The Azalea Trail Run is an annual road running event held in late March in Mobile, Alabama which is considered one of the United States' premier road races. Runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes from around the world and at all levels turn out for the event. The 10-kilometer race is known for its fast, flat course along Mobile's oak shaded streets and has seen blistering records set by runners since its inception. The 2023 race will be the 45th annual running.
In 2001, Joseph Kimani of Kenya finished within two seconds of setting a new world record in the men's open division in 27:41. John Campbell of New Zealand established a world’s best time for a male masters athlete (over 50 years of age) in 1999 with his time of 31:02. In 1994, Martin Mondragon of Mexico set the current world record for men masters, at 28:56.
The two-day, family-friendly event was founded in 1978 and includes a world class 10K race, a 5K race, a fun run, and a Health and Fitness Expo. The ATR is produced by the Port City Pacers, a local nonprofit organization with the mission of promoting health and fitness through running and walking. 2,000 participants attended the 2015 race.
Past winners Key:
EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s) 1st 1978 30:26 40:15 2nd 1979 30:39 37:31 3rd 1980 29:34 37:38 4th 1981 29:01 32:32 5th 1982 28:59 33:01 6th 1983 28:37 33:18 7th 1984 27:57 31:57 8th 1985 28:30 32:14 9th 1986 28:03 32:24 10th 1987 28:19 32:10 11th 1988 28:04 32:27 12th 1989 28:17 32:15 13th 1990 28:25 32:01 14th 1991 29:03 32:05 15th 1992 27:45 31:52 16th 1993 28:06 32:07 17th 1994 27:51 32:55 18th 1995 27:41 32:07 19th 1996 27:44 32:24 20th 1997 27:54 31:29 21st 1998 27:55 32:10 22nd 1999 28:01 32:36 23rd 2000 27:49 32:39 24th 2001 27:26 32:42 25th 2002 27:58 32:08 26th 2003 27:36 32:12 27th 2004 28:55 32:45 28th 2005 28:37 32:28 29th 2006 28:35 32:19 30th 2007 28:01 32:02 31st 2008 28:15 32:11 32nd 2009 28:14 32:49 33rd 2010 27:59 32:24 34th 2011 29:15 33:22 35th 2012 28:19 32:41 36th 2013 28:58 32:33 37th 2014 27:58 32:03 38th 2015 28:34 33:43 39th 2016 28:25 31:58 40th 2017 28:04 32:49 41st 2018 27:45 32:18 42nd 2019 28:34 35:55 2020 Not held due to COVID-19 pandemic 43rd 2021 32:57 35:2244th202232:2435:2445th202334:4241:29
Wins by country CountryMen's raceWomen's raceTotal 29 14 43 9 18 27 0 3 3 3 0 3 0 2 2 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1101
References
List of winners Post, Marty (2010-03-30). Azalea Trail 10 km. Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-12-09.
External links Official website Port City Pacers