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The Vancouver Sun Run is Canada's largest running event.

This list of the largest running events in the world is based on the number of participants. If available, the number of "registered" participants or finishers may be specified. Not all participants will actually complete a race. Running USA's Road Running Information Center estimates that, on average, 80%-85% of registrants will complete a race.[1] If a yearly event has consistently high participation, the year in which that event had the largest number of participants has been listed.

With 110,000 participants, the Bay to Breakers race held on May 18, 1986 in San Francisco, California was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest footrace.[2] On October 10, 2010, 116,086 out of 160,000 registered runners in Manila were reported to have finished a run entitled “10.10.10 A Run for the Pasig River”.[3] An official for the ABS-CBN Foundation said that documentation of the event was being forwarded to Guinness World Records.[3] The Guinness World Records certified it as the largest footrace event in the world in December 26, 2010.[citation needed]

A record of 209,000 registered running enthusiasts participated Sunday’s 2012 Kahit Isang Araw Lang : Unity Run which started and ended at the SM Mall of Asia grounds in Pasay City.

The second edition of the race surpassed the Guinness World record of 116,086 participants posted in the Run for Pasig River on Oct. 10, 2010.[4]

City2Surf in Sydney claims to be the largest annual running event.[5]

[edit] Largest running events

Race Name Location Date Distances Participation* Notes
Kahit Isang Araw Lang: Unity Run SM Mall of Asia ground, Pasay City, Philippines 22 January 2012 10 km, 5 km, 3 km 209,000[6]
A Run for the Pasig River Manila, Philippines 10 October 2010 10 km, 5 km, 3 km , 116,086[3]
Bay to Breakers San Francisco, California, United States 18 May 1986 12 km 110,000[2]
Cursa El Corte Ingles Barcelona, Spain 5 June 1994 11 km 109,457[7]
City2Surf Sydney, Australia 14 August 2011 14 km 86,696, 68,930[8]
JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany 11 June 2008 5.63 km 73,719[9], 65,000[10]
Lilac Bloomsday Run Spokane, Washington, United States 5 May 1996 12 km 61,298[11]
United We Run Beirut, Lebanon 10 April 2005 5 km, 60,000,[12]
Vancouver Sun Run Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 17 April 2011 10 km 60,000[13]/44,167[10]
Peachtree Road Race Atlanta, Georgia, United States 4 July 2008 10 km 55,000[14], 54,954[10]
Great North Run Newcastle, England, United Kingdom 26 September 2004/ 19 September 2010 Half-Marathon 54,500[15]
Bolder Boulder Boulder, Colorado, United States 26 May 2008 10 km 54,040[16]
Göteborgsvarvet Gothenburg, Sweden 16 May 2009 Half-Marathon 53,700 [17]
Isang Araw Lang: Takbo para sa Libreng Kolehiyo SM Mall Of Asia, Philippines 31 January 2010 21km,10km,5km,3km,1km,300m 50,000[18]
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 7 November 2010 Marathon 45,103[19]
Bogota Half Marathon Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia 1 August 2010 Half-Marathon, 10 km 44,186 [20] Participants include 14,291 in the half marathon and 29,895 in the 10 km.</ref>
Lidingöloppet Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden 24 september 2011 Cross country, 30 km 43,230 [21]
Monument Avenue 10K Richmond, Virginia, United States 27 March 2010 10 km 37,365[22]
London Marathon London, England, United Kingdom 25 April 2010 Marathon 36,523[23]
Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts, United States 15 April 1996 Marathon 35,868[24]
Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany 28 September 2008 Marathon 35,786[24]
Sydney Running Festival Sydney, Australia 18 September 2011 Marathon, Half-Marathon, 9 km 35,033[25]
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon Indianapolis, Indiana, United States 4 May 2008 Half-Marathon 35,000[26]
City to Surf Perth, Australia 28 August 2011 Marathon, Half-Marathon, 12 km 34,306[27]
Bridge to Brisbane Brisbane, Australia 11 September 2011 10 km, 5 km 42,546, 34,146 [28]
Chicago Marathon Chicago, Illinois, United States 22 October 2006 Marathon 33,618[24]
Cooper River Bridge Run Charleston, South Carolina, United States 27 March 2010 10 km 33,000[29]
Paris Marathon Paris, France 11 April 2010 Marathon 30,815[23]
Tokyo International Marathon Tokyo, Japan 28 February 2010 Marathon 30,170[23]
City-Bay Adelaide, Australia 18 September 2011 12 km, 6 km 29,715[30]
BUPA Great Manchester Run Manchester, England, United Kingdom 16 May 2010 10 km 27,009[31]
Honolulu Marathon Honolulu, Hawaii, United States 8 December 2002 Marathon 26,382[32]
Gold Coast Marathon Gold Coast, Australia 2 July 2011 Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 km 22,269[33]
Los Angeles Marathon Los Angeles, California, United States 21 March 2010 Marathon 21,440[23]
Seoul International Marathon Seoul, South Korea 13 March 2005 Marathon 21,067[34]
Marine Corps Marathon Washington D.C., United States 25 October 2009 Marathon 20,882[35]
Naha Marathon Naha, Okinawa, Japan 6 December 2009 Marathon 20,860[35]
Comrades Marathon KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa 16 June 2000 87.6 km 20,047[36]
Caracas Rock 10K Caracas, Venezuela 02 October 2011 10 km 18,000
Boilermaker Road Race Utica, NY 08 July 2012 15 km 14,000

* bold indicated number of race registrants, italics indicates number of race finishers

[edit] References

  1. ^ World's Largest Races, Road Running Information Center, Running USA Official Site. Retrieved 2008-08-28
  2. ^ a b http://ingbaytobreakers.com/index.php?page=facts-figures-noteworthy-years
  3. ^ a b c http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/10/11/10/pinoys-set-world-record-pasig-run Pinoys Set World Record Pasig Run
  4. ^ http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/sports/top-sports-news/15628-unity-run-sets-record-participants
  5. ^ "timing sports news". www.timingsports.com. http://www.timingsports.com/default.asp?PageID=17351&NewsID=2298. Retrieved 2010-06-26. 
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  13. ^ http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/sunrun/index.html
  14. ^ 2008 Race Results, Atlanta Track Club Official Site. Retrieved 2008-08-28
  15. ^ [1], BBC NEWS. 'Retrieved 2009-09-21'
  16. ^ Bernarde, Scott, "Atlanta race to relinquish title of world's largest 10K?", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 29 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-28
  17. ^ Göteborgsvarvet Official Site, English version. Retrieved 2008-08-28
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  19. ^ "ING New York City Marathon 2010 Finisher Demographics". New York Road Runners. 2010-11-07. http://www.ingnycmarathon.org/Results.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-17. 
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  21. ^ [4]. MMB. Retrieved on 2011-09-25.
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  24. ^ a b c World's Largest Marathons, Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Retrieved 2008-08-28
  25. ^ http://tiktok.biz/sydneyrunningfestival/2011
  26. ^ History of Event, 500 Festival Official Site. Retrieved 2008-08-28
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  30. ^ http://www.city-bay.org.au/
  31. ^ http://www.greatrun.org/Results/
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  34. ^ http://arrs.net/MaraList/ML_Fin2005.htm
  35. ^ a b http://arrs.net/MaraList/ML_Fin2009.htm
  36. ^ http://www.arrs.net/HP_Com54.htm
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