- Monument Avenue 10K
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The Monument Avenue 10K, also known as the Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, is an annual 10,000 meter road running event, sanctioned by USA Track and Field. The race is run on historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Begun in 2000, the race has grown to be the fourth largest 10k in the country and the 22nd largest race of any distance.[1]. It has been named by USA Today as one of the 10 great road races in the United States. [2]
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Winners and participants
= Course record
Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time Participants Notes 2000 Jared Segera 29:27 Alisa Harvey 35:25 2,462 2001 Elly Rono 29:59 Anna Pichrtová 34:57 4,680 2002 Reuben Chesang 29:32 Lynbov Demisova 33:22 6,531 2003 Gilbert Koech 28:34 Edna Kiplagat 32:28 9,318 2004 Reuben Chebii 28:07 Tatyana Petrova 32:46 14,163 2005 Ernest Meli Kimeli 28:43 Tatyana Petrova 32:46 16,511 2006 Nicodemus Malakwen 28:31 Magdalene Makunzi 32:33 20,119 In 2006, Barbara and Jenna Bush ran the race under aliases.[3] 2007 Teferi Bacha 28:29 Magdalene Makunzi 32:24 25,023 In 2007 the race had over 25,000 registered runners making it the 4th largest 10k in America. 2008 Abdi Abdirahman 28:32 Leah Kiprono 34:19 31,158 2009 Tilahun Regassa 28:21 Amane Gemeda 32:37 32,745 2010 Alene Reta 28:26 Megan Wright 33:06 37,365 Race promotion and charity
Race promotions are officially run by the non-profit group Richmond Sports Backers, which promotes other sporting events in the area. It is sponsored by Ahold NV.
The Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia is the charitable partner of the 10K. The Massey Fundraising Challenge supports the world-class cancer research being done there. Since 2006, runners and walkers have raised more than $350,000 for cancer research at Massey, and the 2008 goal is to raise $500,000 and eventually $1,000,000 annually.
References
- Sports Backers - Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k - Past Results - Winner and participant data.
- ^ http://www.richmond.com/health/output.aspx?Article_ID=4168628&Vertical_ID=127&tier=10&position=1
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/10great/2009-05-14-road-races_N.htm
- ^ http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835109814&path=!sports&s=1045855934844
External links
- Official Monument Avenue 10k website
- Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2010 recap
- Ukrop's website on community events, including the 10k
Annual 10 km road races Europe BOclassic · Corrida de Langueux · Dublin Women's Mini Marathon · Great Manchester Run · Great Yorkshire Run · London 10,000 · Memorial Peppe Greco · Parelloop · San Silvestre Vallecana · Singelloop Utrecht · Tilburg Ten MilesNorth America Beach to Beacon 10K · Bellin Run · Bolder Boulder · Cooper River Bridge Run · Crescent City Classic · Crowley Road Race · Great Cow Harbor 10K · Midnight Sun Run · Monument Avenue 10K · New York Mini 10K · Peachtree Road Race · Pittsburgh Great Race · Run Hit Wonder · Vancouver Sun RunWorld See also: 15 km races Categories:- 10K races
- Sports in Richmond, Virginia
- Road running competitions in the United States
- Recurring sporting events established in 2000
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