2021 - Rocket City Marathon
2021 distances
Running
Marathon
This event has a strict six-hour time limit. You will be asked to leave the course if you are behind the cut off pace (13:44 min/mile). Runners slower than 3:15 at the halfway point will not be allowed to continue.
Half The Marathon
This event has a strict four-hour time limit. You will be asked to leave the course if you are behind the cut off pace (18:19 min/mile). There is not a sweeper for the half marathon. If the maraton sweeper catches up to you, you will need to stay with (or in front of) them. They will be running a 13:44 min/mile pace.
RELAY
Up to a five person relay team will run the full Rocket City Marathon. This event has a strict 6 hour time limit. A relay runner will be asked to leave the course if the runner is behind the cutoff pace (13:44 min/mile). Runners slower than 3:15 at the half way point will not be allowed to continue. If a relay runner is removed from the course, the team will not be allowed to continue. No relay runner will be allowed to pass the Marathon leader. Any team member who gets close to the leader will be held at the exchange point. This is a safety issue related to traffic management. The first runner in the relay team may also run the full marathon if also registered as an individual. That runner will start the race wearing both the individual bib and the relay bib.
Virtual Marathon
To accommodate for Covid we have added a virtual marathon option. You will need to submit your marathon time to us at VirtualRCMResults@gmail.com between 12/11/2021 and 12/13/2021. We will mail out your limited edition Race Against Time comic, marathon finisher medal and marathon registration shirt in mid December. (You will not receive the marathon finisher gift.) There is no time limit on this event.
Virtual Half Marathon
To accommodate for Covid we have added a virtual marathon option. You will need to submit your half marathon time to us at VirtualRCMResults@gmail.com between 12/11/2021 and 12/13/2021. We will mail out your limited edition Race Against Time comic, half the marathon finisher medal and half the marathon registration shirt in mid December. (You will not receive the half the marathon finisher gift.) There is no time limit on this event.
Race-day weather
Conditions on December 11, 2021 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:43 AM and sets at 4:35 PM local time (CST) in Huntsville on December 11, 2021 — 9h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2021 results — Rocket City Marathon
Virtual Marathon · 2 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer Martin | 5:30:12 | 12:36 /mi |
| 2 | Jim Skibo | 5:52:33 | 13:27 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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