Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon
| Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon | |
|---|---|
Prerace ceremony in 2015 | |
| Date | January |
| Location | Phoenix–Tempe–Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | half marathon, 10k and 5k |
| Established | 2004 |
| Course records | M: 2:10:33 (2004) Haron Toroitich F: 2:30:39 (2010) Teyba Naser |
| Official site | Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - Arizona |
The Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Running Series holds a marathon, half marathon, 10K and 5K annually in Arizona. Tempe, Arizona, the end destination of every race, is the first location for the Rock'n'Roll Tour completed every year. The company visits a wide variety of American cities and holds races at every one. On the weekend before Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the marathon and half-marathon courses links three cities of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area: Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Tempe. Until 2023, a full marathon distance race was offered whose time could be used to obtain a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon.
The competition attracts tens of thousands of runners each year; more than 32,000 competed in 2010. The prize money for winning either the men's or the women's marathon race was US$1,000.
Like the original Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego, it is organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Wanda Sports Holdings. It was sponsored until 2015 by P. F. Chang's China Bistro.