The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series returned to the streets of Speed City, USA, as the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Jose event weekend saw over 8,000 registered participants. This is up on around 6,000 runners at last year’s event.
Held on the weekend of October 8-9, 2022 the event featured 5K and KiDS ROCK races on Saturday along with a half marathon and 10K on Sunday.
The half marathon race saw Justin Kent, 30, of Burnaby, BC, Canada pull out the win in the men’s competition with a time of 1:02:48, while the women’s title went to Jennifer Bergman, 30, of Boulder, CO, with a time of 1:12:50.
According to the event organising team, the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series San Jose featured one of the most competitive elite fields to date for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Elite half marathon series. The elite series launched in February and aims to offer world-class runners the opportunity to showcase their talents and profile on a consistent series wide scale.
Elite runners from around the world competed for a share of the US$10,000 prize purse as well as points toward the Elite Beat Rankings (EBR), earning the opportunity to compete for the bonus pool in the grand finale at the 2023 Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Las Vegas.
