Yulia Gromova		2:27:38
12th	May 31, 2009	Khalid El Boumlili		2:11:16	Yulia Gromova		2:27:37
11th	June 1, 2008	Simon Wangai		2:10:07	Yulia Gromova		2:28:23
10th	June 3, 2007	Daniel Yego		2:09:04	Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai Hellen Jemaiyo Kimutai is a Kenyan marathon runner.She started out in cross country running and was fourth in the junior race at the 1993 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, taking the team gold medal with Kenya in a perfect score.Her personal best time is 2:25:53 hours, achieved in April 2003...		2:32:40
9th	June 4, 2006	Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa Ambesse Tolosa is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who specializes in the marathon race.Tolosa tested positive for banned substances in February 2008 and received a two-year ban from competitive athletics...		2:10:08	Alice Chelangat Alice Chelangat Alice Kimetto Chelangat is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. She represented her country in the event at the 2004 Olympic Games...		2:28:21
8th	June 5, 2005	Christopher Cheboiboch Christopher Cheboiboch Christopher Cheboiboch is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. He has won the Leipzig Marathon and the San Diego Marathon and was the runner-up at the 2002 New York City Marathon...		2:09:17	Gete Wami Gete Wami Getenesh Wami is a female Ethiopian cross country and track runner....		2:30:55
7th	June 6, 2004	Joseph Ngolepus		2:11:04	Tatyana Titova Tatyana Titova Tatyana Titova is a retired long-distance runner from Russia who has won eleven marathons during her career. Her personal best of 2:29:36 was set during her victory at the 2004 San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon....		2:29:36
6th	June 1, 2003	Osoro Ondoro		2:09:38	Irina Bogachova Irina Bogachova Irina Bogachova is a former long-distance runner from Kyrgyzstan, who competed in the women's marathon at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...		2:29:52
5th	June 2, 2002	Sammy Korir Sammy Korir Sammy Korir is a long distance runner from Kenya.In 2008 Korir became the first man to run ten marathons faster than the time of 2:09 hours, by finishing third in Dubai Marathon with a time of 2:08:34. The race was won by Haile Gebrselassie, who narrowly failed to break the world record held by...		2:09:02	Alice Chelangat Alice Chelangat Alice Kimetto Chelangat is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. She represented her country in the event at the 2004 Olympic Games...		2:29:57
4th	June 3, 2001	John Kagwe		2:10:07	Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo is a professional marathon runner from Kenya. She has won a number of major marathons, including the New York City Marathon , the Boston Marathon, and the London Marathon. She has also won the San Diego Marathon on two occasions.Okayo started running while at primary school...		2:25:05
3rd	June 4, 2000	Wolashe Belay		2:12:45	Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo Margaret Okayo is a professional marathon runner from Kenya. She has won a number of major marathons, including the New York City Marathon , the Boston Marathon, and the London Marathon. She has also won the San Diego Marathon on two occasions.Okayo started running while at primary school...		2:27:05
2nd	May 23, 1999	Philip Tarus		2:08:33	Irina Bogachova Irina Bogachova Irina Bogachova is a former long-distance runner from Kyrgyzstan, who competed in the women's marathon at three consecutive Summer Olympics: 1996, 2000 and 2004...		2:28:46
1st	June 21, 1998	Philip Tarus		2:10:42	Nadezhda Ilyina Nadezhda Wijenberg Nadezhda Wijenberg is a long-distance runner from Russia, who got the Dutch nationality in 1999 by marrying her coach Ger Wijenberg from the Netherlands....		2:34:17

Half marathon

Edition	Men's winner	Country	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Country	Time (h Hour The hour is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds... :m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
2nd	Meb Keflezighi		1:02:40	Gina Slaby		1:16:33
1st	Sergio Gonzalez		1:07:18	Jacquelyne Gallegos		1:21:04

External links

• Rock n' Roll Marathon
• Marathon Info