Your plan in four answers
Set for June 6, 2027, about 32 weeks out.
- Distances
- 5K, Half marathon, Marathon
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Taper starts
- May 25, 2027
Course
The Rock 'n' Roll San Diego course
The original Rock 'n' Roll race and the one the series was built around, with bands along the course and a large field across all three distances.
- Terrain
- Rolling
- Distances
- 5K, Half marathon, Marathon
- Weather on race day
- June in San Diego often starts under morning cloud cover, which is ideal. If it burns off early, the later miles get hot.
What to train for
A spring build works well.
The terrain rolls without anything severe, so goal pace work on gently undulating ground covers it.
Sample week
A sample Rock 'n' Roll San Diego training week
A week from the middle of the build, about six weeks out. Your plan sets the real distances and paces from your own fitness and adjusts them every week as you train.
- Monday
- Rest, or 20 minutes of mobility
- Tuesday Key session
- Intervals: 5 × 1 km at 5K to 10K effort, easy jog between
- Wednesday
- Easy run, 5–6 mi
- Thursday Key session
- Goal-pace run, 7 mi with 4 mi at race pace
- Friday
- Recovery run, 4 mi, or cross-train
- Saturday Key session
- Long run, 10–12 mi easy
- Sunday
- Easy run, 4 mi, then 6 relaxed strides
Your build to race day
Taper
Tapering for the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on June 6, 2027, your taper starts around May 25, 2027.
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Rock 'n' Roll San Diego training questions
How long should I train for the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego?
Most runners give a half marathon twelve to sixteen weeks of focused training on top of an existing base. The plan above counts back from your actual race date, so if you have less time than that it builds the best plan the remaining weeks allow rather than pretending you have longer.
Is the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego course hilly?
Rolling. The original Rock 'n' Roll race and the one the series was built around, with bands along the course and a large field across all three distances.
What is the weather usually like at the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego?
June in San Diego often starts under morning cloud cover, which is ideal. If it burns off early, the later miles get hot.
When should I start tapering for the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego?
Start the taper ten to fourteen days before race day. Cut your weekly volume by about a third, then by half in race week, and keep a few short efforts at race pace so your legs stay sharp. The course rolls, so keep one short session on undulating ground in the first taper week. With the race on June 6, 2027, your taper starts around May 25, 2027.
Do I need an account to get a Rock 'n' Roll San Diego training plan?
No. The plan above builds in your browser with no account, no email, and no card. Make a free account only if you want to keep it, log your runs against it, and have the coach keep adapting it as your training goes.