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A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational costs. Fun runs can include novelty categories, such as wearing costumes, and age categories for child, teen, adult and senior. Fun runs can also be included as a side event to a marathon or other more serious races.
On October 10, 2010, 116,086 out of 160,000 registered runners in Manila were reported to have finished a run entitled "10.10.10 A Run for the Pasig River". [3] An official for the ABS-CBN Foundation said that documentation of the event was being forwarded to Guinness World Records. [3]
Children and parents begin the one mile fun run, during the America's 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run event in Anderson, S.C. Saturday, July 6, 2024. Runners participating through First Flight helped ...
The annual event includes “Michigan’s Richest Snowmobile Fun Run" in which one winner will receive a $1,000 cash prize. Pre-registration is available online until two days prior to the event.
The fun runs are often run as charity benefits and feature runners in costumes, particularly as turkeys. The oldest documented turkey trot, a still-ongoing annual event in Buffalo, New York, dates to 1675. [2] The Atlanta Marathon, which ran on Thanksgiving from 1981 to 2009, was the last full 26.2-mile (42.2 km) marathon to be run on the ...
Sport Aid (also known as Sports Aid) was a sport-themed campaign for African famine relief held in May 1986, involving several days of all-star exhibition events in various sports, and culminating in the Race Against Time, a 10 km fun run held simultaneously in 89 countries. [1]
The MCM Kids Run is a 1 mi (1.6 km) event held annually the day before the MCM. Children ages 5 through 12 are eligible to participate in the fun run located in the Pentagon North Parking Lot. Once children have completed the run, they can visit Camp Miles, a festival area with healthy activities and games promoting physical fitness.
The Color Run is an event series and five kilometer paint race, inspired by the Hindu festival of Holi, that is owned and operated by The Color Run LLC, a for-profit company. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It takes place in North America , South America , Europe , Asia , New Zealand , Australia , Africa , Qatar and the United Arab Emirates .