0% found this document useful (0 votes)

327 views7 pages

10K Run

The 10K run is a long-distance road running event over 10 kilometers. It is one of the most common road races alongside the half marathon and marathon. At the professional level, elite runners compete for large prize purses at major 10K races around the world. The current men's and women's world records for the 10K road distance are held by Leonard Komon of Kenya and Paula Radcliffe of the UK. East African athletes, especially Kenyans, dominate the professional sport.

Uploaded by

Jonathan Wong

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

0% found this document useful (0 votes)

327 views7 pages

10K Run

Uploaded by

Jonathan Wong

We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.

Available Formats

Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

You are on page 1/ 7

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
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"10 kilometres" redirects here. For the order of magnitude, see 1 myriametre. For the track running
event, see 10,000 metres.

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
[hide]

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