[3] The Rocky River Run began when the local Rotary Club created the event in 2007 with just 358 entrants competing but has steadily grown in popularity.
However, they reached an agreement with local employment agency Capricorn Training Company to take over the organisation of the event.
[12][13] The event is held as a way to raise money for charities, namely youth suicide preventative and mental health initiatives such as RUOK?
[16] Originally commencing from Victoria Park in Wandal, the Rocky River Run moved to the newly redeveloped Quay Street riverside precinct in the city in 2017.
[11][17][18] The winners of the Rocky River Run half-marathon and their recorded times since 2013:[19][20][21][22][23]