London 10,000

The London 10,000 is an annual road running event over 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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.^[1] VitalityHealth took over sponsorship in 2016 from the original sponsor BUPA.^[2]

London 10,000
Date	May
Location	St. James's Park, London, United Kingdom
Event type	Road
Distance	10 km
Established	2008
Course records	27:44 (Mo Farah, 2010) 31:06 (Mary Keitany, 2010)
Official site	London 10,000

Runners crossing Blackfriars Bridge in 2012

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.^[3][4][5][6]

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.^[7][8] The women's record of 31:06 minutes was also set in 2010, by Kenya's Mary Keitany.

Elite race winners

2010 race medal

Key:   Course record

Edition	Year	Men's winner	Time (h:m:s)	Women's winner	Time (h:m:s)
1st	2008	Micah Kogo (KEN)	28:08	Irina Mikitenko (GER)	32:02
2nd	2009	Mo Farah (GBR)	27:50	Kim Smith (NZL)	31:38
3rd	2010	Mo Farah (GBR)	27:44	Mary Keitany (KEN)	31:06
4th	2011	Mo Farah (GBR)	29:15	Jo Pavey (GBR)	32:22
5th	2012	Mo Farah (GBR)	29:21	Mara Yamauchi (GBR)	32:53
6th	2013	Mo Farah (GBR)	29:13	Katrina Wootton (GBR)	32:37
7th	2014	Andy Vernon (GBR)	29:33	Gemma Steel (GBR)	32:53
8th	2015	Andy Vernon (GBR)	28:38	Jo Pavey (GBR)	32:56
9th	2016 [9]	Andrew Butchart (GBR)	28:28	Lily Partridge (GBR)	33:03
10th	2017 [10]	Andrew Butchart (GBR)	29:18	Jo Pavey (GBR)	32:57
11th	2018 [11]	Mo Farah (GBR)	29:44	Stephanie Twell (GBR)	32:34
12th	2019 [12]	Mo Farah (GBR)	28:14	Stephanie Twell (GBR)	31:55

References

1. 'Brendan Foster adds new London 10K event to the calendar'
2. 'Vitality to sponsor London 10,000'
3. '2008 race report' Archived 2012-08-04 at archive.today
4. 'London daily report' Archived 2012-03-07 at archive.today
5. '2009 race report' Archived 2012-09-05 at archive.today
6. '2010 race report'
7. Brown, Matthew (2012-05-27). Fast finishing Farah wins fourth London 10,000 title. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.
8. 10K Men Overall All Time to 28:30. Power of 10. Retrieved on 2012-05-27.
9. "Scot Andrew Butchart wins Vitality London 10,000m to maintain Rio bid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
10. "Jo Pavey and Andrew Butchart win 10,000m races in London". BBC Sport. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
11. "Mo Farah and Steph Twell win London 10,000 - Athletics Weekly". Athletics Weekly. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
12. "London 10,000: Britons Mo Farah and Steph Twell win men's and women's titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

• Official website

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