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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 event is organized by Groundwork Endurance, a San Diego–based company which acquired the race in 2018 from World Triathlon Corporation. Headlining the Groundwork Endurance ownership team is US Olympian, Meb Keflezighi , the only runner in history to win the NYC Marathon , Boston Marathon , and an Olympic Marathon medal.
The race was cancelled in May 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that moved the Peachtree Road Race to the Thanksgiving date. [12] Between 1981 and 2009, the event also coincided with the Atlanta Marathon, making it the longest distance for a turkey trot in the United States. [13] Kitchener–Waterloo_Oktoberfest 5K Fun Run
In 2008, the Competitor Group took over Elite Racing, the company that had been organizing the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon. The following year, 2009, an internal audit revealed that the charity in whose name the race had been run, Elite Racing Foundation for Children, Education & Medical Research, had been improperly commingling funds with the for-profit Elite Racing.
Hundreds of people have taken part in the annual Santa Dash event on a seafront in East Sussex. Runners dressed as Santa Claus took part in a 5km run, which began at the Peace Statue in Brighton ...
Forward Motion Sports sponsored a free 5K/10K for 2012 [8] and is one of the sponsors for the relaunched 2013 Devil Mountain Run 5K/10K race to be held on May 5, 2013. [9] Between the years of 2013-2021 Chris McCrary, a resident of Danville and a multi-sport athlete took the reigns of the event, raising funds towards Discovery Counseling Center ...
The 29-year-old was from San Antonio, Texas, according to MYSA.com and Los Angeles Times. The cause of the death has not yet been identified and a spokesperson for the Inyo County Search and ...
With 110,000 participants, the Bay to Breakers race held on May 18, 1986, in San Francisco, California was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest footrace. [2] 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 ...