Meb Aiming for Half Marathon Masters Record at Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose

Published by Competitor on September 19, 2015

eb Keflezighi is eyeing more records—and the Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose Half Marathon will be home for his next attempt.

The 40-year-old Keflezighi is planning to race Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose on Sept. 27, where he will attempt to break the U.S. masters record for the half marathon. The current mark is 1:03:23, set by Mbarak Hussein at the Philadelphia Distance Run back in 2005.

Keflezighi, just weeks after turning 40, ran a 1:02:29 at Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego in May, but the net drop of the point-to-point course made his time ineligible for records.

So he will go for it at Rock ‘n’ Roll San Jose instead, and he has a great history there—in addition to winning the race in 2009, 2010 and 2011, his 2009 time of 1:01:00 stands as his personal best for the distance.