London 10,000

London 10,000
Date May
Location St. James's Park, London, United Kingdom
Event type Road
Distance 10K
Established 2008
Course records 27:44
Official site London 10,000

Established in 2008, the BUPA London 10,000 is a 10 km run through the roads of St. James's Park, London.[1] The finish is on the mall by Buckingham Palace. It has become one of the most popular, mass participation 10k runs in the United Kingdom. In 2008, over 12,500 runners took part, with 8372 recorded finishers for the 2009 event. It is managed by the same organisers as the London Marathon.[2][3][4][5]

Contents

Elite race winners

Key:       Course record

Men

Year Athlete Nationality Time (m:s)
2011 Farah, MoMo Farah  Great Britain 29:15
2010 Farah, MoMo Farah  Great Britain 27:44
2009 Farah, MoMo Farah  Great Britain 27:50
2008 Kogo, MicahMicah Kogo  Kenya 28:08

Women

Year Athlete Nationality Time (m:s)
2011 Pavey, JoJo Pavey  Great Britain 32:22
2010 Keitany, MaryMary Keitany  Kenya 31:06
2009 Smith, KimKim Smith  New Zealand 31:38
2008 Mikitenko, IrinaIrina Mikitenko  Germany 32:02

References

  1. ^ 'Brendan Foster adds new London 10K event to the calender'
  2. ^ '2008 race report'
  3. ^ 'London daily report'
  4. ^ '2009 race report'
  5. ^ '2010 race report'

External links

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See also: 15 km races