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News From: Monday, August 17, 2020 | ||
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Seattle's popular Rock 'n' Roll Marathon canceled
(KOMO News) The 2020 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon, postponed from June 7 to a later undetermined date, was canceled for the year, due to coronavirus concerns. | ||
News From: Monday, June 10, 2019 | ||
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$300,000 raised in 26.2 miles for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
(Biospace) The 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon raised $300,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 9, 2019 | ||
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Local runners Shaun Frandsen and Christine Babcock take titles in Seattle's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(The Seattle Times) Shaun Frandsen won the 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon in 2:36:14 while Christine Babcock won the women's race in 2:59:16. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 10, 2018 | ||
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Runners find steep hills, pretty landscape at Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(The Seattle Times) Joseph Darda won the 2018 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in 2:33:23 while Katryna Williams won the women's race in 3:05:14. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 18, 2017 | ||
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Photos: Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(The Seattle Times) This provides a gallery of photos taken during the 2017 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon. | ||
20,000 participate in 2017 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon
(KIRO 7 News) The 2017 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon held last Sunday, June 18, in perfect weather, was participated by more than 20,000 runners. | ||
Local runners Blake Hilty and Shelby Mills cruise to wins in Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon
(The Seatlle Times) Blake Hilty won the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon in 2:38:57 while Shelby Mills won the women's race in 2:45:38. | ||
News From: Saturday, June 18, 2016 | ||
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Sophia Liu, Samuel Hadgu win Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon
(The Seattle News) Samuel Golitom Hadgu, an Eritrea native who has resided in Oakland, Calif., won the men's division in 2:26:01 while Sophia Liu won the women's division in 2:51:45. | ||
News From: Friday, June 17, 2016 | ||
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Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon will feature plenty of runners, road closures
(The Seattle Times) Saturdays Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon will create significant street closures and traffic delays. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 14, 2015 | ||
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Paul Katam and Anna Corrigan are first-place finishers in Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) Paul Katam, 25, won the mens Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon on Saturday. Katam, a native Kenyan now living in Beaverton, Ore., finished in 2 hours 26 minutes 15 seconds. Anna Corrigan, 24, of Phoenix won the womens marathon, clocking in at 2:54:56. | ||
Seattle Marathon 2015 Results: Men's and Women's Top Rock 'n' Roll Finishers
(Bleacher Report) Katam got off to a blazing start, finishing five kilometres in 15 minutes and 52 seconds with a mile-pace of five minutes and 35 seconds. He continued at that speed for the entire 26.2-mile trek, finishing more than 14 minutes ahead of runner-up Bill Condon. | ||
News From: Thursday, June 11, 2015 | ||
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Seattle Marathon 2015: Rock N Roll Route, Course Map, Times, Event Details
(Bleacher Report) Seattle already has a major marathon in November, but thousands of runners will pound the pavement to kick off summer in the Emerald City on Saturday, June 13 for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon series. | ||
News From: Monday, June 23, 2014 | ||
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Drew Polley and Devon Yanko Win Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) Drew Polley won the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 52 seconds. | ||
News From: Friday, June 20, 2014 | ||
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Women Make Up Large Majority of Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon and Half Marathon Runners
(The Seattle Times) Sixty-two percent of the participants in this weekend Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon and half-marathon are women. | ||
News From: Monday, June 16, 2014 | ||
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Beat Goes On: Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) The sixth annual Rock n Roll Seattle Marathon will kick off this coming Saturday with about 18,000 runners expected to compete. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 23, 2013 | ||
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An Impressive First for Yon Yilma at Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) Yon Yilma won the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 29 minutes and 53 seconds. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 24, 2012 | ||
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It's A Home Run At Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) Teshome Kokebe won the Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes and 47 seconds. | ||
Seattle Marathon Draws 22,000 Runners
(NWCN.com) Nearly twenty-two thousands runners took part in the Seattle Marathon with Teshome Kokebe winning with a time of 2 hours 31 minutes. | ||
News From: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | ||
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New Route For Seattle Marathon
(Seattle Times) The Seattle Marathon has had three straight sellouts and they hope to get bigger and better with a new venue and a new course. | ||
News From: Monday, June 27, 2011 | ||
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Pair Of First-Timers Win 2011 Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon
(Seatle Times) Jonathan Ndambuki won the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon with a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and 51 seconds. | ||
News From: Thursday, June 23, 2011 | ||
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Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon To Affect Alaskan Way
(Seattle Times) The city of Seattle will block traffic on the southbound lane of Alaskan Way from 6 am to 3 pm for the Seattle Marathon. | ||
Ultramarathoner Ulrich Shares Advice At Seattle Marathon
(My Northwest.com) Nearly thirty-thousand men and women will participate in the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon and each one will have the chance to speak to a legend in the ultramarathon world, Marshall Ulrich | ||
News From: Thursday, June 16, 2011 | ||
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Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon Starts In Tukwila On June 25
(Highline Times) The Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon will provide runners the opportunity to raise awareness and millions of dollars to fight cancer through charities. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 27, 2010 | ||
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Kenyan Wins Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon
(Seattle Times) Jynocel Basweti won the second annual Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 19 seconds | ||
Oregon's Eap, Kenya's Baswet Win Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(Seattle Post Intelligencer) Jynocel Baswet won the 2010 Rock N Roll Marathon with a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 19 seconds | ||
News From: Friday, June 25, 2010 | ||
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Spokane Woman To Run In 240th Marathon
(Seattle Times) Carol Dellinger will run the second annual Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon on Sunday and it will mark her two-hundred and fortieth marathon. | ||
News From: Thursday, June 24, 2010 | ||
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Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon, Join The Party
(Seattle Endurance Sports Examiner) A preview of the music acts playing as part of the 2010 Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon. | ||
News From: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 | ||
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Prepare For Seattle Marathon Related Road Closures
(Queen Anne View) More than 25,000 participants are expected to run through the streets of Seattle during the Rock N Roll Seattle Marahton | ||
News From: Saturday, February 6, 2010 | ||
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Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon's Charity Will Be American Cancer Society
(The Seattle Times) The second annual Rock N Roll Marathon has paired with the American Cancer Society for the June 26th race. Race organizers are expecting another full field of twenty-five thousand runners. | ||
News From: Friday, July 31, 2009 | ||
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Rock the Seattle Marathon 2010!
(Associated Content) The Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon will host the 2010 edition of the marathon in the summer again. Those who participated on June 27, 2009 were pampered with a great course and first class amenities. | ||
News From: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 | ||
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Why run 26 miles? The beer at the end, for some
(Seattle Post Inteligencer) Nearly twenty-five thousand runners from all 50 states and 18 countries attended the inaugural Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon last Saturday. MillerCoors donated free beer to runners of age at the finish line. The reason some runners attempt to cross the line at all was free beer. ID's were needed and some runners were just out of luck by not having their photo ID with them on the run. | ||
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon: Traffic was a bust
(The Seattle Times) The Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon was touted as a great success. However those not involved with the race are crying foul as traffic tie-ups and auto congestion seemed to clog the city for hours. Many people felt that the course maximized the congestion and something should be done to correct the situation for 2010. | ||
News From: Monday, June 29, 2009 | ||
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Peter Omae wins Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(The Seattle Times) Peter Omae had nearly finished the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon when he began looking over his shoulder expecting the strong running of Peter Gilmore to overtake him for the marathon title. Omae won in a time of 2 hours 18 minutes and 17 seconds. Gilmore was just thirty-five seconds back for second place. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 28, 2009 | ||
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New coach shaves time, leads to win in women's marathon
(The Seattle Times) Michele Suszek ran the Nashville marathon in what she would call "an embarassing time" of 2 hours and 53 minutes. She changed her coach, her hometown and her training program and netted a winning time of 2 hours 38 minutes and 37 seconds at this years Seattle Rock N Roll marathon | ||
News From: Friday, June 26, 2009 | ||
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Running business on firm footing despite recession
(The Seattle Times) While many economists speak of a decline in the economy and jobs lost the Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon reached its capacity of twenty-five thousand months ago surpassing the expectations of race organizers. | ||
Seattle's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon: 3 runners, different motivations, same resolve
(The Seattle Times) The race is not always to the swift and the Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon will have almost as many unique stories as it does runners. Participants approach the race for any multitude of reasons from weight loss to a simple escape from the drudgery of the day job. | ||
Seattle's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon is a big gig for local bands
(The Seattle Times) The Seattle Rock N Roll Marathon is not only about the running of twenty-six plus mile, but the participants will experience forty-five live bands along the course. | ||
News From: Thursday, June 25, 2009 | ||
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2009 Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon: the bands and stages
(The Seattle Times) The 2009 Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon winds from Tukwilla to Qwest Field with well over thirty bands lining the course to keep the runners motivated. The 26.2 mile event kicks off at 7 am on Saturday. | ||
Rock 'n' Roll Marathon organizers discover setting up can be a sprint
(The Seattle Times) Starting at midnight, hundreds of workers will begin the final set up of band stages, sound systems, portable toilets, timing clocks and tents. The hustle will result in an on time start for the 7 AM Rock N Roll Seattle Marathon. | ||
News From: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 | ||
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Ready to roll? Answers to burning Rock 'n' Roll Marathon questions
(The Seattle Times) More than twenty-five thousand runners hit the roads in Seattle this weekend. Forty-six bands will line the twenty-six point two mile course that starts in Tukwila and finishing at Qwest field. | ||
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Ethiopia's Berhane Adere added to Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Half Marathon
(The Seattle Times) Berhane Adere has added her name to the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon. The two time Chicago Marathon champion will toe the women's line while Paul Tergat, two time Olympic silver medalist will go for the win in the men's half marathon with his career best 59 minute and 17 second time from 1998. | ||
News From: Friday, June 5, 2009 | ||
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Seattle storm brings marathon running relief
(Examiner.com) Ninety degree temps have plagued Seattle over the past several days. The cooler ocean breezes have returned and should allow for better training leading up to the Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon. | ||
News From: Thursday, April 16, 2009 | ||
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Rock n Roll Marathon Invades Seattle and the Courtyard Seattle Southcenter
(Press Web) Rock n Roll Seattle will embrace the city's Courtyard Seattle Southcenter on June 27th for the inaugural marathon and half-marathon. The two races will start together and run roughly the first 12 miles together. |
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