The London 10,000 is an annual road running event over which takes place in late May in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2008, the race goes through the roads of St. James's Park and finishes on the mall by Buckingham Palace.'Brendan Foster adds new London 10K event to the calendar' VitalityHealth took over sponsorship in 2016 from the original sponsor Bupa.'Vitality to sponsor London 10,000'
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.'2008 race report' 'London daily report' '2009 race report' '2010 race report'
Mo Farah is a seven-time winner of the men's race and his course record of 27:44 minutes in 2010 was ratified as the British record for the 10K road distance.Brown, Matthew (2012-05-27). Fast finishing Farah wins fourth London 10,000 title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.10K Men Overall All Time to 28:30. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2012-05-27. The women's record of 31:06 minutes was also set in 2010, by Kenya's Mary Keitany.
Elite race winners
Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (h:m:s)Women's winnerTime (h:m:s)1st200828:0832:022nd200927:5031:383rd201027:4431:064th201129:1532:225th201229:2132:536th201329:1332:377th201429:3332:538th201528:3832:569th2016 28:2833:0310th2017 29:1832:5711th2018 29:4432:3412th2019 28:1431:55
References
External links
Official website