Longest Running Road Races
This section is an attempt to list all races world-wide that have been held 50 or more times (runnings). It is based on the best information available to ADR but is undoubtably missing some races and may not have credited all runnings to the races listed. In some cases, it is difficult to trace a "race" through changes in organizing groups, venues, and other glitches in the series. In such cases, an effort has been made to maintain some measure of constancy in the series. Distances reflect the most recent distance/s for a series as these have often changed over the years.
Race dates and male/female winners/times for each race listed are sought. When a sufficiently informative set of winners has been collected, that race is added to the website. You can view the dates/winners for each race so profiled by clicking on the name of the race in the following list. If the name of the race is NOT underlined, then it has not been profiled yet. The last two columns are the number of dates and winners missing (profiled races only).
592 Palio del Drappo Verde 10K Verona ITA RD Apr 1208-1798,2008-09 790 790
488 Red Hose Run 3K Carnwath SCO RD Jun 1509/2009y 390 361
121 Christmas Day Handicap Challenge 5M Rotherham ENG RD Dec 1888-2008 0 21
117 Clonliffe Harriers 2M Dublin IRL RD May 1891-2008
114 Delaware YMCA Turkey Trot 8K Buffalo NY/USA RD Nov 1896-2009 0 13
113 Boston Marathon Boston MA/USA RD Apr 1897-2009 0 0
113 Bechovice-Prague 10K Prague CZE RD Sep 1897-2009 82 0
112 Kungsbackaloppet Half Marathon Göteborg SWE RD Apr 1898-2009 103 11t
107 Praha-Brandys nad Labem 15 km Brandys nad Labem CZE RD May 1893-94,1901-14,1919-2009 93 0
101 Around the Bay 30K Hamilton ON CAN RD Mar+ 1894-1916,1920-24,1936-61,1963-2009 19 0
10
100 Run for the Diamonds 9M Berwick PA/USA RD Nov 1908-1917,1920-2009 0 0
100 Thanksgiving Day 10K Cincinnati OH/USA RD Nov 1908-1917,1919-1935,1937-2009 0 4t
98 Fiestas Patrias Half Marathon Lima PER RD Jul thru 2007, quite incomplete
98 Bay to Breakers 12K San Francisco CA/USA RD May 1912-2009 0 0
95 Lexington Patriots Day 5M Lexington MA/USA RD Apr 1914-17,1919-2009 0 45
94 Jackson Day 9K New Orleans LA/USA RD Jan 1907-1953,1964-2010 25 1
91 Dartmouth Natal Day 6M Dartmouth NS CAN RD Aug 1907-08,1910,1913,1921-28,1931-2009 49 1
90 New Orleans AC Turkey Day 5M New Orleans LA/USA RD Nov 1907-17,1928-42,1946-2009
90 Morpeth-Newcastle Half Marathon Newcastle ENG RD Jan 1902,1904-14,1920-39,1947-2004 0 0
89 Sedan-Charleville 24K Charleville FRA RD Oct 1906-13,1920-37,1947-2009 56 0
20
87 YMCA Thanksgiving Day 5M Poughkeepsie NY/USA RD Nov 1908-20,1928-37,1944-2007
87 Harold Webster Memorial 10M Hamilton CAN RD Dec 1920-43,1946-58,1960-69,1971-2009d 0 11
86 Harrismith Mountain Race 15K Harrismith RSA RD Oct 1922-2007 74 41
86 Jean Bouin Memorial 9.5K Barcelona ESP RD Nov 1920/2009yd 0 88t
85 Hakone Ekiden Tokyo-Hakone-Tokyo JPN RL Jan thru 2009, quite incomplete
85 Yonkers Marathon Yonkers NY/USA RD Sep+ 1907-11,1913-17,1935-2000,2009d 0 0
85 São Silvestre 15K São Paulo BRA RD Dec 1925-2009 0 5t
84 Comrades 90K Durban RSA RD Jun 1921-40,1946-2009 0 0
84 La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.2K Castelbuono ITA RD Jul 1912/2009y 69 16t
84 Kosice Marathon Kosice SVK RD Oct+ 1924-37,1939,1942-2009 0 0
30
82 Telegram 10M Saint John's NF CAN RD Jul 1922-1939,1946-2009 0 1t
82 Polytechnic Marathon Windsor ENG RD Sep+ 1909/2002 0 0
81 Pushkin-Saint Petersburg 30K Saint Petersburg RUS RD Sep 1923-1940,1945-2007 59 85
81 Silver Relay 15M Toronto CAN RL Oct thru 1994
80 Guelph Thanksgiving Day Guelph ON/CAN RD Oct thru 1967, quite incomplete
79 Kaisaniemen Juoksu 25K Helsinki FIN RD Sep 1929-40,1942-43,1945-2009 67 0
79 Volta da Penha 10K San Pablo BRA RD Sep thru 2009, quite incomplete
78 Rund um den Scharfenstein 22K Beuren GER RD May thru 2009, quite incomplete
78 Duke of York Flying Scramble 16K Pietermaritzburg RSA RD Sep+ 1927-1939,1945-2008 55 16
77 Relevos de la Candelaria 5x3K Coyoacan MEX RL Feb thru 2008, quite incomplete
40
77 Around Cape Ann 25K Gloucester MA/USA RD Sep 1933-2009 24 23
76 Thunder Bay 10M Thunder Bay ON/CAN RD May 1910-14,1920-39,1949-52,1963-2009 0 1t
76 Morat-Fribourg 17.2K Fribourg SUI RD Oct 1933-38,1940-2009 44 0
75 Finchley 20M Finchley ENG RD Mar+ 1933-2000,2003-09 0 0
75 Prova Pedestre 9 de Julio 10K Guaratingueta BRA RD Jul thru 2009, quite incomplete
75 Paarl Mountain Race Half Marathon Paarl RSA RD Sep 1935-2009 41 43
74 Udelnaya 10K Saint Petersburg RUS RD May thru 2004, quite incomplete
74 Stockholmsloppet 10K Stockholm SWE RD Oct+ 1927-55,1962-69,1971-2000,2002-08 51 11
73 Grand Ataturk 10K Ankara TUR RD Dec 1936-2008 0 64t
73 Strausseelauf 9.3K Strausberg GER RD Oct 1924-25,1927-38,1951-2009
50
73 Manchester Road Race 4.78M Manchester CT/USA RD Nov 1927-34,1945-2009 0 1t
72 Boulevard Loop 7.2K Vlissingen NED RD Aug+ 1929/2009
69 Beh kolem Hluboke 25K Hluboka nad Vitavou CZE RD Apr thru 2009, quite incomplete
69 Pim Mulierloop 15K Santpoort NED RD May thru 2009, quite incomplete
69 Ollie Road Race 5M South Boston MA/USA RD Oct 1941-2009
69 Calgary Herald 10K Calgary AB/CAN RD Sep+ 1906-41,1946-50,1970-97
68 Durban Athletic Club Marathon Durban RSA RD Sep+ 1927-39,1946-56,1958-2001 27 6
67 Doppia Traversata di Belluno 8K Belluno ITA RD Jun thru 2002, quite incomplete
66 Tour de Houilles 10K Houilles FRA RD Apr 1936-38,1946-67,1969-2009 14 20
65 Seoul 23.3K => Marathon Seoul KOR RD Mar 1931-36,1938-40,1954-2009 18 6
60
65 Round the Bridges 12 km Hamilton NZL RD Nov 1945-2009
65 Corrida Doble San Antonio 10K Piriapolis URU RD Jan thru 2010, quite incomplete
65 Mainichi Biwa-ko Marathon Otsu JPN RD Mar+ 1946-2010 0 0
64 Belfast Marathon Belfast NIR RD May+ 1946-2009 17 7
64 Bampton to Tiverton 7mi75yd Tiverton ENG RD Mar 1946-2009
64 Notturna di San Giovanni 10K Firenze ITA RD Jun 1927/2009 29 31
63 Kochi Marathon Kochi JPN RD Feb+ 1946-58,1960-2009 0 0
63 Paderborner Osterlauf 25K/HMar Paderborn GER RD Apr 1947-2009 0 0
63 Jackie Gibson Marathon Johannesburg RSA RD Apr+ 1946-97,1999-2009 13 2
63 Vechtloop 10K Maarssen NED RD Aug thru 2009, quite incomplete
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63 Giro al Sas 10K Trento ITA RD Oct 1945-90,1992-95,1997-2009 30 0
63 Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai 20K Tachikawa JPN RD Oct+ 1946-1953,1955-2009 0 14
63 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka JPN RD Dec 1947-2009 0 0
62 Havenloop 10K Vlaardingen NED RD Apr thru 2008, quite incomplete
62 Devin-Bratislava 11.6K Bratislava SVK RD Apr 1921/2009y 34 63t
62 Corrida de Aleluia 8K Sao Roque BRA RD Mar thru 2009
62 Giro Podistica de Roverto 10K Roverto ITA RD Oct 1948-2009 26 30t
62 Pres Valasske Kotary 8.2K Zlin CZE RD Oct thru 2009, quite incomplete
62 Herbstwaldlauf 10K Viersen GER RD Oct thru 2009, quite incomplete
62 Troy Turkey Trot 10K Troy NY/USA RD Nov 1916/2009y 0 0
80
62 Marugame Half Marathon Marugame JPN RD Feb 1947-1954,1956-67,1969-2010 0 0
62 Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half Marathon Tamama JPN RD Mar 1949-2010
61 Imperial College Hyde Park Relays London ENG RD Feb 1949-2009
61 Pellouailles-Angers 15K Angers FRA RD Apr thru 2009, quite incomplete
61 Wiener Höhenstrassenlauf 14.6K Vienna AUT RD Oct 1949-2009 52 77t
61 Asahi Ekiden 99.9K Kita-Kyushu JPN RL Jan thru 2010, quite incomplete
60 Classic du Parc La Fontaine 10K Montreal CAN RD Oct 1950-2009 0 3
60 Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon Chunchon KOR RD Oct+ 1946-1949,1954-2009 41 37
60 Sasol Marathon Sasolburg RSA RD Feb 1951-2010 22 40
60 Waiatarua Half Marathon Auckland NZL RD Dec 1943-2002 55 0
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59 Korkie 50K Germiston RSA RD Apr 1946-2006 38 18
59 Pavlovsk-Pushkin Run 5K Pushkin RUS RD Oct thru 2006, quite incomplete
59 Carrera de la Constitucion 10.9K Alvaro Obregon MEX RD Mar 1948/2007, quite incomplete
59 South Boston St Pat's Day 5K South Boston MA/USA RD Mar thru 2009, quite incomplete
59 Corrida da Fogueira 15K Patrocinio BRA RD Jun thru 2009, quite incomplete
59 Utrecht Singelloop 10K Utrecht NED RD Oct 1925/2009y
59 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Oita JPN RD Feb 1952-2010 0 0
58 Jose Quinones Gonzales Lima PER RD Jul thru 2006, quite incomplete
58 Newfoundland Provincial Marathon Saint John's NF/CAN RD Sep 1950-57,1959-69,1971-2009 1 12
58 Brampton-Carlisle 10M Carlisle ENG RD Nov 1952-2009
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57 Il Giro di Roma 20K Rome ITA RD Nov+ 1906/1983
57 Cathedral Classic 10M Boston MA/USA RD Apr thru 1967c
57 Stalingrad 20K Volvograd RUS RD Feb thru 2004, quite incomplete
57 Katsuta Marathon Hitchinaka JPN RD Feb 1953-2009 0 2
57 Chunichi Marathon Toyohashi JPN RD Mar 1953-2009 3 3
57 Plassenloop 15K Reeuwijk NED RD Mar 1953-2009 6 46
57 Dwars door Dordt 10K Dordrecht NED RD Apr thru 2009, very incomplete
57 Beh okolo Buciny 10K Zvolen SVK RD Sep 1951-57,1960-2009 48 24
57 Southland Marathon Invercargill NZL RD Nov+ 1909,1953-56,1958-2009 53 51
57 Coppa Santo Stefano Vallecchia ITA RD Dec 1950-2001,2004-2009 0 43
57 Kashima Yutoku Half Marathon Kagoshima JPN RD Feb 1952-1959,1961-1977,1979-2010 32 9t
110
56 Maly Svratecky 32K Vir CZE RD Aug 1954-2009
56 Schlossparklauf 10K Essen GER RD Oct thru 2009, very incomplete
56 Maidenhead 10M Maidenhead ENG RD Apr 1953-2000,2002-09 21 26
55 Berwick Gala Days 5M Berwick NS/CAN RD Sep thru 2007, very incomplete
55 Semana Nautica 15K Santa Barbara CA/USA RD Jul 1955-2009 0 0
55 Rover Scout Mexico Marathon Cuernavaca MEX RD Aug 1955-2009 46 41
55 Okinawa Marathon Okinawa-shi JPN RD Feb 1956-2010 1 15
55 London-Brighton 55M Brighton ENG RD Oct 1951-2005 0 0
54 Tour de Saint Sebastien 10K Nantes FRA RD Mar thru 2006
54 Vancouver Marathon Vancouver BC CAN RD May+ 1956-2009 7 7
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54 Fontana Days Half Marathon Fontana CA/USA RD Jun+ 1956-2009 10 15
54 Singelloop 10K Hollandscheveld NED RD Aug thru 2009, quite incomplete
54 Gennarbyviken 20K Tenhola FIN RD Sep thru 2009, quite incomplete
54 Maui Marathon Kaanapali HI/USA RD Sep+ 1953-58,1962-2009 11 1t
54 Brienzerseelauf 35K Böningen SUI RD Oct 1956-2009 41 2t
54 Feilding Marathon Feilding NZL RD Nov 1956-2009
54 São Silvestre de Luanda 15K Luanda ANG RD Dec 1954-60,1962-1977,1979-2009 0 1
54 Kumanichi 30K Kumamoto JPN RD Feb 1957-2010 6 0
54 Western Hemisphere Marathon Culver City CA/USA RD Dec+ 1948-2001 0 0
53 Domazlicky Half Marathon/Marathon Domazlice CZE RD Apr+ 1944-56,1959-61,1969-2005 1 0
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53 Pinelands Interclub Relay Pinelands RSA RL Apr+ 1954-2006, rather incomplete
53 Carrera de las Antorchas 5K Tlaquepaque MEX RD Sep thru 2006, very incomplete
53 Slow-Mag Marathon Benoni RSA RD Apr 1956-2008 9 16
53 New Year's Ekiden 100K Maebashi JPN RL Jan thru 2009, quite incomplete
53 Atletica de los Barrios Half Mara Guanajuato MEX RD Jan thru 2009, quite incomplete
53 Rozmital–Breznice–Rozmital 10K Rozmital CZE RD Mar 1924-29,1932-35,1950,1968-2009 45 17t
53 Isle of Wight Marathon Ryde ENG RD May 1957-2009 0 0
53 Christchurch Marathon Christchurch NZL RD Jun+ 1966/2009yd 14 9
52 Kagawa Road Races 20K/10K Marugame JPN RD Feb 1949-2000 0 0
52 Virgen del Pozo Half Marathon Sabana Grande PUR RD May thru 2005, very incomplete
140
52 Nagano Marathon Nagano JPN RD Apr 1958-2009 0 13
52 Long Island Marathon East Meadow NY/USA RD May+ 1958-2009 0 0
52 Watford-Alvinston Optimist 10M Watford ON/CAN RD May 1958-2009 21 32
52 Sapporo Half Marathon Sapporo JPN RD Jul+ 1958-2009 0 0
52 Slovacky beh 10K Uherske Hradiste CZE RD Oct thru 2009, quite incomplete
52 Hronov-Nachod 8.85K Hronov => Nachod CZE RD Oct 1928/2009y 0 0
52 Corrida Diario El Liberal 10K Santiago del Estero ARG RD Oct thru 2009, quite incomplete
51 Challenge Aycaguer 7K Lyon FRA RD Dec thru 1959c
51 Bieler Lauftage 100K Biel SUI RD Jun 1959-2009 1 0
51 Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia PA/USA RD Nov 1954-60,1963-89,1994-2009d 3 7
150
51 Volta à Cidade do Funchal 6K Funchal POR RD Dec thru 2009, quite incomplete
50 Edinburgh-North Berwick 22M North Berwick SCO RD May 1958-69,1971-74,1976-2009 18 15
50 Yankee Homecoming 10M Newburyport MA/USA RD Jul 1960-2009
50 Don Lock Memorial 8K Cape Town RSA RD Aug+ 1960-2009 12 1
50 Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City NJ/USA RD Oct+ 1960-2009 2 7
50 Hog's Back 8.2M Guildford ENG RD Dec 1958-95,1997-2001,2003-09 8 9t
50 Oita Godo Half Marathon Oita JPN RD Jan 1961-2010
50 Himeji Castle 10M Himeji JPN RD Feb thru 2010
50 Greytown-Muden 25K Greytown => Muden RSA RD Oct 1957-2006 32 64
50 Mitcham 25K Mitcham ENG RD Jan+ 1952-2001 14 12
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Notes: Ties are resolved in order of the date for the next running with inactive races following in reverse order of the most recent running.
RD => road race, typically paved but may include dirt and/or gravel
roads
RL => a road relay
c => this race series may continue after the last year given e => this race series may extend earlier than the inaugural year listed + => this race has been held at other times of the year, month given reflects the most recent running t => indicates number of times that are missing; the winners list is complete
d => Harold Webster Memorial (ON/CAN) 10M was held twice in 1971
Jean Bouin Memorial (ESP) 9.5K was held twice in 1930, 1957, and 1985.
Yonkers (NY/USA) Marathon was held twice in 1913. The 1912 race was postponed until 1913 and was run at 15 miles.
Philadelphia (PA/USA) Marathon was held twice in 1965
y => Hronov-Nachod (CZE) 8.85K was run 1928-29,1931-33,1935-37,1940-43,1945,1960-61,1972-89,1991-date
Polytechnic (ENG) Marathon was run 1909,1911-14,1919-74,1976-87,1992-99,2002
Jean Bouin Memorial (ESP) 9.5K was run 1920-30,1932-36,1940-54,1956-66,1968-date
La Corsa Piu' Antica (ITA) 11.2K was run 1912-14,1920-28,1931-35,1937-39,1942,1946-57,1959-date
Notturna di San Giovanni (ITA) 10K was run 1927-40,1944,(1945/73),1974-97,1999-2009
Utrecht Singelloop (NED) 10K was run 1925-39,1946-49,1951-54,1956-60,1973-2000,2007-date
Red Hose Run (SCO) was run 1509-1914,1919-1925,1927-1939,1947-1951,1953-date
Devin-Bratislava (SVK) 11.6K was run 1921-27,1929-38,1948-49,1951,1967-69,1971-date
Troy Turkey Trot (NY/USA) 10K was run 1916-24,1926,1929-35,1964-70,1972-date
Complete winners/dates/times list for 23 races
Complete winners list for 51 races
Web pages for 102 races
Last Updated on
09 Mar 2010