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| bgcolour      = #F781BE
| image         = San Jose 024.JPG
| caption       =
| date          = October
| location      = [[San Jose, CA]]
| type          = [[Road running|Road]]
| distance      = [[half marathon, 10K, 5K]]
| est           = 2006
| homepage      = [https://www.runrocknroll.com/san-jose Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon]
}}
The '''Rock 'n' Roll San Jose Half Marathon''' is an annual [[half marathon]] race which takes place in [[San Jose, California]] in the [[United States]]. It also features a 10K and 5K race. The 2023 edition featured nearly 11,000 total runners with most participants running the half marathon.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.runrocknroll.com/san-jose-results | title=United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Running Series - San Jose }}</ref> It is part of the [[Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series]] of [[road running]] competitions organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Advance Publications.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.active.com/running/san-jose-ca/rock-n-roll-half-marathon-san-jose-2009 |title=Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - San Jose &#124; San Jose, California 95113 &#124; Sunday, October 04, 2009 @ 8:00 AM |access-date=2010-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091213021056/http://www.active.com/running/san-jose-ca/rock-n-roll-half-marathon-san-jose-2009 |archive-date=2009-12-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Incidents==
[[Image:Sanjose plaze de cesar chavez.jpg|thumb|Plaza De Cesar Chavez, near the finish line]]
In 2009 two runners died towards the end of the race.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-runners-die-in-half-marathon-in-San-Jose-3284596.php|title=2 runners die in half marathon in San Jose|first=Erin|last=Allday|date=October 6, 2009|website=SFGate|access-date=July 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713034841/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-runners-die-in-half-marathon-in-San-Jose-3284596.php|archive-date=July 13, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Past winners==
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{| class=wikitable style=font-size: 95%;"
|+Men's half marathon race
|-
!Date
!Athlete
!Country
!Time
|-
|2023
| [[CJ Albertson]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:03:02
|-
|2022
| [[Justin Kent]]
|{{CAN}}
|align="center"|1:02:48
|-
|2021
| [[Matthew Baxter]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:02:38
|-
|2019
| [[Matthew Baxter]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:02:57
|-
|2018
| [[Sid Vaughn]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:03:35
|-
|2017
| [[George Byron Alex]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:03:39
|-
|2013
| [[Ryan Vail]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"|1:02:46
|-
|2012
| [[Simon Bairu]]
|{{CAN}}
|align="center"| 1:03:28
|-
|2011
| [[Meb Keflezighi]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"| 1:02:17
|-
|2010
| [[Meb Keflezighi]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"| 1:01:45
|-
| 2009
| [[Meb Keflezighi]]
|{{USA}}
| 1:01:00
|-
| 2008
| [[Gilbert Okari]]
|{{KEN}}
| 1:01:46
|-
| 2007
| [[McDonald Ondara]]
|{{KEN}}
| 1:01:11
|-
| 2006
| [[Duncan Kibet]]
|{{KEN}}
| 1:00:22
|}
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{| class=wikitable style=font-size: 95%;"
|+Women's half marathon race
|-
!Date
!Athlete
!Country
!Time
|-
|2013
|[[Natasha Wodak]]
|{{CAN}}
|align="center"|1:14:39
|-
|2012
|[[Clara Horowitz Peterson]]
|{{USA}}
|align=center| 1:12:52
|-
|2011
|[[Deena Kastor]]
|{{USA}}
|align=center| 1:12:23
|-
|2010
|[[Blake Russell]]
|{{USA}}
|align="center"| 1:11:55
|-
|2009
| [[Belaynesh Zemedkun]]
|{{ETH}}
| 1:11:24
|-
|2008
| [[Yuri Kano]]
|{{JAP}}
| 1:10:03
|-
|2007
| [[Magdalene Makunzi]]
|{{KEN}}
| 1:09:58
|-
|2006
| [[Silvia Skvortsova]]
|{{RUS}}
| 1:09:17
|}
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{{wide image|Panoramic_Downtown_San_Jose.jpg|1800px|align-cap=center|Overhead panorama of [[downtown San Jose]] near the finish line.}}
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.runrocknroll.com/san-jose Official website]
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[[Category:Half marathons in the United States]]
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