Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego

It features a marathon, half marathon and 5K, with live bands performing along the course.

Prepare for Rock 'n' Roll San Diego

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego runs along the city's avenues, linking downtown, residential neighborhoods and stretches near the bay. The series format puts live bands along the route, which keeps the energy up from start to finish. In early June, coastal California weather is usually mild in the morning hours.

This is the founding event of the Rock 'n' Roll series, first held in 1998, and it keeps that original format. 0975 km half marathon and a 5K.

The formats

3 formats on the program.

Format	Distance
Marathon	26.2 mi
Half Marathon	13.1 mi
5K	3 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · runrocknroll.com

When to start

A build for this distance usually runs 12 to 20 weeks. Counted back from race day, that puts the start somewhere between January 11, 2027 and March 8, 2027.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

January 11, 2027

→ March 8, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Rock 'n' Roll San Diego in 2027?

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego is run on Saturday, June 5, 2027 in San Diego. Date published by the organizer, checked on September 21, 2026.

What distances does Rock 'n' Roll San Diego offer?

0975 km half marathon and a 5K. Each one features the live music staging that defines the Rock 'n' Roll series.

Is San Diego a good first marathon?

195 km city course has no technical difficulty, which suits a first attempt at the distance. You still need to manage false flats and a June morning that can heat up quickly.

Other races

This list keeps growing; it draws no line. A race that is missing is prepared for in exactly the same way.

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