SAN ANTONIO – Thousands of runners, joggers and walkers from across the country took to the streets of downtown San Antonio for the 2022 Certified Piedmontese Beef Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series. Show The marathon and half-marathon started around 7 a.m. Sunday near City Hall. Unlike past years, the start and finish lines for both races were not located near Hemisfair. Instead, they started at City Hall and headed up north to Broadway and Brackenridge Park. At mile five, both races then went to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and weaved through the base for three miles. The races came to an end in front of the UTSA downtown campus. The time limits for the half and full marathons are four and seven hours, respectively. All of the runners did a phenomenal job in both of the races. Here are the overall winners of the marathon and half-marathon races this year. Marathon Winners: FemaleGun TimeAgeCity1. Janessa Dunn02:56:0830San Antonio2. Elena Oslund03:03:3529San Antonio3. Tamara Kranz03:19:0141Westerville MaleGun TimeAgeCity1. Lamech Mokono02:26:3841Grand2. Ricardo Carrilo02:36:4645Castroville3. Jared Rothlauf02:37:2236San Antonio Half-marathon winners: FemaleGun TimeAgeCity1. Sarah Pagano01:14:4831Brighton2. Caren Jebet Maiyo01:16:5925Pacific3. Kirsten Lee01:17:1029North4. Stevi Clark01:17:4133New MaleGun TimeRaceCity1. Dominic Korir01:04:3429Pacific2. Reid Buchanan01:05:0629San Diego3. Dennis Kipkosgei01:06:1527Pacific4. Trevor Conde01:07:5433Bethlehem The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon is also a qualifier for the Boston Marathon, just like all Rock ‘n’ Roll marathons. This year was the second year of the marathon returning to San Antonio since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are some images from this morning’s races: The San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon took place over the weekend, with Texans winning two of the races. Janessa Dunn, a San Antonio resident, took first place for women (with a time of 2:56:08) while Arturo Burgueno of Houston won the physically challenged category. Burgueno's 1:51:09 time was the fastest among all athletes who completed the 26.2-mile marathon. Lamech Mokono Mosoti of Kenya (2:26:38) won the men's race. The top 10 lists for each division were filled with Texans and San Antonians, as Jared Rothlauf (2:35:22), of San Antonio, took second among men while Ricardo Carrillo (2:36:46), of Castroville, took third. Among women, Elena Oslund (3:03:35), of San Antonio, took second while Tamara Kranz (3:16:54), of Westerville, Ohio, took third. You might also like: PHOTOS: Sights from along the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon course Top 10 male finishers
Top 10 female finishersJenessa Dunn crosses the finish line of the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. Dunn finished first in the woman’s marathon distance. Texans won two of the races over the weekend as Dunn was joined by Houston's Arturo Burgueno, who won the "physically challenged" category. Charlie Blalock/ ContributorBUSINESS NEWS
In addition to the 26-mile racers, Dominic Korir of Kenya won the 13.1-mile half marathon with a time of 1:04:34, with Reid Buchanan (1:05:06) and Dennis Kipkosgei (1:06:15) coming in second and third, respectively. Sarah Pagano (1:14:48) came in first among women in the half marathon, followed by Caren Jebet Maiyo (1:16:59) and Kirsten Lee (1:17:10). What is a respectable 1/2 marathon time?Running a 1:59:59 half-marathon means maintaining an average pace of 9:09 minutes per mile, which is considered a good half-marathon time among runners. Highly competitive runners aim for harder targets, like a 1 hour and 30-minute half-marathon (6:51 minutes per mile pace or faster).
How many people run the DC Rock N Roll half marathon?The organization of this race was great, especially for 30,000 or so people it flowed wonderfully! Running through DC was a great way to see the city and all of the sights.
Is 90 minutes good for a half marathon?Elite male runners will finish a half marathon in under an hour, with elite female runners coming in around one hour and ten minutes. If your goal is to run a sub 90-minute half marathon, this would place you among the top percentile of amateur runners.
Is 1 hour 50 minutes a good half marathon time?According to Running Level, a site that compiles and reports average finish times for different race distances based on age, sex, and ability, the average time for the half marathon across all ages and sexes is 1:50:15.
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