Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon

Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon
Marathon runners on Connecticut Avenue (2008)
Date	March
Location	Washington, D.C.
Event type	Road
Distance	Marathon
Established	2006
Course records	2:21:12(M) 2:44:57(F)
Official site	Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon

The SunTrust Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon, formally known as the National Marathon, is an annual marathon and half marathon held in Washington, D.C. It was established in 2006 as an annual event. It was organized by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and was sold to Competitor Group, Inc. in 2011 to become part of their Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.^[1]

The 42.195-kilometre (26.219 mi) course starts and finishes at RFK Stadium and the number of participants was limited to 8,000 in 2008. The course for the first running of the race was in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, but altered in 2007 for the course to be run entirely within the District of Columbia. The race in 2008 and thereafter passes through 6 of the District's 8 wards.

Among the beneficiaries of the marathon are Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Special Olympics District of Columbia, United For D.C., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation and Black History Invitational Swim Meet.

In 2007, the National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly, an online cell phone retailer. In 2008, SunTrust Banks became the race's primary sponsor.

Race winners

Year	Men's winner	Country	Time	Women's winner	Country	Time
2006	Michael Wardian	United States  Virginia	2:30:55	Susan Graham-Gray	United States  Pennsylvania	2:58:05
2007	Michael Wardian	United States  Virginia	2:26:35	Katie Blackett	United States  Colorado	2:44:57
2008	Michael Wardian	United States  Virginia	2:25:00	Myriam Grenon	Canada  Quebec	2:54:02
2009	Patrick Moulton	United States  Rhode Island	2:21:12	Jeannette Seckinger	United States  Massachusetts	2:48:41
2010	Michael Wardian	United States  Virginia	2:21:59	Krista Vrombaut	United States  Illinois	2:51:16

References

1. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (1 August 2011). "National Marathon gets Rock ’n’ Roll theme". American City Business Journals, Inc.. http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2011/08/01/national-marathon-gets-rock-n-roll.html. Retrieved 4 August 2011. 

External links

• Official website