Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon

The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon is an annual 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 which takes place in San Jose, California

San Jose, California

San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It is part of 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 road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

competitions.

Incidents

In 2009 two runners died towards the end of the race.

Past winners

Men's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Time
2011	Meb Keflezighi	1:02:17
2010	Meb Keflezighi	1:01:45
2009	Meb Keflezighi	1:01:00
2008	Gilbert Okari	1:01:46
2007	McDonald Ondara	1:01:11
2006	Duncan Kibet Duncan Kibet Duncan Kibet is a runner from Kenya. He became the second fastest marathoner ever with a time of 2:04:27 hours, when he won the 2009 Rotterdam Marathon.- Career :Kibet dropped out of school in 1997 due to financial problems...	1:00:22

Women's half marathon race
Date	Athlete	Time
2011	Deena Kastor Deena Kastor Deena Michelle Kastor is an American long-distance runner. She holds American records in the marathon, half-marathon, and numerous road distances. She won the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece...	1:12:23
2010	Blake Russell Blake Russell Blake Russell is an American long-distance runner who represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After finishing third in the marathon at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, she went on to finish in 27th in the Olympic marathon in Beijing...	1:11:55
2009	Belainesh Gebre	1:11:24
2008	Yuri Kano Yuri Kanō is a Japanese athlete who specialises in long distance running, including the marathon.Her first major medal came at the Summer Universiade, where she won the silver in the 10,000 metres race...	1:10:03
2007	Magdalene Makunzi	1:09:58
2006	Silvia Skvortsova	1:09:17

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