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The 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series New Orleans Returns Feb. 5-6
The 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series New Orleans returns to the Big Easy on Saturday, Feb. 5 and Sunday, Feb. 6. Race weekend kicks off on Friday, Feb. 4 with the Health & Fitness Expo at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. On Saturday, Feb. 5 race day returns with the 5K and on Sunday, Feb. 6, the participants will take on the half marathon and 10K distances all starting and finishing at the University of New Orleans.
Elite runners from around the world will contest the Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series New Orleans , Anne-Marie Blaney (USA), Megan O’Neil (USA) and Maura Tyrrell (USA) in the women’s field, and Wilkerson Given (USA), John Börjesson (SWE) and Mo’ath Alkhawaldeh (JOR), who most recently took the overall win at the 2021 Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington D.C. Half Marathon, in the men’s field.
Schedule:
Friday, Feb. 4
12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Health & Fitness Expo – New Orleans Morial Convention Center
Saturday, Feb. 5 – Race Day
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Health & Fitness Expo – Phoenix Convention Center
7:40 a.m. – 5K – University of New Orleans
Sunday, Feb. 6 – Race Day
7:40 a.m. – 10K Start – University of New Orleans
7:40 a.m. – Half Marathon Start – University of New Orleans
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Encore Entertainment – James Martin Band – University of New Orleans
*All times listed are in CST
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