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
      70
 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
      90
 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
     100
 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
     120
 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
     130
 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
     160

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