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Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon
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Start line in 2010
DateAround February
LocationNew Orleans, Louisiana, US
Event typeRoad
DistanceMarathon and half marathon
Established1965 (61 years ago) (1965)
Last held2022 (4 years ago) (2022)
Official siteRock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon
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Half marathon finish line in 2009
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St. Charles Avenue in 2017

The Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon & 1/2 Marathon was an annual international road running marathon hosted in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, between 1965 and 2022. It was part of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series organized by Advance Publications' Ironman Group. The Ironman group announced in September 2022 that it was canceling all future running events in New Orleans due to conflicts with the city over routing and police staffing.[1]

History

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On March 6, 1965, the New Orleans Road Runners Club held the inaugural race, named "The New Orleans Marathon," on the Mississippi levee, from behind the zoo at Audubon Park to St. Rose and back.[2][3] The race had 19 starters and 12 finishers, and was held with no aid stations.[2][3] Harry Belin, a Tulane University student, won the race in 2:47:30.[2][3]

The marathon was held annually since, except for 1968.

In the 1980s, a noted local participant was John Allen Dixon Jr., Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court, who won the race in the over-60 category several times.[4]

The event was taken over by Competitor Group for the 2010 edition and adopted the Rock 'n' Roll Series name after its takeover.[5]

In 2010, 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.[6] A total of around 13,000 runners participated in the day's events.[5]

In 2011, Kim Smith returned 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.[7]

The 2021 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[8]

Course

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External images
image icon Course map of full marathon in 2009[9]
image icon Combined course map in 2020[10]
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Start line in 2009

The marathon started on Poydras Street near Lafayette Square in the Central Business District and ends in City Park near Tad Gormley Stadium.[11]

The course made significant use of St. Charles Avenue, Decatur Street, Esplanade Avenue, Wisner Boulevard, and Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain.[11]

Winners

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Key:    Course record (in bold)

Marathon

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Ed. Year Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
11965 Harry Belin 2:47:30 [2]
452009 Meyer Friedman 2:24:32 Autumn Ray 2:58:23 [12]
462010 BERJAYA Paul Wachira (KEN) 2:22:31 BERJAYA Karen Barlow (AUS) 2:46:06 [13][14]
472011 BERJAYA Fred Joslyn (USA) 2:18:49 BERJAYA Joasia Zakrzewski (SCO) 2:47:24 [15][16]
482012 BERJAYA Meyer Friedman (USA) 2:27:02 BERJAYA Meggan Franks (CAN) 2:49:06 [17]
492013 BERJAYA Meyer Friedman (USA) 2:28:43 BERJAYA Karen Lockyer (NZL) 2:52:23 [18]
502014 BERJAYA Ben Bruce (USA) 2:21:56 BERJAYA Andrea Duke (USA) 2:58:55
512015 BERJAYA John Brigham (USA) 2:28:45 BERJAYA Samantha Gardner (USA) 3:03:41
522016 BERJAYA Geoffrey Burns (USA) 2:24:57 BERJAYA Meggan Franks (CAN) 2:51:50
532017 BERJAYA Clay Emge (USA) 2:34:14 BERJAYA Hannah Cooling (USA) 2:50:28
542018 BERJAYA Marcus Hoof (USA) 2:33:43 BERJAYA Kylen Cieslak (USA) 2:56:36
552019 BERJAYA Ryan Hendricks (USA) 2:33:07 BERJAYA Kayla Campasino (USA) 2:55:03
562020 BERJAYA Brett Morley (USA) 2:27:46 BERJAYA Carly Forte (USA) 3:07:13 [19]
2021cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[8]

Half marathon

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Martin Lel (pictured here in London) beat Olympic marathon champion Samuel Wanjiru to win the half in 2010
Ed.[b] Year Men's winner Time[a] Women's winner Time[a] Rf.
452009 Hillary Kogo 1:08:47 Victoria Martinez 1:21:17 [12]
462010 BERJAYA Martin Lel (KEN) 1:01:07 BERJAYA Berhane Adere (ETH) 1:07:52 [6]
472011 BERJAYA Josphat Boit (KEN) 1:03:57 BERJAYA Kim Smith (NZL) 1:07:36
482012 BERJAYA Shadrack Biwott (KEN) 1:04:23 BERJAYA Gabriela Traña (CRC) 1:16:31 NR
492013 BERJAYA Mo Farah (GBR) 1:00:59 BERJAYA Meseret Defar (ETH) 1:07:25
502014 BERJAYA Liam Burke (USA) 1:11:35 BERJAYA Karen Lockyer (NZL) 1:20:29
512015 BERJAYA Mike Popejoy (USA) 1:05:18 BERJAYA Janet Cherobon-Bawcom (USA) 1:12:22
522016 BERJAYA Emil Dobrowolski (POL) 1:04:16 BERJAYA Neely Spence Gracey (USA) 1:14:19
532017 BERJAYA Jack St. Marie (USA) 1:09:04 BERJAYA Neely Spence Gracey (USA) 1:11:02
542018 BERJAYA Kevin Castille (USA) 1:05:58 BERJAYA Sarah Crouch (USA) 1:17:31
552019 BERJAYA Dathan Ritzenhein (USA) 1:01:24 BERJAYA Berhane Dibaba (ETH) 1:11:31
562020 BERJAYA Panuel Mkungo (KEN) 1:02:05 BERJAYA Amy Cragg (USA) 1:16:53 [19]
2021cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic[8]

Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 h:m:s
  2. ↑ Edition numbers are based on the marathon competition.

References

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  1. ↑ Riegel, Stephanie (September 23, 2022). "Rock 'n' Roll Marathon canceled for 2023 in New Orleans, pulled from schedule for later years". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "New Orleans road runners club - Inaugural race" (PDF). runnotc.org. 1963-03-17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Past Mardi Gras Marathon Winners" (PDF). runnotc.org. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Jerry Byrd, "Chief Justice rules in favor of running", The Shreveport Journal (July 6, 1982), p. 1C.
  5. 1 2 Fitzgerald, Matt (2010-02-28). Lel, Adere Win Inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon Archived 2010-03-13 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
  6. 1 2 Cruz, Dan (2010-03-01). Adere clocks 1:07:52, Lel beats Wanjiru at New Orleans Half Marathon Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-02.
  7. ↑ Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil Archived 2016-10-28 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor Group. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  8. 1 2 3 "Update on the 2021 Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Marathon and Half". Archived from the original on 2020-10-25.
  9. ↑ "New Orleans Mardi Gras Marathon Course". Archived from the original on 2020-12-12.
  10. ↑ "Courses - New Orleans | Rock n Roll Marathon Series | Marathon Half M…".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. 1 2 "Human Rock 'n' Roll MARATHON & 1/2, New Orleans" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  12. 1 2 2009 Mardi Gras Marathon Results
  13. ↑ 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results. Competitor.com. 2010-02-28. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
  14. ↑ Astleford, Andrew (2010-03-01). Kenyan Paul Wachira, Australian Karen Barlow win Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon Archived 2010-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. New Orleans Running. Retrieved on 2010-03-01.
  15. ↑ 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine. Competitor.com. 2011-02-13. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
  16. ↑ Fred Joslyn, Joasia Zakrzewski won the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon Archived 2011-02-15 at the Wayback Machine. NOLA.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-14.
  17. ↑ 2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras – Marathon Results. Competitor.com. 2012-03-04. Retrieved on 2012-05-11.
  18. ↑ "Farah, Defar Set Records at Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans". Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
  19. 1 2 "Approximately 13,000 Runners Converge in the Big Easy for the 2020 Hu…".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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