Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Comes to Clairemont and Bay Park Sunday: Full Info Here

The SUJA Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon & 1/2 Marathon to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is this Sunday, May 31, 2015, bringing more than 30,000 runners and walkers to San Diego, in addition to tens of thousands of spectators, family and friends.


The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon is not your grandma's marathon; music every mile makes up the heart and “sole” of this event. Live San Diego bands will be performing a variety of music from alternative to classic rock, punk, funk and blues to jazz it up. The bands will keep the course pulsating as runners rock their way from start to finish! Check out the 2015 Course Entertainment here.

Here's a tip: you don't have to run 26.2 miles to enjoy the marathon.  Join the festivities! San Diego residents are encouraged to line the course to cheer runners, and enjoy the live music every mile of the course.

At the end of the race, all San Diego residents are invited to celebrate with the runners and top off the day with an epic FREE concert at Petco Park featuring O.A.R. as the Toyota Rock ‘n’ Roll Headliner ! The festival starts at 8:30AM* with a performance by Lost Prophets, followed by the Awards Ceremony at 10:15 AM*. O.A.R. hits the stage at 10:30AM* to rock the crowd at the Finish Line Festival at PETCO Park.  *All times subject to change

Concert admission is FREE and open to the Public. Entertainment to continue on Concourse from 12:00pm-2:30pm.

The community is also invited to visit the free Health & Fitness Expo at the San Diego Convention Center as well. New in 2015, a 5K will take place on Saturday, May 30 at Balboa Park. Most of the road closures will be inside the Park. Minimal closures will take place on 6th Avenue.

To get the most out of your weekend and minimize stress, be aware of the road closures in your area and plan ahead for an alternate route or added travel time.

To view a map that outlines the road closures, highlights alternate routes and provides access information for Bay Park and the western edge of Clairemont which will be affected by road closures during the race, CLICK HERE.

Most road closures and detours on Sunday will be in effect between the hours of 5:00 am and 2:00 pm.  At 5:00 am, Police and event personnel will implement a soft closure along the entire race course.  The marathon begins at 6:15 am, and the half marathon begins at 6:45 am.

Streets will reopen on a rolling basis as soon as the last participant has passed and all course support materials have been removed. Please review the road closure grid and course map for more information. Residents and businesses located near the race course are urged to plan ahead and to be aware of road closure schedules and alternate access routes.

On Sunday, freeway and ramp closures associated with the courses may impact your travel on race day. Please note, southbound SR-163 will remain OPEN. Please note, these closures and times are subject to change. Please review our freeway and ramp closure grid for more information.

If you use Google maps, please be aware it does NOT take into account the road closures on race day. To request assistance with alternate directions please contact the Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon community relations team by completing the community contact form.