Name: Run the Rock
Start: 2026-04-26
End: 2026-04-26
Location: Janesville

About the Event

JOIN US FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL RUN THE ROCK MARATHON

All proceeds will be donated to the Isaac Strong Foundation to help children currently fighting cancer.

All participants will receive a commemorative event shirt & finisher medal.

Shirts guaranteed until 4/6/26

Professional race timing provided by Velocity Multi-Sport & Cycling

Start Times

Full Marathon 7am start

1/2 Marathon 7:15am start

5K & 10K 8am start

Isaac's Super Dash & 2 Mile Family Run/Walk 8:15am start

Race Cutoff Time is 12:30pm

ROUTE INFORMATION

You'll begin your race in beautiful downtown Janesville on Festival Street.

Routes can be found at the below locations

Half Marathon Route

Full Marathon Route

10K Route

5K Route

Packet Pick-Up

Saturday 12 pm - 3 pm

Jaysen Jorgensen State Farm Insurance Agency

1341 N. Wright Rd.

Janesville, WI 53546

Available Parking

State Farm Parking Lot
Velocity Multi-Sport & Cycling Parking Lot
Along Street on both sides

Sunday 6 am - 8 am (at the Start/Finish Line)

Downtown Janesville Festival Street

69 S. River

Janesville, WI 53548

Event Day Public Parking Lots

(click a listing below to view a Google Map. The start line is on S River in front of the YMCA)

W Milwaukee St/N Jackson St Public Parking Lot

S Franklin & W Milwaukee St Public Parking Lot

City Hall Parking Lot

Dodge St Public Parking Lot

South High Street Public Parking Lot

S Main St Public Parking Lot

Main St/Wall St Public Parking Lot

Parker & Wall Public Parking Garage

E Wall St South Public Parking Lot

E Wall St East Public Parking Lot

E Wall St North Public Parking Lot

W Holmes St Public Parking Lot

Aid Stations

Full Route:

It's A Keeper Bait & Tackle (Mile 2), Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 6.5 & 24.5), Palmer Park (Mile 8/23.5), S Wuthering Hills/Ruger (Optimist Park) (Mile 10.5 & 20.5)

Ice Age Trail/Randolph Rd (Mile 13/18.5) & Rotamer Rd/Wright Rd (Mile 15.5)

Half Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 & 11.5), Palmer Park (Mile 2.5 & 10.5) & S Wuthering Hills/Ruger (Optimist Park) (Mile 5.5 & 7.5)

10 K Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 & 4.5) & Palmer Park (Mile 2.5 & 3.5)

5K Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 turnaround)

Awards

Awards will be given to the top 3 male & female finishers in each distance.

Awards will take place at Festival Street at the start/finish line

5K Awards at 9 am
10K Awards at 9:30 am
Half Marathon Awards at 10 am
Full Marathon Awards at 11 am

Races Offered

Run the Rock Full Marathon

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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07:00

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$65.00

Run the Rock 1/2 Marathon

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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07:15

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$50.00

Run the Rock 10K

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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08:00

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$30.00

Run the Rock 5K

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 5K

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08:00

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$30.00

2 Mile Family Run/Walk - untimed

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — 2 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:15

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$25.00

Isaac's Super Dash -

Apr 26, 2026

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Distance — Isaacs Super Dash -

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Type — Running

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08:15

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$10.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for April in Janesville.

thermostat Temperature

3.7° / 14.6°

wb_sunny Feels like

-0.9° / 10.2°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

8h 44m

water_drop Avg rainfall

3.5 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

0.3 cm

air Avg wind speed

15.4 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (5.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

65.6%

wb_twilight Sunrise

06:13

nightlight Sunset

19:38

About Janesville

Learn more about the host city, Janesville.

Janesville is a city in Wisconsin with agricultural and manufacturing roots that, in its heyday, boasted GM and Parker Pen plants, and is known as "Wisconsin's Park Place" with the highest urban acreage of parkland per capita in Wisconsin.

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About the Event

JOIN US FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL RUN THE ROCK MARATHON

All proceeds will be donated to the Isaac Strong Foundation to help children currently fighting cancer.

All participants will receive a commemorative event shirt & finisher medal.

Shirts guaranteed until 4/6/26

Professional race timing provided by Velocity Multi-Sport & Cycling

Start Times

Full Marathon 7am start

1/2 Marathon 7:15am start

5K & 10K 8am start

Isaac's Super Dash & 2 Mile Family Run/Walk 8:15am start

Race Cutoff Time is 12:30pm

ROUTE INFORMATION

You'll begin your race in beautiful downtown Janesville on Festival Street.

Routes can be found at the below locations

Packet Pick-Up

Saturday 12 pm - 3 pm

Jaysen Jorgensen State Farm Insurance Agency

1341 N. Wright Rd.

Janesville, WI 53546

Available Parking

State Farm Parking Lot

Velocity Multi-Sport & Cycling Parking Lot

Along Street on both sides

Sunday 6 am - 8 am (at the Start/Finish Line)

Downtown Janesville Festival Street

69 S. River

Janesville, WI 53548

Event Day Public Parking Lots

Aid Stations

Full Route:

It's A Keeper Bait & Tackle (Mile 2), Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 6.5 & 24.5), Palmer Park (Mile 8/23.5), S Wuthering Hills/Ruger (Optimist Park) (Mile 10.5 & 20.5)

Ice Age Trail/Randolph Rd (Mile 13/18.5) & Rotamer Rd/Wright Rd (Mile 15.5)

Half Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 & 11.5), Palmer Park (Mile 2.5 & 10.5) & S Wuthering Hills/Ruger (Optimist Park) (Mile 5.5 & 7.5)

10 K Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 & 4.5) & Palmer Park (Mile 2.5 & 3.5)

5K Route:

Ice Age Trail/Main St (Mile 1.5 turnaround)

Awards

Awards will be given to the top 3 male & female finishers in each distance.

Awards will take place at Festival Street at the start/finish line

5K Awards at 9 am

10K Awards at 9:30 am

Half Marathon Awards at 10 am

Full Marathon Awards at 11 am

Races Offered

Run the Rock Full Marathon

Run the Rock 1/2 Marathon

Run the Rock 10K

Run the Rock 5K

2 Mile Family Run/Walk - untimed

Isaac's Super Dash -

Weather History

About Janesville

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Runner Reviews

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Latest News

Luck Stone hosts fourth annual “Run the Rock” 5K - Richmond Times-Dispatch

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