SAN ANTONIO – More than 24,000 participants are expected to take part this weekend in the Humana Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon.
Runners will be greeted with much nicer weather than last year, when unseasonably warm and humid weather made for a miserable run.
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The forecast for this weekend calls for temperatures in the low 60s.
Here is a schedule of events for this weekend:
Friday, Dec. 5
12-7 p.m.
Health & Fitness Expo - Free & Open to the Public
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Hall A (200 E Market St.)
Saturday, Dec. 6
9 a.m.
Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio 10k
Alamodome, 100 Montana St.
9:30 a.m.
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SeaWorld San Antonio, 10500 Sea World Dr.
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Health & Fitness Expo - Free & Open to the Public
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Hall A
Sunday, December 7
7:30 a.m.
Humana Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon
Start Line: Downtown San Antonio (Commerce St. & Cherry St.)
Finish Line: Alamodome (Cherry Street)
Race Day Schedule:
6:45 a.m. Bike Tour Start
7:20 a.m. Load press vehicles
7:25 a.m. Wheelchair Invitational Start
7:30 a.m. Marathon, Half Marathon, 2-Person Half Marathon Relay & 5k Start
9:30-10:30 a.m. Peak time at the Half Marathon finish line
9:35 a.m. Men's Elite Marathon Finish (approx.)
9:50 a.m. Women's Elite Marathon Finish (approx.)
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Peak time at the Marathon finish line
8-10:45 a.m.
Finish Line Concert at the Alamodome on Cherry Street
Everclear will headline the finish line concert
Participants
More than 24,000 participants expected over event weekend
3,500 marathoners / 14,000 half marathoners
2,000 runners in Saturday's new 10k
2,000 SUBWAY KiDS ROCK runners
Expo Attendance: 60,000 attendees / 80+ exhibitors
30 percent are first-time marathoners or half-marathoners
Stats/Demographics:
All 50 states participating including top five states: TX, CA, IL, CO, AZ
49 percent traveling from outside of San Antonio / 20 percent from outside of Texas
Participants from 13 countries; 3 percent from Mexico
2013 economic impact was more than $34.4 million and 22,396 hotel room nights
New or Noteworthy in 2014:
Humana - Humana is the first-ever title sponsor of Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio and their CEO Bruce Broussard will join more than 250 Humana associates running in this weekend's events
Meb - Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series' VP of Running arrives Friday afternoon for the press conference, will be hosting a clinic, attending the VIP party, pacing Saturday's 10k and serve as the grand marshal of Sunday's marathon
New Saturday Rock 'n' Roll 10k - Meb will pace the 7:30 mile group at Saturday's new 10k, which finishes at the Alamo Plaza
SUBWAY KiDS ROCK San Antonio - More than 2,000 kids will be completing their own marathon or half marathon on Saturday. New title sponsor SUBWAY and new venue at SeaWorld
SWBC Executive Challenge - SWBC has launched an "Executive Challenge," where executives from companies across south Texas will compete against each other in a special wave of the race
December date - Historically held the 2nd or 3rd weekend of November, this year marks the first time Humana Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio will take place in December
Course Facts:
26 live bands playing on 25 stages on the course
Finish Line Headliner Concert featuring Everclear
Opening Act: 80s cover band Finding Friday (also the headliner for Saturday's 10k)
12 Cheer Teams approximately 240 cheerleaders
Spirit on the Course Prizes - $500 for 3rd; $750 for 2nd and $1,000 for 1st!
Elite Athletes
40 elite athletes competing for a $4,700 prize purse
$500 awarded to 1st place men and women in marathon and half-marathon
Marathon Course Records
Men - 2:14:36, Meschack Kirwa, KEN, 2008
Women - 2:28:54, Nuta Olaru, USA / Romania, 2008
Half Marathon Course Records
Men - 1:01:09, Stanley Biwott, KEN, 2012
Women - 1:10:49, Shalane Flanagan, USA, 2011
Volunteers
500 Medical volunteers
2,000 Volunteers at start, finish, expo and water stations on the course
Charity
21 official charities in 2014
Over $6 million has been raised by charities at Humana Rock 'n' Roll San Antonio since 2008
SUBWAY KiDS ROCK San Antonio Powered by San Antonio Sports
Over 2,000 kids grades K - 7 participating
Taking place at SeaWorld San Antonio for the first time
Rankings according to Running USA:
3rd largest running event in Texas
14th largest half-marathon in the U.S.
39th largest marathon in the U.S.
Top - 50 largest races in the U.S. (all-distances)
Source: Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series