Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon & 10k

The race begins in downtown San Jose at the corner of West Santa Clara Street and Almaden Avenue. From there, the race course takes participants first through the downtown area, along 11th, 4th and 2nd Streets, and then along The Alameda. This stretch takes runners westward, into neighborhoods that include sights like San Jose’s Municipal Rose Garden and other urban parks, and past stretches of the campus of San Jose State University and the Santa Clara Catholic Cemetery. Throughout the course, as past participants of other “Rock and Roll”-themed road races around the country (in places like San Diego, Virginia Beach and other cities) know, there will be live bands playing for runners, as well as cheerleading stations where spectators can cheer on their friends and family running in the race. The course will close after four hours, so race organizers note that prospective runners should be able to complete the course within this time limit.