Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Marathon

The St Jude^[1] Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - Washington DC, formerly known as the National Marathon, is an annual half marathon and 5k held in Washington, D.C. since 2006. The half marathon, 5k, and formerly offered marathon distance races take place entirely within Washington, D.C. While the marathon finished near RFK Stadium, the half marathon and 5k finish at 4th St. NW & Pennsylvania Ave. NW at the bottom of Capitol Hill.

Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Marathon
Start line in front of the D.C. Armory in 2011
Date	March
Location	Washington, D.C.
Event type	Road
Distance	half marathon & 5K
Primary sponsor	United Airlines
Established	2006 (19 years ago) (2006)
Course records	Men's: 2:20:45 (2018) Tyler Andrews Women's: 2:43:00 (2014) Nuța Olaru
Official site	Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - Washington DC

The race is organized by Competitor Group, Inc.

History

The marathon was started by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance in 2006.^[2]

In 2007, the National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly, an online cell phone retailer.

In 2008, SunTrust Banks became the race's primary sponsor. The number of participants was limited to 8,000 in 2008.

The race was sold to Competitor Group, Inc. in 2011 to become part of their Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.^[3]

The 2020 edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[4][5][6][a]

Organizers announced that the race would return on March 27, 2021 as a "Half Marathon event".^[5]

Course

External images
Course map of full marathon in 2011[9]
Course map of full marathon in 2019[10]

Traversing Connecticut Ave., 2008

Start corrals at the Armory, 2011

Both the marathon course and the half marathon course start on Constitution Avenue near the National Mall and finish near RFK Stadium.^[10] In addition, both courses are entirely contained within Washington, D.C.^[10]

The course for the inaugural race in 2006 was largely in Washington, D.C., with about 7 miles (11 km) located in Prince George's County, Maryland.^[2]

In 2007, the course was altered so that it was located entirely within the District of Columbia. The race in 2008 and thereafter passes through 6 of the District's 8 wards.

In 2012, the start was moved westward from a location near the RFK Stadium and the finish to a location near the National Mall on Constitution Avenue, beginning with the 2013 race.^[9][11]

Community impact

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.

Winners

Michael Wardian winning in 2011

Ed.	Year	Men's winner	Time	Women's winner	Time	Rf.
1	2006	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:30:55	Susan Graham-Gray (USA)[c]	2:58:05	[12]
2	2007	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:26:35	Katie Blackett (USA)[d]	2:44:57
3	2008	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:25:00	Myriam Grenon (CAN)[e]	2:54:02
4	2009	Patrick Moulton (USA)[f]	2:21:12	Jeannette Seckinger (USA)[g]	2:48:41
5	2010	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:21:59	Krista Vrombaut (USA)[h]	2:51:16
6	2011	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:23:01	Nadezhda Tuptova (RUS)	2:50:53
7	2012	Michael Wardian (USA)[b]	2:26:35	Meghan Bishop (USA)[c]	3:01:32
8	2013	Peter Lawrence (USA)[i]	2:32:27	Ashley Olsen (USA)[c]	2:53:28
9	2014	Adam Doherty (USA)[b]	2:33:52	Nuța Olaru (USA)[d]	2:43:00
10	2015	Patrick Moulton (USA)[f]	2:32:54	Martha Nelson (USA)[j]	2:55:31
11	2016	Alfredo Arévalo (GTM)	2:30:04	Martha Nelson (USA)[j]	2:58:02
12	2017	Samuel Doud (USA)[h]	2:26:57	Christie Wetzel (USA)[b]	3:04:01
13	2018	Tyler Andrews (USA)[g]	2:20:45	Rochelle Sceats-Basil (USA)[b]	2:54:58
14	2019	Tyler Andrews (USA)[g]	2:24:13	Katie Walter (USA)[k]	2:59:54
	2020	cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic				[5]
	2021	marathon cancelled, only half marathon & 5k held				[5]
	2022

Notes

1. On 2020.03.11, Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled the permit for the 2020 edition of the race due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the race organizers announced the race's postponement the following day.^[7][8] The organizers later announced that the event would be rescheduled for 2020.11.07, but that the marathon distance would not be offered.^[8] Eventually, the race was cancelled altogether.^[5]
2. Representing Virginia
3. Representing Pennsylvania
4. Representing Colorado
5. Representing Quebec
6. Representing Rhode Island
7. Representing Massachusetts
8. Representing Illinois
9. Representing Texas
10. Representing Washington, D.C.
11. Representing North Carolina