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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 great majority of road races were run over a lengthy circuit of closed public roads, not purpose-built racing circuits. [15] This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 French Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles (150 km) of Sicilian roads), the 75 miles (121 km) German Kaiserpreis circuit in the Taunus mountains, the 48 miles (77 km) French circuit at Dieppe, used ...
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 ...
Within the "other" category are traditional road race distances, over which World Athletics world records can be set, along with some "Classical races", which span unusual distances. [1] The Labels are considered a prestigious award by race organisers, [3] [4] [5] and include the seven World Marathon Majors. Platinium Label races have the ...
The word race comes from a Norse word. [1] This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany, as in a mill race; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France, in Brittany), and "raz-de-marée" . The word race to mean a "contest of speed" was ...
More than 100 racing enthusiasts showed to hear proposals on how to keep the historic Kansas State Fairgrounds dirt race track. Here's what to know.
Venice, Italy Peering out from the top of the 325-foot bell tower of St. Mark's Basilica affords visitors a breathtaking view of Venice's domes, red roofs, twisting alleys, and iconic canals with ...
Competitors during the 2014 Orlen Warsaw Marathon Aerial view of runners in the Kigali International Peace Marathon in Rwanda, 2019 Participant at the 2016 Boston Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of 42.195 kilometres ( c. 26 mi 385 yd), [ 1 ] usually run as a road race , but the distance can be covered on trail ...