Be sure to prepare if you are headed toward the center of San Jose on Sunday October 3. The Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon has 13,000 people running and walking, plus thousands of people along the course. Throughout downtown and the Rose Garden area, there are lots of street closings and some freeway off-ramp closings as well.
For instance, northbound Hwy 87 has some off-ramp closings, as does northbound and southbound 880. For all the streets check out the complete list at www.competitor.com/community
Saturday October 2, was the San Jose Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon Expo. Here are some highlights:
Live at the Expo 2010 - We rate the samples
Los Gatos dentist, Dr. Paul Lippi, helps athletes with jaw alignment
Defending Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon champion Meb Keflezighi will be in the race, but he was also at the Expo signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans at the Sony booth.
Several other marathons/half marathons were there talking to runners including:
- Rock 'n' Roll marathons - Los Angeles October 24, Las Vegas December 5 & Arizona January 16, 2011
- The North Face Endurance Challenge in Atlanta Oct 16-17 and San Francisco December 4-5
- Surf City USA Marathon February 6, 2011 (Huntington Beach, CA)
- Williams Route 66 Marathon November 21, 2010
- California International Marathon (Folsom to Sacramento) December 5, 2010
- Big Sur's Mud Run - last Saturday in March every year
- Dsneyland Half Marathon September 2-4, 2011
- Divas Half Marathon series Honolulu, April 17, 2011 and Long Island, October 2, 2011
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