The Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego Marathon Series has been running faithfully for the past 20 years, and so has 61-year old lawyer and Pacific Beach resident Kurt Hallock.
Since the marathon series’ inaugural race in 1998, Hallock has run every Rock ’n’ Roll San Diego race.
Hallock says his favorite San Diego race memory was “holding on the very first year. I was 42, had a good run the whole way and PR’d in 2:56. I trained with two fantastic runners, Larry Williams and Harvey Levine (both of whom were original investors in the race).” Another favorite moment was when two friends from Montana ran it with Hallock. “The next morning, the guy, who’s a fair runner, has his picture on the cover of the Union-Tribune. It looked as if he was leading the race,” he said. The marathon celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend, June 3-4, during which time more than 30,000 runners will be standing alongside the starting line, prepared to push their bodies as they run, jog or walk to reach their goal of the 5K, half marathon or marathon.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series spokesperson Hilary Friedman says that 84 of those runners, including Hallock, are the returners – the ones who have run this marathon religiously since it first took place in San Diego. On Sunday, June 4 look for Hallock out on the course and cheer him on to the finish line, which should welcome him like an old friend. For more information about the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon, visit runrocknroll.com.