General Race Info
- Race Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008 - Labor Day Weekend
- Location of Start Line: The Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St. [ map ]
- Invitational Wheelchair Start 6:40 am
- Invitational Women's Start 6:45 am
- Race Start 7:00 am
The Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon starts at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, runs through the scenic Virginia Beach oceanfront and finishes on the spectacular oceanfront boardwalk. Participants will be treated to 14 stages along the 13.1-mile course, featuring 20 local bands as well as 16 local high school cheerleading squads spaced approximately every mile.
At the finish line, participants and spectators can munch on tasty treats and sip frosty beer while they lounge on the sand listening to the finish line feature bands. Later that evening, a headline act will thrill the crowd at the post-race concert on the sand at the 5th Street Beach Stage.
Runner Premiums
Each registered participant and finisher will receive the following:
- Half Marathon entry
- Race number, loaner timing chip, T-shirt and goodie bag to be picked up at the Expo
- Water and Cytomax sports drink along the course
- Food, sports drink and water at the start and finish lines
- 14 Entertainment stages with live rock 'n' roll and 16 cheer squads along the course
- Finisher's medal when you cross the finish line
- Complimentary beer at the Finish Line Beach Party
- Entrance to all Verizon Wireless American Music Festival concerts with race number
- Finisher's certificate sent to you post race
- Last but not least, a rockin' experience to prove why This Beach Rocks!
Pace Teams
Leave the pacing to us! Final Kick Sports will provide pacers for the Half Marathon. Members of Final Kick Sports will lead a number of pace groups from 1:45 to 2:30 hours. You can sign up for a Pace Team at the Final Kick Pace Team booth at the Health & Fitness Expo.
Pace teams include: 1:45, 1:52, 2:00, 2:07, 2:15, 2:22 and 2:30.
State of the art ChronoTrack systems will be used to record your times at start, on the course and at the finish. You will receive your true time from start line to finish line. The ChronoTrack system uses a UHF RFID disposable tag that allows you to walk away after the finish without the need to have your tag collected.
Live Web Results will be available on our web site, where family and friends may track your progress during the race. Unofficial results will be listed minutes after your finish.
Your tag is on the bib and is labeled with a # which matches you bib #. Follow the instructions in your registration packet or at the sample shoe station, to place the tag securely on your shoe. At the expo when you pick up your bib, please check that your bib has your correct name, sex age and tag #. Proceed to solutions if any information is incorrect.
Start Line
Location : Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th St.
The Start Line is approximately 1-2 miles from most oceanfront hotels. The Start Line opens at 5 am on race day. There will be water, fruit, Cytomax sports drink and other various snacks. The Start Line is located adjacent to the convention center parking lot so there is plenty of room to stretch out before the race. There are plenty of port-a-potties, 200 in total at the start.
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Finish Line
Location : 13th Street and the Oceanfront Boardwalk
Once you finish running, there's a still lot to do at the Finish Line! Freebies, awards, munchies and festivities await you. Stay a while and listen to the groovy sounds of the Finish Line feature bands and dip your tired toes in the warm Atlantic waters while sipping a tasty beverage. Don't forget your beach towel and flip-flops! You certainly won't want to miss the post-race headliner concert on the Fifth Street Beach Stage in the evening either!
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