Results Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC Half Marathon 2021

981 days had passed since the last staging of the Rock 'N' Roll Washington DC.

Back then, on March 9, 2019, the marathon, half-marathon and 5-kilometer races were run for best times. Now, on November 13, 2021, the event made its long-awaited comeback, but for the first time without a marathon race.

Half marathon and 5 kilometer

So this year, the United Airlines Rock 'n' Roll Washington DC focused on the half marathon. The running event opened at 8 a.m. with the 5-kilometer race, followed 30 minutes later by the starting gun for the half marathon, for which participants had up to four hours.

Washington DC Half Marathon 2021

In the last edition for over two and a half years, Thomas Toth was the fastest half marathoner in Washington DC with 1:05:11 hours.

The Race 2021

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series returned to the Nation’s Capital on Saturday, giving participants a postcard worthy views of the most iconic monuments in the district such as the White House, the Capitol Building, the Lincoln Memorial. Over 12,000 registered participants took on the ninth edition of the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington D.C., a musically-themed running event. In the United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington D.C. half marathon, Mo'ath Alkhawaldeh (Washington, D.C., representing Jordan) and Sarah Bishop (Fairfax, Va.) were crowned winners with a finishing time of 1:07:57 and 1:20:42 respectfully.

Washington DC Half Marathon 2021

United Airlines Rock ‘n’ Roll Running Series Washington D.C. half marathon participants received an unforgettable running tour of the District taking off down the National Mall, before passing some of the most iconic scenery around downtown District before ending in an electric finish at RFK Stadium. Participants in the 5K race took off from RFK Stadium on C Street SE running down North Carolina Ave. and up 13^th Street before returning to the finish at RFK Stadium.

Several local bands, including Enviro Drum, Ocho de Bastos, Prettier in Person, BATALIA and School of Rock performed live on band stages along the route interspersed with crowd support. The party wasn’t only on course – 7 Deadlies closed out the show as the Encore Entertainment at the Armory Mall just outside RFK Stadium.