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. Mo Farah, Micah Kogo and Chris Thompson in the elite men's race at the London 10000 in 2010 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, Apryle Showers Run - Florida's Fastest 10K and World 10K Bangalore. Professional 10K running Īt the professional level, there are many races which offer significant prize money to athletes who achieve a high finishing position in the race. 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. The 10-kilometre metric distance has been used for road running events for a large portion of the modern era of athletics – the Běchovice– Prague race is one of the longest-running events over the distance, having first been held in 1897. Medical organisations, fitness groups, drinks manufacturers and sportswear companies are typical commercial sponsors of 10K events. 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. Traditional New Year's Day races are often held over 10K, including the San Silvestre Vallecana in Spain. Some races also allow wheelchair racers to enter. Members of the public may take part in the races as a competition or simply for pleasure as a fun run. 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. 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.
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. It is usually distinguished from the 10,000 metres track running event by stating the distance in kilometres, rather than metres.Īs one of the shortest common road distances, many 10K races attract high levels of public participation. 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. The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles). Amateur runners completing the very large 2006 Peachtree Road Race
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