Rock 'n' Roll Liverpool Marathon & 1/2 Marathon

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The Liverpool Rock & Roll Marathon was a running race that took place in Liverpool, United Kingdom as part of the Rock & Roll Marathon series. Generally the event was held in May. As it is part of the Rock and Roll race series stages are set up along the route with bands and live entertainment. The race was postponed in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic and was re-scheduled for October 2021 but in September of that year it was announced that the race would not be returning after their upcoming event. [1]

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Distances

Held over Saturday and Sunday the event featured One Mile, 5k, half marathon and marathon distance races. [2]

Route

Typically the race started at the Albert Dock. [3] The Marathon route heads north towards the city's football stadia before heading back towards the town centre and south towards Sefton Park before returning via the riverfront promenade. The course is drawn up to encompass as many of the city's musical landmarks as possible including Mathew Street and Penny Lane.

The races finish outside the Liverpool Echo Arena.

Past winners

Marathon

YearDateTime (h:m:s)Men's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winner
201728 May2:33:53Neil Smith2:57:29Sofia Mattiasson
201629 May2:27:15Robert Pope3:00:59Joanne Nelson
201514 Jun2:29:28Robert Pope3:00:33Joanne Nelson

Half Marathon

YearDateTime (h:m:s)Men's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winner
201728 May1:10:25Samuel Pictor1:21:45Sinead Tangney
201629 May1:09:44Dejene Gezimu1:25:20Helen Sahgal
201514 Jun1:10:07Tarus Elly1:21:56Michelle Nolan-Hood

Concert

After the race an open air concert was held for finishers and members of the public with bands such as Cast, Republica and Space headlining. [4]

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