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The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles). Also referred to as the 10K road race , 10 km , or simply 10K , it is one of the most common types of road running event, alongside the shorter 5K and longer half marathon and marathon .
The 10K run was introduced as a part of world record events in 2003. Men. World bests (prior to IAAF recognition) Time Athlete Date Place Ref 30:29 Robert ...
The 10,000-metre track race is usually distinguished from its road running counterpart, the 10K run, by referring to the distance in metres rather than kilometres. The 10,000 metres is the longest standard track event, approximately equivalent to 6 miles 376 yards or 32,808 feet 5 inches.
Standalone 10K: Letchworth, United Kingdom [20] W80: 54:17: Deidre Larkin South Africa: 24 Sep 1931: 81: 19 May 2013: Durban, South Africa W85: 59:51: Deidre Larkin South Africa: 24 Sep 1931: 85: 29 Jan 2017: Benoni, South Africa
The first ratified record, Jean Bouin's time of 30:58.8 minutes, had been run the year before. As of June 21, 2009, 37 men's world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event. [2] The first world record in the women's 10,000 metres was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1981.
The average time was calculated for all runners in both teams to determine the winner. The race was held in four waves: wave one starting at 10.15, wave two at 11.05, wave three at 11.55 and wave four at 12.45. The winning team was the South, with an average time of 56 minutes 09 seconds. The average time for the North was 56 m 26secs.
Letesenbet ran the final 10K in 29:12, the fastest time ever recorded by a woman under any conditions (Almaz Ayana's track world record for 10,000 m was at the time at 29:17.45). Her average pace through 15K was 2:57 per kilometre. [ 30 ]
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Almaz Ayana smashed the world record in a time of 29:17.45. It was the first time four women broke 30 minutes in a single race. At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris Joshua Cheptegei won gold in the 10,000 metres final, in a new Olympic Record of 26:43.14. [2]