10,000 people have registered for the marathon and inaugural half-marathon - Les Smith, the Event Director of the Portland Marathon has announced that the 2010 Portland Marathon and the Inaugural Portland Marathon Half have sold out.

Seattle event composts 550,000 cups from start to finish, a new record; Competitor Group partners with FitPlanet to create sustainability program for the Rock 'n' Roll Series - Athletes for a Fit Planet LLC, a leading provider of environmental services to athletic events, has announced that the 2010 Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Marathon & 1/2 Marathon has set what FitPlanet believes is a new industry record for "greening" large-scale road races by composting 550,000 aid-station paper cups weighing 2.4 tons. The race, which took place Saturday, June 26 and included more than 21,000 runners, was able to divert 9.6 tons of waste from landfill.

Providence and Savannah Expand Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series to Sixteen Events in 2011 - San Diego, CA – August 4, 2010 – The Competitor Group (CGI), the leading media and event company in the endurance sports industry, today announced two new markets for the 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Providence Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, August 7, 2011 and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon & Half Marathon is scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2011.

BOSTON - John Hancock's Boston Marathon Fundraising Program raised a record $4.2 million for Boston-area non-profit and community service organizations during the 114th running of the historic race. This represents a 16 percent increase from 2009 and a 30 percent increase from 2008.