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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 ...
Jared Fogle at the San Francisco Marathon in 2011. The first San Francisco Marathon was organized by the Pamakids Runners Club, and was held on July 10, 1977. [7] The inaugural was won by Athol Barton, a taxicab driver from New Zealand who at the time lived in Reno, Nevada in a time of 2:24:59. [4] [8] Fewer than 900 ran this inaugural race. [8]
The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles). Also referred to as the 10K road race, 10 km, or simply 10K, it is one of the most common types of road running event, alongside the shorter 5K and longer half marathon and marathon.
During the California Gold Rush, many Chinese immigrants came to San Francisco to work in gold mines and on railroads in search of wealth and a better life. The earliest recorded New Year's celebration was "a great feast" on February 1, 1851, [7] and the first dragon dance in San Francisco was held for the New Year in 1860. [8]
12 September 1976: San Francisco: 34:51 Julie Shea (USA) 10 October 1976: Washington D.C. 33:49 Marijke Moser (SUI) 19 May 1977: Bern: 32:33 Loa Olafsson (DEN) 25 February 1978: Copenhagen: 32:02 Grete Waitz (NOR) 26 January 1980: Hamilton, Bermuda: 31:41 Grete Waitz (NOR) 30 January 1982 Hamilton, Bermuda 31:32 Grete Waitz (NOR) 15 January 1983
Communities can come in different shapes and sizes, ranging from planned housing developments to condominiums, and even — in the case of San Francisco — apartment ownership in a tower.
The young investor bought a two-bedroom, one-bathroom single family home for $98,000 with a $20,000 down payment — significantly less than what she’d need for a 20% down payment in San Francisco.
In the United States, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta and San Francisco participated, along with several running clubs in smaller towns, with New York hosting the flagship race. The New York Times reported, "With 200,000 Londoners setting the pace, more than 20 million runners in 76 countries ran today in Sport Aid, a global benefit to raise ...