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Road running in a U.S. Air Force marathon People taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon Athletes at the start of a 10-mile race in Gloucestershire in England, UK in 1990. The Dam tot Damloop is a road race from Amsterdam to Zaandam in the Netherlands. Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road.
World Athletics Label Road Races are races that World Athletics (until 2019: IAAF) designates as the "leading road races around the world." [1] The classification was first introduced for the 2008 running season, upon the suggestion of the IAAF Road Running Commission. [2] The races are split into three categories: marathons, half marathons and
This list of the largest running events in the world is based on the number of participants. If available, the number of "registered" participants or finishers may be specified. Not all participants will actually complete a race. Running USA's Road Running Information Center estimates that, on average, 80%-85% of registrants will complete a ...
The 2024 World Athletics Label Road Races were road running competitions held in 2024 that have met the standard for World Athletics to include the race in its Label Road Races program. [1] Like the Diamond League for track and field, the list represents the highest level international road racing circuit. The list contained 303 races, over 60 ...
Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( October 2022 ) This is a worldwide list of World Athletics Label Road Races marathon runs .
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon launches a new gold medal mission at the inaugural World Road Running Championships, where Great Britain will be represented by 12 athletes.
Road racing events can be of virtually any distance, but the most common and well-known is the marathon, half marathon, and 10 km run. The sport of road running finds its roots in the activities of footmen: male servants who ran alongside the carriages of aristocrats around the 18th century, and who also ran errands over distances for their ...
10 a.m. Oct. 27 — Run for the Hills 5K Trail Race, Community Harvest Project Orchard, 115 Prospect St., Harvard (kids' fun run at 10:50). Registration: 8 a.m. Entry fees: $30 through Sept. 30 ...