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The event, which was first held in 1986, features seven 5k races, with participation in a specific race determined by each runners age and gender. The full day of running culminates with the men's and women's Skechers Performance Elite Invitationals, [ 2 ] both of which feature professional fields competing for a substantial cash purse.
There are several prominent 5K race series, including The Color Run, an international, mass participation, city-based series involving coloured water showers, [11] and the parkrun series, which is a worldwide network of free-to-enter, volunteer-led races occurring each weekend, originating in the United Kingdom.
Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival and Run (10K and 5K) Saturday of Memorial Weekend May 26, 2012, Mountain View: Mermaid Mountain View Run 5K,10K, Half Marathon ; Human Race 10K, 5K (cancelled as of 2009) Palo Alto: Moonlight Run ; Skyline Ridge 1/2 Marathon, 10K; San Jose: Quicksilver 50 Mile, 50K, 25K; Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
In 1992, the Road Race event was renamed along with its corporate organization to Crim Festival of Races. [7] The Festival continued to expand adding a one-mile run, 8K race/walk, 5K run, Competitive Walk, Neighborhood Running Clubs, Crim Kids Classic, the Crim Training Program, Beyond 2000 community fitness Program and The Feelin’ Good Mileage Club school fitness program between 1992 and ...
The men's race has been dominated by Kenyans, with 13 wins since the mid-1990s, but Americans are historically strong on the women's side with 17 race wins. The United States has produced the most winners overall, with 25 of the half marathon's winners hailing from the host country. Patrick Muturi of Kenya is the only man to win the race twice.
The list contained 238 races, nearly 20 more than in 2022, and included 14 Platinum Label, [a] 38 Gold Label, 66 Elite Label, and 120 Label races. [ 3 ] [ 2 ] World Athletics stated that the additional funding afforded by the Label Road Races program would allow the Athletics Integrity Unit to improve the system it uses to detect drug use in ...
Race courses are usually held on the streets of major cities and towns but can be on any road. World Athletics recognizes eleven common distances for road races that are eligible to be counted for records if they meet the eligibility criteria: 1 mile (1,609.3 m), 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), 10 kilometres (6.2 mi), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), 10 miles (16.1 km), 20 kilometres (12.4 mi), half marathon ...
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 .