Race Day Photos

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• September 10, 2009

Order your race day photos before it’s too late! Order deadline is Friday, September 18.  Order here

Race Recap

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• August 05, 2009

Congratulations Runners!

You made it across the finish line and whether you ran, walked, or danced to get there, you are a rockstar!  This year we had:

• A sold out race with 18,000 registered runners
• Kara Goucher rocking 1st place at a race time of 1:08:05
• 14,438 finishers
• 65% female
• 2000 volunteers
• 35 charity partners
• $3 million raised through our 35 official charities

Thank you for participating in the inaugural Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half  Marathon.  Don’t forget to register early for next year!

Recover After the Race with New Balance

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• August 04, 2009

After the race, make sure to sign up for the FREE Online New Balance Recovery Program. New Balance is the Official Footwear Sponsor of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series.

Rock With the Black Crowes

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• August 04, 2009

Rock with the Black Crowes in Virginia Beach

You rocked your way through the Windy City why not rock our other races? Run Virginia Beach Sept. 9, 2009. Your race entry provides free access to all of the American Music Festival Concerts, including The Black Crowes post-race concert.

For the best deal, register before August 30th, when online registration closes (www.rnrvb.com).

• Can’t make this one? Run our inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras on February 28^th – Click here for more details

• Complete two or more races in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series in 2009 and you’ll qualify for some serious bling.

Race Day Live

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• August 02, 2009

Click here to open the Race Day Live window.

Sign up for Runner Tracking!

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• August 01, 2009

You can have up to five of your family and friends track your progress to the finish line on their mobile phone! Text updates will be sent throughout the race, including when you start and finish. Logon to www.competitorwireless.com to get started.

Stop by the MGD 64 Expo Booth for ID Check-

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• July 14, 2009

Make life easy!  Bring your photo ID to the MGD 64 booth at the Health and Fitness Expo to avoid ID check on race day.  Each legal drinking age participant will receive a wristband valid for two FREE congratulatory MGD 64 beers at the finish line.  A valid ID is required on race day if you do not stop by the MGD 64 booth at the expo. MGD 64 is the fresh, crisp beer that’s “as light as it gets”.

Watch Kara Goucher Race The Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon

by Matt Fitzgerald

• July 14, 2009

Kara Goucher / Photo. AP

Every step of the darling of American running’s August 2 race will be shown live on our exclusive “Kara Cam”.

The hottest name in American running today is Kara Goucher. The 31-year-old Nike Oregon Project athlete has been on a tear in recent years, winning a bronze medal at 10,000 meters in the 2007 World Championships, setting an American best of 1:06:57 in winning the 2007 Great North Run half marathon in England, winning the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials 5000m, and most recently winning the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships 10,000m. Fans of American running can’t wait to see what Goucher will do next, and what she will do next is run the Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon on August 2 as a tune-up for the World Championships Marathon, to be held in Berlin in late August.

“I’m excited to be part of the first Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon,” Goucher said in a statement. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to race as part of my preparations for the World Championships here on home soil, in one of the true great sporting cities. I’m very happy about the way my preparations have gone. I ran the trials in June and now it’s time to get back on the roads. I’m hoping to run well in Chicago and take that confidence into Berlin and give a good account of myself on the world stage.”

Goucher has never been beaten at the half-marathon distance. In addition to defeating marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe at the Great North Run in 2007, Goucher also won this year’s Lisbon Half Marathon in 1:08:30. She is unlikely to be challenged in Chicago, where the course record is 1:11:56, which is equivalent to marathon pace for Goucher, who finished third in the New York City Marathon last year and in the Boston Marathon this year.

Although victory may be inevitable for Goucher, however, it remains to be seen just how fast she will go. And thanks to the Competitor.com “Kara Cam”, you can see how fast she goes in living color. The Kara Cam will provide a real-time video feed of Goucher’s race from start to finish, plus an immediate post-race interview. The action starts at 6:30 AM central time. If you prefer not to get up that early on a Sunday, you can watch the archived video on demand anytime thereafter.

Start getting psyched up for race day right now by watching our exclusive Competitor Q&A with Kara Goucher at the USA Championships in Eugene: Kara Goucher Interview.

Blues Star Susan Tedeschi to Headline Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago

by Maya Shaff

• July 08, 2009

Runners and blues enthusiasts alike will be treated to a free concert in Grant Park with Multi-Grammy® Nominee Susan Tedeschi, who is set to headline the 2009 Rock n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 10:30 am.

Special Edition Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Garmin Forerunner® 310XT Available at Expo–

by Rock 'n' Roll Chicago

• July 06, 2009

A limited number of special edition Rock ‘n’ Roll Forerunner® 310XT GPS-enabled training devices will be available at the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. These special Forerunner units will feature a Rock ‘n’ Roll logo, and will be sold in the official event store at the Expo. Take your training to the next level with this “swim proof” GPS-enabled training device from Garmin. The 310XT boasts up to 20 hours of battery life and it’s the only all-in-one device that accurately tracks time, distance, pace, elevation and heart rate and wirelessly sends data to your computer. This is your chance to own a Rock ‘n’ Roll Garmin!

www.garmin.com