The Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon does not follow a loop pattern, so you may find it extra helpful to visualize the route before participating. Here are two versions of the route: Printable PDF-based map from the Rock ‘n’ Roll folks Animation (no longer available) produced by San Antonio Express-News Researchers have repeatedly confirmed …

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CanCare, one of the “Run for a Reason” charities benefiting from the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon, reported today that it has about 50 spots that were available only to charities — and now they are available to the public! The Team CanCare website has all the details about registering for …

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Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon broadcast an email message today. The prices of the Marathon and 1/2 Marathon are rising $10 and $5, respectively, on September 1, 2009. This is good news for early birds … and even for procrastinators. Why? Because it says that Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio has …

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Roberta McInnis wrote two days ago about how the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon sold out at a torrid pace this past weekend — 17-19 July 2009. Registration for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon closed 20 hours after it opened at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and the marathon was full by 1 …

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Jacob Breinholt wrote an excellent article about how to gain entry to the New York City (NYC) Marathon. Here are the four methods today: Earn a qualifying time at another marathon. Participate in the New York Road Runners (NYRR) 9+1 program. Enter the NYC Marathon Lottery. Raise money for a charity that participates in the …

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