10K = 10,000 meters

Race Track = 400m

10K on race track (10,000m 400m) = 25 Laps
1. These types of races are held in all parts of the world, but the highest calibre
races are mainly concentrated in the United States, Canada, Europe and East
Asia. The world records for the 10K road distance are26:44 minutes for men
(Leonard Patrick Komon, 2010) and 30:21minutes for women (Paula Radcliffe,
2003).

10K run
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The mass public race at the 2012London 10000 race

Amateur runners completing the 2006 Peachtree Road Race

The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2
miles). Also referred to as the10K road race, 10 km, or simply 10K, it is one of the most common
types of road running event, alongside the half marathonand marathon. It is usually distinguished
from the 10,000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres.
As one of the shortest common road distances, many 10K races attract high levels of public
participation. Among the largest 10K races, the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, United States had
over 55,000 participants in 2011 while the Vancouver Sun Run and Bolder Boulder both had close to
50,000 runners.[1][2][3] The popularity of 10K races lies in the fact that, for most adults, the 10K
distance is long enough to represent a challenge but short enough to remain accessible for an
untrained runner.[4][5]
Most popular 10K races are an annual fixture in a city or area and typically incorporate an element
of charity running, where participants raise funds for a cause based upon their completion of the
course. Members of the public may take part in the races as a competition or simply for pleasure as
a fun run. Some races also allow wheelchair racers to enter. Traditional New Year's Day races in
Europe (Silvesterluf) are often held over 10K.
The accessibility of the distance, and road running in general, has meant that local governments and
health charities often form partnerships with races as a way of promoting physical fitness among
the general public.[6] Medical organisations, fitness groups, drinks manufacturers
and sportswear companies are typical commercial sponsors of 10K events.[7][8]
The 10-kilometre metric distance has been used for road running events for a large portion of the
modern era of athletics theBchovicePraha race is one of the longest-running events over the
distance, having first been held in 1897.[9][10] In Western countries using imperial measurements, the
6-mile run (9.7 km) was once more prevalent, but many long-running events (such as the Cincinnati
Thanksgiving Day Race and Saltwell Road Race) have adapted their courses to match the metric
distance.[11]

Contents
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1 Professional 10K running

2 Statistics
o 2.1 Area records
o 2.2 Top 10 men
o 2.3 Top 10 women
3 References

Professional 10K running[edit]

At the professional level, there are many races which offer significant prize money to athletes who
achieve a high finishing position in the race. At the highest level, annual prize money can total over
US$100,000 at races such as the World's Best 10K, Peachtree Road Race, and World 10K
Bangalore.[12][13]

Mo Farah, Micah Kogo and Chris Thompson in the elite men's race at the London 10000 in 2010

The 10K road distance has never featured on the event programmes of the Athletics at the Summer
Olympics or the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. However, it did briefly have its own
individual championship for women in the form of the IAAF World Women's Road Race
Championships, which was contested over ten kilometres in 1983 and 1984.[14] As a result, the
highest level 10K road competitions occur at individual races run by race promoters, who attract elite
international level runners through prize money and appearance fees. These types of races are held
in all parts of the world, but the highest calibre races are mainly concentrated in the United States,
Canada, Europe andEast Asia.
The world records for the 10K road distance are 26:44 minutes for men (Leonard Patrick Komon,
2010) and 30:21 minutes for women (Paula Radcliffe, 2003).[15][16] Performances over ten kilometres
on the roads were not recognised as world records by the International Association of Athletics
Federations (IAAF) until 2003 and instead the fastest times were referred to as "world bests". This
changed in August 2003 when the IAAF Congress approved world record status for a number of
specified road distances, including the 10 km.[17]
As with other forms of professional long-distance running, East African athletes have been dominant
in the 10K distance since the 1990s. As of April 2013, all ten of the fastest male 10K runners are
East African (nine of them Kenyan), while seven the top ten female runners are Kenyan.[15][16]

Statistics[edit]
Area records[edit]

World records are in bold. Correct as of April 2013.[18][19]

Area

Men

Women

Time

Athlete

Nation

Time

Athlete

Nation

Africa

26:44

Leonard
Komon

Kenya

30:27

Isabella
Ochichi

Kenya

Asia

27:57

Nicholas
Kemboi

Qatar

30:52

Kayoko
Fukushi

Japan

Europe

27:34 Nick Rose

United
Kingdom

30:21

Paula
Radcliffe

United
Kingdom

North, Central
America
and Caribbean

27:23 Mark Nenow

United
States

31:05

Angela
Chalmers

Canada

Oceania

27:54 Craig Mottram

South America

27:48

Marilson dos
Santos

Australia

31:17 Benita Willis

Brazil

32:06

Australia

Carmen
Oliveira

Brazil

Top 10 men[edit]

Correct as of April 2013.[15]

Rank Time

Athlete

Nation

Date

Race

26:44 Leonard Patrick Komon

Kenya

26 September 2010 Singelloop Utrecht

27:01 Micah Kipkemboi Kogo

Kenya

29 March 2009

27:02 Haile Gebrselassie

Ethiopia 11 December 2002 Doha, Qatar

4=

27:04 Joseph Kimani

Kenya

4 July 1996

Parelloop Brunssum

Peachtree Road Race

4=

27:04 Josphat Kiprono Menjo

Kenya

18 April 2010

Cursa de Bombers

27:09 Peter Kamais Lotagor

Kenya

6 September 2009 Tilburg 10K

7=

27:11 Sammy Kipketer

Kenya

30 March 2002

7=

27:11 Sammy Kirop Kitwara

Kenya

26 September 2010 Singelloop Utrecht

9=

27:19 Moses Ndiema Masai

Kenya

28 February 2010

World's Best 10K

9=

27:19 Geoffrey Kiprono Mutai

Kenya

26 June 2011

Boston 10K

Crescent City Classic

Top 10 women[edit]

Correct as of April 2013.[16]

Rank Time

Athlete

Nation

United
Kingdom

Date

23 February
2003

Race

30:21 Paula Radcliffe

30:27 Isabella Ochichi

Kenya

26 March 2005 Crescent City Classic

30:29 Asmae Leghzaoui

Morocco

8 June 2002

New York Mini 10K

30:32 Lornah Kiplagat

Kenya

4 July 2002

Peachtree Road Race

30:38 Joyce Chepkirui

Kenya

4 September
2011

Tilburg 10K

30:39 Liz McColgan

United
Kingdom

World's Best 10K

11 March 1989 Red Lobster Classic

7=

30:45 Lineth Chepkurui

7=

30:45+

10

Kenya

3 April 2010

Crescent City Classic

Mary Jepkosgei
Keitany

Kenya

18 February
2011

Ras Al Khaimah Half

Marathon

30:47

Vivian Jepkemoi
Cheruiyot

Kenya

26 February
2012

World's Best 10K

30:48

Linet Chepkwemoi
Masai

Kenya

12 June 2010

New York Mini 10K

Note: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany's time of 30:45 minutes was recorded mid-route in her half
marathon world record run of 1:05.50 hours.[20]

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