The Bogotá Women's Race () is a road running event exclusively for women held in Bogotá, Colombia, each year. It was established in 2007, when 6,000 women took part, and participation has risen to 17,000 in the 2013 event. A range of distances is available, from for elite athletes, down to for mothers with prams.
The event takes place in the Simón Bolívar Park, with most of the races using a 4 km loop. The elite athletes run three laps of the course, while the open race, for runners over 18, comprises two laps. There are a variety of classes who run just one lap: women aged between 40 and 49, those over the age of 50, girls between 12 and 14, and girls between 15 and 17. According to the organisers, the races promote "a better quality of life for women with an emphasis on physical activity as the starting point."
For the first two years, the elite runners competed over , and on both occasions the race was won by Colombian runner Yolanda Fernández de Cofiño. In 2009, the race was extended to , and was once again won by Fernández. The following year, another Colombian runner, Yolanda Caballero, won the race, but between 2011 and 2015, the race was won by African athletes. Ethiopian Belainesh Gebre won in 2011, setting a course record of 40:46, while two Kenyan runners won in 2012 and 2013, Veronica Nyaruai followed by Sylvia Kibet. The IAAF describe the altitude of the race, , as being "energy-draining", an assessment backed up by the 2013 winner Kibet.
In 2023, the race was won by Angie Orjuela.
Results Year Athlete Nationality Time(m:s) Notes Ref 2019 36:25 2018 36:41 2017 35:32 2016 36:32 2015 33:57 2014 33:52 2013 42:11 12 km course 2012 41:06 12 km course 2011 40:46 12 km course 2010 42:43 12 km course 2009 42:36 12 km course 2008 36:00 2007 32:16
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