The Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, also known as the Monument Avenue 10K, is an annual 10-kilometer road running event, sanctioned by USA Track and Field. The race is run on historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Begun in 2000, the race has grown to be the fourth-largest 10k in the country and the 22nd largest race of any distance in the world. It has been named by USA Today as one of the ten great road races in the United States. The event has 30 bands, dozens of spirit groups and many costumed runners.
In 2006, Barbara and Jenna Bush ran the race under aliases.http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835109814&path=!sports&s=1045855934844 In 2007 the race had over 25,000 registered runners making it the fourth-largest 10k in America.
Winners and participants = Course record Year Men's winner Time Women's winner Time Participants 2000 29:27 35:25 2,462 2001 29:59 34:57 4,680 2002 29:32 33:22 6,531 2003 28:34 32:28 9,318 2004 28:07 32:46 14,163 2005 28:43 32:46 16,511 2006 28:31 32:33 20,119 2007 28:29 32:24 25,023 2008 28:32 34:19 31,158 2009 28:21 32:37 32,745 2010 28:26 33:06 37,365 2011 29:02 33:12 41,314 2012 28:33 33:07 40,6382013 28:18 32:25 38,6852014 29:24 33:18 36,3652015Tyler McCandless29:38Kellyn Tyalor33:2126,4852016Silas Frantz30:46Nicol Raynor34:0123,1652017Ryan Hagen30:37Rachel Ward35:5521,6952018Matthew McDonald30:10Bethany Sachtleben33:3721,3042019Philo Germano29:34Bethany Sachtleben32:39
Race promotion and charity Race promotions are officially run by the non-profit group Sports Backers, which promotes an active lifestyle in the area. Sports Backers have programs that support youth running, bike infrastructure and fitness opportunities for the underserved. It is sponsored by Kroger.
The Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia is one of the charitable partners of the 10K. The Massey Fundraising Challenge supports the world-class cancer research being done there. The other charity is the Sports Backers' Kids Run RVA program to provide support for youth running throughout the Richmond area. More than 12,000 kids are part of the program annually and a particular emphasis is placed on providing opportunities for underserved youth to participate.
References Sports Backers - Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k - Past Results - Winner and participant data.
External links
Official Monument Avenue 10k website Richmond Times-Dispatch - 2010 recap Ukrop's website on community events, including the 10k