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News From: Thursday, August 13, 2020 | ||
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DC's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, Half-Marathon canceled
(WTOP) The 2020 Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Marathon, postponed from March 28 to November 7, was canceled. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 9, 2019 | ||
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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon proves challenging, worth every climb for runners
(WTOP) Katie Walter won the women's race of the 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 5, 2019 | ||
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Metro limits track work for Rock 'n' Roll Marathon on Saturday; single tracking resumes Sunday
(WTOP) Track work is limited on Saturday so trains may serve runners of the 2019 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 10, 2018 | ||
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Runners rocked around DC at annual Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(wtop) A gallery of photos taken during the 2018 Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Washington DC. | ||
News From: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 | ||
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D.C.'s Rock 'n Roll Marathon 2018: Road closures to expect
(Curbed Washington DC) Here is the detailed list of areas and roads closed for the 2018 Rock 'n Roll Marathon in Washington DC on Saturday, March 10. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 16, 2017 | ||
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Liz Dunning runs marathon in memory of slain mother
(The Alexandria Times) Dunning, 39, ran in memory of her mother, an Alexandria real estate agent, who was shot and killed in 2003. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 11, 2017 | ||
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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon takes over chilly DC
(wtop) A photo gallery of the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Washington DC held on March 11 in chilly weather. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 | ||
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Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will roil D.C. traffic Saturday
(The Washington Post) This provides information, including a map, on street closures on Saturday, March 11 for the Rock n Roll Marathon in Washington DC. | ||
News From: Wednesday, March 1, 2017 | ||
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Muslim athletes running Rock 'n' Roll Marathon carry flag to show their love for America
(USA Today) A group of six Muslim Americans will carry the American flag while running in the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in Washington DC on March 11. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 12, 2016 | ||
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Rock n Roll Marathon draws big crowd from all over
(WTOP) XXX | ||
News From: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | ||
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Registration opens this week for Rock n Roll D.C. Marathon
(WTOP.com) The price for the races when registration is $80 for the marathon, $70 for the half and $35 for the 5K, says Dan Cruz, a spokesman for the Rock n Roll Marathon series. The prices increase as the race date nears. | ||
News From: Monday, March 16, 2015 | ||
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Come-From-Behind Wins Highlight Rock n Roll DC
(Compeitor.com) Martha Nelson thought she had lost sight of the lead runner in Sunday's Rock n Roll DC Marathon. She managed to catch Rebecca Bader to win the race in 2 hours 55 minutes and 36 seconds. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 14, 2015 | ||
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Major Roads Closed for Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
(NBCWashington.com) If your Saturday plans call for driving through Adams Morgan, Anacostia, Capitol Hill, Columbia Heights, NoMa or Southwest Waterfront -- do yourself a favor and don't. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 12, 2015 | ||
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Saturday marathon will disrupt D.C. traffic
(The Washington Post) The marathon has no equal among the D.C. regions sporting activities for disrupting local travel. The Marine Corps Marathon, which takes place on a Sunday and is focused on the National Mall and the Potomac River corridor, isnt in its league. The Rock n Roll Marathon is always on a Saturday, a busy day for local traffic, and it goes through all four quadrants of the District. | ||
News From: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 | ||
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Rock N Roll Marathon to Jam Up D.C. Streets This Weekend
(Washington Post) More than thirty-thousand participants will jam up many D.C. streets on Saturday as the Rock N Roll Marathon comes to town. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 21, 2013 | ||
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Incredible Moment Between Runners Captured at National Marathon
(Huffington Post) Ryan Gregg, a father from Michigan was within 200 meters of finishing the D.C. National Marathon when he looked to be in trouble. Simon Rakoff caught the struggling running and aided him across the finish line. The moment was captured in a touching photograph. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 16, 2013 | ||
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National Marathon Race Draws Thousands
(WJLA.com) Nearly thirty-thousand runners rocked the streets of Washington D.C. on Saturday. Peter Lawrence won the marathon with a time of 2 hours 32 minutes and 27 seconds. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 14, 2013 | ||
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Ready, Set, Run: Revamped National Marathon Takes to the Streets of Washington
(Roll Call) Thirty-thousand runners will line up on Constitution Avenue to race a revamped National Marathon this weekend. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 15, 2012 | ||
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DC Warns Of Road Closures Saturday For The National Marathon On City Streets
(Washington Post) The National Marathon kicks off from near RFK Stadium and officials are warning of road closures and traffic delays | ||
News From: Monday, March 12, 2012 | ||
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Rock N Roll USA Marathon to close D.C. Streets On Saturday
(Washington Post) The Rock N Roll USA Marathon kicks off on Saturday March 17 at 8 am with street closures starting as early as 3 am. | ||
News From: Monday, March 28, 2011 | ||
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Michael Wardian Wins National Marathon For Fifth Time In Six Years
(Washington Post) Michael Wardian won the National Marathon for the fifth time in six years with a time of 2 hours, 23 minutes and 1 second. | ||
News From: Friday, March 25, 2011 | ||
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Metro Not Opening Early Enough For National Marathon
(WTOP.com) Getting to the finish line of a marathon has proven difficult enough for most runners. Getting to the starting line of the National Marathon might prove even more difficult. | ||
National Marathon Course Changed
(Examiner.com) The National Marathon kicks off on Saturday at 7 am and a last minute course change may confuse some runners. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 24, 2011 | ||
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Guide To National Marathon: Race Course, Road Closures And Metro
(TBD.com) The National Marathon kicks off on Saturday morning with an extra hour of Metro service to assist runners heading to the starting line. | ||
News From: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 | ||
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National Marathon Keeps Pace With RainedOut Text Alerts
(PR Newswire) The 2011 National Marathon will utilize RainedOut services to disseminate on-time news to runners participating in the marathon. | ||
News From: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 | ||
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Timer Traveling: New Race-Timing Technology
(Express Night Out) The B-Tag technology was utilized in this past weekend's National Marathon. The timing technology is entirely in the runners number. Trakkers technology was another technology using GPS positioning to track a sample group of runners along the course | ||
News From: Saturday, March 20, 2010 | ||
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Michael Wardian Wins Another National Marathon, Right To Utter Jingoisms
(SB Nation) Michael Wardian captured his fourth men's National Marahon in it's five years of being held and out ran more than three-thousand other runners including last year's defending champion. | ||
Michael Wardian Wins His Fourth National Marathon
(The Washington Post) Michael Wardian won his fourth National Marathon title on Saturday with a time of 2 hours 21 minutes and 58 seconds. The defending champion Patrick Moulton had stomach cramps beginning at mile 14 and still held on to finish in 2 hours 26 minutes and 3 seconds. | ||
News From: Friday, March 19, 2010 | ||
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National Marathon Course
(Washington Post) The fifth annual National Marathon begins at 7 am in the District of Columbia and street closings will start at 6:45 am and continue to near 2 pm. | ||
News From: Thursday, March 18, 2010 | ||
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National Marathon To Disrupt D.C. Travel
(Washington Post) The National Marathon will begin impacting traffic starting at 6:45 am and continue until the race concludes near 1 pm. Spectators wishing to travel to the race course are encouraged to use the Metrorail or Metrobus. | ||
News From: Friday, March 12, 2010 | ||
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2010 National Marathon
(NBC Washington) The 2010 National Marathon will boast nearly eleven-thousand runners. Michael Wardian and Patrick Moulton are the only two men who have one the event and both return to claim the top spot this weekend. | ||
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SunTrust National Marathon Expects Record Numbers Of Runners
(Washington Business Journal) Race organizers of the National Marathon are expecting a record number of participants. More than ten-thousand, five-hundred runners are expected to compete in the three races. | ||
News From: Sunday, July 12, 2009 | ||
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Reifsnyder to direct D.C. marathons
(Washington Times) Bill Reifsnyder is slated to be the new director of the National Marathon and Half-marathon in Washington D.C. The two-time U.S. Marathon champion brings a unique skill set to the directors position and will work to fulfill the goal of making the race a national and international success. | ||
News From: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 | ||
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Registration opens for SunTrust National Marathon
(Examiner.com) The Sun Trust National Marathon is just one of many races in the Washington D.C. area that tops the list of quality races. The National Marathon will celebrate it's fifth year on March 20 of 2010 and the fast course attracts a multitude of runners seeking personal best times. | ||
News From: Sunday, June 28, 2009 | ||
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Seeking to make Marathon national
(The Washington Times) The National Marathon held in Washington DC could soon name a new race director expected to take the race from a well-known regional race to a national level. | ||
News From: Monday, March 23, 2009 | ||
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New Records Set in National Marathon, Half Marathon
(Examiner) Eight thousand runners showed up at JFK Stadium in Washington, DC to bear witness to an new marathon course record that Patrick Moulton of Providence, Rhode Island set with a time of two hours and 21 minutes. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 22, 2009 | ||
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Moulton Captures National Marathon
(Washington Post) Patrick Moulton dethroned defending Champion Michael Wardian on Saturday in the National Marathon which ran through the streets of Washington, DC. Moulton ran 2 hours 21 minutes and 18 seconds. | ||
News From: Friday, March 20, 2009 | ||
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A National Trend
(Washington Post) As the National Marathon tries to become one of America's top races, its half marathon has become an annual sellout - in keeping with the nationwide growth of the 13.1 mile distance. | ||
News From: Sunday, February 15, 2009 | ||
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National Marathon Field Has Sights Set on Wardian
(NBC Washington) Michael Wardian has won the SunTrust National Marathon in each of its first three years. But he's really got his work cut out for him in 2009: race organizers, hoping to push the course record time below 2:20, have brought in three impressive elite runners to challege Wardian. | ||
News From: Monday, February 2, 2009 | ||
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National marathon keeps on growing
(Washington Times) Bob Sweeney once worried about funding his National Marathon in the District of Columbia. This year his problems stem from the large number of people registered for the race. To date seven thousand have signed up and the race will probably fill to capacity of eight thousand within thirty days. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 29, 2008 | ||
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Wardian wins first of double marathon attempt
(NBC) Michael Wardian, who has now won all three National Marathons in D.C., had to shower and catch a quick flight to Knoxville, TN to run another marathon there on Sunday. The 33 year old faced some tougher competition this year and responded with a new course record of two hours and twenty five minutes | ||
News From: Friday, March 28, 2008 | ||
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Blossoms and Runners to fill the streets in DC.
(Express) The Annual Cherry Blossom Festival and National Marathon will have people filling the streets of Washington D.C. this weekend. What promises to be a fun filled weekend will also leave motorists in a quandary as to how to maneuver through the busy streets. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 16, 2008 | ||
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Marathon Director Takes Long View
(The Washington Post) Keith Dowling, former national-class marathoner, ran a personal best of 2:13:28 at the 2002 Boston Marathon; but rather than particpate in marathons as a runner, he is the race director of the National Marathon. Nonetheless, Dowling believes the work ethic required for both endeavors is similar. National Marathon will have a new sponsor, an updated course, an increase in prize money and an quality field especially in the women's half marathon, where at least eight elite women are using the race as a final tuneup for the Olympic trials marathon in Boston. | ||
News From: Friday, February 22, 2008 | ||
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SunTrust new lead sponsor of National Marathon
(Baltimore Business Journal) SunTrust Banks Inc., one of the largest financial institutions in the region, has taken on the role of title sponsor for the 2008 National Marathon. SunTrust also sponsors the Richmond Marathon and Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach. National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly in 2007. | ||
News From: Sunday, March 25, 2007 | ||
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Wardian Is Repeat National Marathon Winner
(Washington Post) Wardian defended his title in 2 hours 26 minutes 36 seconds. The overcast skies kept the sun away and body temperatures lower; in the marathon, 1,160 finished. | ||
News From: Saturday, March 24, 2007 | ||
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Thousands Take to Streets for National Marathon
(WTOP Radio) Top race reults and comments on the race. D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty was the official starter for the race, and finished right in the middle of the pack with a race time of just over 4 hours. | ||
Defending Champ Wins Wirefly National Marathon
(NBC 4) Wardian, of Arlington, Va., finished in an unofficial time of 2:26:36. He won last year's race in a time 2:30:55. | ||
News From: Friday, March 23, 2007 | ||
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National Marathon To Take Over D.C. Streets
(The Examiner) Information on the race is given. Unlike the Marine Corps Marathon, which is open to anyone, runners in the National Marathon were required to qualify. | ||
News From: Monday, March 5, 2007 | ||
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Changes Made To National Marathon
(NBC 4) Organizers are planning on changing the course. The race will continue to feature classic monuments views as the course passes through downtown Washington, but planners said they hope to create a stronger sense of community by incorporating more neighborhoods on the route. | ||
News From: Sunday, July 2, 2006 | ||
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National Marathon Offers Holiday Discount Registration Rate
(The Washington Times) Dowling is kicking off online registration for the March 24, 2007, National Marathon in Washington -- on Independence Day, no less -- with a "Dollar per State Rate" of just $50 for the 26.2-mile event and just $40 for the half marathon. |
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