Rock 'n' Roll USA Marathon


The United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, formerly known as the National Marathon, is an annual marathon and half marathon held in Washington, D.C. It was established in 2006 as an annual event. It was started by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and was sold to Competitor Group, Inc. in 2011 to become part of their Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series. It is now organized by the IRONMAN Group, part of Wanda Sports Holdings.
The course finishes at RFK Stadium and the number of participants was limited to 8,000 in 2008. The course for the first running of the race was in Washington, D.C. and Prince George's County, Maryland, but altered in 2007 for the course to be run entirely within the District of Columbia. The race in 2008 and thereafter passes through 6 of the District's 8 wards.
Among the beneficiaries of the marathon are Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Special Olympics District of Columbia, United For D.C., Fort Dupont Ice Arena, Washington Tennis & Education Foundation and Black History Invitational Swim Meet.
In 2007, the National Marathon was sponsored by Wirefly, an online cell phone retailer. In 2008, SunTrust Banks became the race's primary sponsor.
On 2020.03.11, Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled the permit for the 2020 edition of the race due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the race organizers announced the race's postponement the following day. The organizers later announced that the event would be rescheduled for 2020.11.07, but that the marathon distance would not be offered.

Race winners