Rock And Roll Marathon In San Diego

Rock and Roll marathon San Diego shall have more than thirty thousand runners on the roads of San Diego. The track of the marathon is about forty three kilometers long. The track shall be surrounded by many rock and roll musicians and the participants shall be entertained by the musicians all the way up to the finishing mark. The marathon shall end at Sea World. The Rock and Roll marathon San Diego will begin with the gun fire made by the Mayor of San Diego. At the Sea World the runners shall be awaited by the Big Bad voodoo daddy. The Big Bad voodoo daddy shall welcome the guests and runners with his top quality music and people will experience some quality entertainment.

Big prize money shall also be distributed among the people taking part in the marathon and the women’s and men’s marathon winner would each be getting prize money of twenty five thousand dollars. The income from the whole event shall be distributed to a welfare society.Some roads shall also be closed for the marathon and people are advised to take alternative routes. The people whose residences come across the path of the Rock and Roll marathon San Diego are quite excited to welcome the people taking part in the marathon. The people of the area are encouraged by the authorities to take parting the marathon, as it is for a good cause. Many music bands shall be present to entertain the people, which is the special part of the event, as it is not just a marathon but a musical one...

The 2010 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon has gathered the strongest men's elite field's in the 13 year history of the event.

With four men who have run under 2:08, six who have run under 2:10 and four former Rock 'n' Roll series race champions, the competition will be brutal. The big attraction, the $25,000 prize purse for the winner.
Defending champ Khalid El Boumlili of Morocco will return to the June 6 race. El Boumlili holds an impressive 2:10:35 PR set in Boston in 2008, but given the strength of the field, it will be tough to repeat his win on Sunday.
His biggest competition may come from Kenyan Phillip Limo, who was second in the LA Marathon back in March, and holds a 2:06:45 PR set in Amsterdam in 2007.
South African Hendrick Ramaala will also be at Sunday's race. He has one of the most impressive resumes of the group, but at 38, some feel he is past his prime. Ramaala won the New York City Marathon in 2004 and set a PR of 2:06:55 in the 2006 London Marathon.
Also in the mix, 2:07:42 marathoner Kenei Kiprotich of Kenya, Tariku Jafur of Ethiopia, who has a PR of 2:08:10, former Rock 'n' Roll San Diego champ Simon Wangi of Kenya and former Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio champ Meshack Kirwa.
The old event record was 2:08:33, but the course has been completely revamped this year. It's definitely more scenic than past routes that had a lot of highway running. This time around runners will run through the San Diego Padres’ stadium and along the San Diego waterfront before finishing at Sea World.
The year 30,000 runners will compete between the full marathon and the inaugural half marathon. Both events are sold out.
Check back on Sunday after the race for a full race recap and results of the 2010 Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon and half marathon.