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 history 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).
595 Palio del Drappo Verde 10K Verona ITA RD Apr 1208-1798,2008-12 590 590
490 Red Hose Run 3K Carnwath SCO RD Jun 1509/2011y 390 363
125 Kanto Road Race 10M Narita JPN RD Dec thru 2011, quite incomplete
124 Christmas Day Handicap Challenge 5M Rotherham ENG RD Dec 1888-2011 0 23
119 Clonliffe Harriers 2M Dublin IRL RD May 1891-2010
116 Delaware YMCA Turkey Trot 8K Buffalo NY/USA RD Nov 1896-2011 0 13
116 Boston Marathon Boston MA/USA RD Apr 1897-2012 0 0
115 Bechovice-Prague 10K Prague CZE RD Sep 1897-2011 82 0
115 Kungsbackaloppet Half Marathon Göteborg SWE RD Apr 1898-2012 103 11t
109 Praha-Brandys nad Labem 15 km Brandys nad Labem CZE RD May 1893-94,1901-14,1919-2011 93 0
10
104 Around the Bay 30K Hamilton ON CAN RD Mar+ 1894-1916,1920-24,1936-61,1963-2012 19 0
102 Run for the Diamonds 9M Berwick PA/USA RD Nov 1908-1917,1920-2011 0 0
102 Thanksgiving Day 10K Cincinnati OH/USA RD Nov 1908-1917,1919-1935,1937-2011 0 4t
100 Bay to Breakers 12K San Francisco CA/USA RD May 1912-2011 0 0
98 Fiestas Patrias Half Marathon Lima PER RD Jul thru 2007, quite incomplete
98 Lexington Patriots Day 5M Lexington MA/USA RD Apr 1914-17,1919-2012 0 45
96 Jackson Day 9K New Orleans LA/USA RD Jan 1907-1953,1964-2012 25 1
93 Dartmouth Natal Day 6M Dartmouth NS CAN RD Aug 1907-08,1910,1913,1921-28,1931-2011 49 1
92 New Orleans AC Turkey Day 5M New Orleans LA/USA RD Nov 1907-17,1928-42,1946-2011
91 Sedan-Charleville 24K Charleville FRA RD Oct 1906-13,1920-37,1947-2011 56 0
20
90 Morpeth-Newcastle Half Marathon Newcastle ENG RD Jan 1902,1904-14,1920-39,1947-2004 0 0
89 Harold Webster Memorial 10M Hamilton CAN RD Dec 1920-43,1946-58,1960-69,1971-2011d 0 11
88 Jean Bouin Memorial 10K Barcelona ESP RD Nov 1920/2011yd 0 88t
87 YMCA Thanksgiving Day 5M Poughkeepsie NY/USA RD Nov 1908-20,1928-37,1944-2007
88 Hakone Ekiden Tokyo-Hakone-Tokyo JPN RL Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
87 Yonkers Marathon Yonkers NY/USA RD Sep+ 1907-11,1913-17,1935-2000,2011d 0 0
87 São Silvestre 15K São Paulo BRA RD Dec 1925-2011 0 5t
86 Harrismith Mountain Race 15K Harrismith RSA RD Oct 1922-2007 74 41
86 La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.3K Castelbuono ITA RD Jul 1912/2011y 69 16t
86 Comrades 90K Durban RSA RD Jun 1921-40,1946-2011 0 0
30
86 Kosice Marathon Kosice SVK RD Oct+ 1924-37,1939,1942-2011 0 0
85 Pushkin-Saint Petersburg 30K Saint Petersburg RUS RD Sep 1923-1940,1945-2011 62 91
84 Telegram 10M Saint John's NF CAN RD Jul 1922-1939,1946-2011 0 1t
83 Polytechnic Marathon Windsor ENG RD Sep+ 1908/2002 0 0
81 Volta da Penha 10K San Pablo BRA RD Sep thru 2011, quite incomplete
81 Kaisaniemen Juoksu 25K Helsinki FIN RD Sep 1929-40,1942-43,1945-2011 67 0
81 Silver Relay 15M Toronto CAN RL Oct thru 1994
80 Duke of York Flying Scramble 16K Pietermaritzburg RSA RD Sep+ 1927-1939,1945-2011 55 16
80 Rund um den Scharfenstein 22K Beuren GER RD May thru 2011, quite incomplete
80 Guelph Thanksgiving Day Guelph ON/CAN RD Oct thru 1967, quite incomplete
40
79 Around Cape Ann 25K Gloucester MA/USA RD Sep 1933-2011 24 23
78 Thunder Bay 10M Thunder Bay ON/CAN RD May 1910-14,1920-39,1949-52,1963-2011 0 1t
78 Morat-Fribourg 17.2K Fribourg SUI RD Oct 1933-38,1940-2011 44 0
78 Finchley 20M Finchley ENG RD Mar+ 1933-2000,2003-12 0 0
77 Relevos de la Candelaria 5x3K Coyoacan MEX RL Feb thru 2008, quite incomplete
77 Prova Pedestre 9 de Julio 10K Guaratingueta BRA RD Jul thru 2011, quite incomplete
76 Paarl Mountain Race Half Marathon Paarl RSA RD Sep 1935-2009,2011 41 43
76 Grand Ataturk 10K Ankara TUR RD Dec 1936-2011 0 64t
75 Strausseelauf 9.3K Strausberg GER RD Oct 1924-25,1927-38,1951-2011
75 Manchester Road Race 4.78M Manchester CT/USA RD Nov 1927-34,1945-2011 0 1t
50
75 Chugoku Yamaguchi Ekiden Ube => Shinnan JPN RL Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
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
74 Boulevard Loop 7.2K Vlissingen NED RD Aug+ 1929/2011
72 Beh Kolem Hluboke 25K Hluboka nad Vltavou CZE RD Apr thru 2012, quite incomplete
71 Pim Mulierloop 15K Santpoort NED RD May thru 2011, quite incomplete
70 Ollie Road Race 5M South Boston MA/USA RD Oct 1941-2010
69 Tour de Houilles 10K Houilles FRA RD Apr 1936-38,1946-67,1969-2012 14 20
69 Calgary Herald 10K Calgary AB/CAN RD Sep+ 1906-41,1946-50,1970-97
68 Seoul 23.3K => Marathon Seoul KOR RD Mar 1931-36,1938-40,1954-2012 18 6
60
68 Durban Athletic Club Marathon Durban RSA RD Sep+ 1927-39,1946-56,1958-2001 27 6
67 Round the Bridges 12 km Hamilton NZL RD Nov 1945-2011
67 Corrida Doble San Antonio 10K Piriapolis URU RD Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
67 Mainichi Biwa-ko Marathon Otsu JPN RD Mar+ 1946-2012 0 0
67 Bampton to Tiverton 7mi75yd Tiverton ENG RD Mar 1946-2012
67 Belfast Marathon Belfast NIR RD May+ 1946-2012 17 7
67 Doppia Traversata di Belluno 8K Belluno ITA RD Jun thru 2002, quite incomplete
66 Notturna di San Giovanni 10K Firenze ITA RD Jun 1927/2011 29 31
66 Meigi Ekiden Nagoya => Gifu JPN RL Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
66 Kochi Marathon Kochi JPN RD Feb+ 1946-58,1960-2012 0 0
70
66 Jackie Gibson Marathon Johannesburg RSA RD Apr+ 1946-97,1999-2012 13 2
66 Paderborner Osterlauf 25K/HMar Paderborn GER RD Apr 1947-2012 0 0
65 Giro al Sas 10K Trento ITA RD Oct 1945-90,1992-95,1997-2011 30 0
65 Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai 20K Tachikawa JPN RD Oct+ 1946-1953,1955-2011 0 14
65 Vestal XX 20K Vestal NY/USA RD Jun 1937-42,1949-54,1959-2011 21 5t
65 Vechtloop 10K Maarssen NED RD Aug thru 2011, quite incomplete
65 Fukuoka Marathon Fukuoka JPN RD Dec 1947-2011 0 0
65 Havenloop 10K Vlaardingen NED RD Apr thru 2008,2010-2012 quite incomplete
65 Devin-Bratislava 11.6K Bratislava SVK RD Apr 1921/2012y 34 63t
64 Corrida de Aleluia 8K Sao Roque BRA RD Mar thru 2011
80
64 Giro Podistica de Rovereto 10K Rovereto ITA RD Oct 1948-2011 26 30t
64 Pres Valasske Kotary 8.2K Zlin CZE RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
64 Herbstwaldlauf 10K Viersen GER RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
64 Troy Turkey Trot 10K Troy NY/USA RD Nov 1916/2011y 0 0
64 Marugame Half Marathon Marugame JPN RD Feb 1947-1954,1956-67,1969-2012 0 0
64 Pellouailles-Angers 15K Angers FRA RD Apr thru 2012, quite incomplete
63 Wiener Höhenstrassenlauf 14.6K Vienna AUT RD Oct 1949-2011 52 77t
63 Imperial College Hyde Park Relays London ENG RD Feb 1949-2011
63 Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half Marathon Tamama JPN RD Mar 1948-74,1976-2012 0 0
62 Asahi Ekiden 99.9K Kita-Kyushu JPN RL Jan thru 2011, quite incomplete
90
62 Chosunilbo Chunchon Marathon Chunchon KOR RD Oct+ 1946-1949,1954-2011 41 37
62 Classic du Parc La Fontaine 10K Montreal PQ CAN RD Oct 1950-2011 0 3
62 Sasol Marathon Sasolburg RSA RD Feb 1951-2012 22 40
61 Utrecht Singelloop 10K Utrecht NED RD Oct 1925/2011y
61 Corrida da Fogueira 15K Patrocinio BRA RD Jun thru 2011, quite incomplete
61 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon Oita JPN RD Feb 1952-2012 0 0
61 Nagasaki Kenka Isshu Ekiden Nagasaki JPN RL Feb thru 2012, quite incomplete
60 Newfoundland Provincial Marathon Saint John's NF/CAN RD Sep 1950-57,1959-69,1971-2011 1 12
60 Grand Tour Kyushu Ekiden Nagasaki => Fukuoka JPN RL Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
60 Beograd 5K Belgrade SER RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
100
60 Brampton-Carlisle 10M Carlisle ENG RD Nov 1952-2011
60 Katsuta Marathon Hitchinaka JPN RD Feb 1953-2012 0 2
60 Plassenloop 15K Reeuwijk NED RD Mar 1953-2012 6 44
60 Dwars door Dordt 10K Dordrecht NED RD Apr thru 2012, very incomplete
60 Waiatarua Half Marathon Auckland NZL RD Dec 1943-2002 55 0
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 Berwick Gala Days 5M Berwick NS/CAN RD Sep thru 2011, very incomplete
59 Beh Okolo Buciny 10K Zvolen SVK RD Sep 1951-57,1960-2011 48 24
59 Southland Marathon Invercargill NZL RD Nov+ 1909,1953-56,1958-2011 53 51
110
59 Coppa Santo Stefano Vallecchia ITA RD Dec 1950-2001,2004-2011 0 43
59 Kashima Yutoku Half Marathon Kashima JPN RD Feb 1952-1959,1961-1977,1979-2012 32 9t
59 Maidenhead 10M Maidenhead ENG RD Apr 1953-2000,2002-12 4 7
59 Korkie 50K Germiston RSA RD Apr 1948-2006 38 18
58 Jose Quinones Gonzales Lima PER RD Jul thru 2006, quite incomplete
58 Maly Svratecky 32K Vir CZE RD Aug 1954-2011
58 Schlossparklauf 10K Essen GER RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
58 Okinawa Marathon Okinawa-shi JPN RD Feb 1955-2012 1 15
57 Il Giro di Roma 20K Rome ITA RD Nov+ 1906/1983
57 Cathedral Classic 10M Boston MA/USA RD Apr thru 1967c
120
57 Stalingrad 20K Volvograd RUS RD Feb thru 2004, quite incomplete
57 Semana Nautica 15K Santa Barbara CA/USA RD Jul 1955-2011 0 0
57 Feilding Marathon Feilding NZL RD Nov 1955-2011 49 0
57 Slow-Mag Marathon Benoni RSA RD Apr 1956-2012 8 14
57 Vancouver Marathon Vancouver BC CAN RD May+ 1956-2012 7 7
57 Chunichi Marathon Toyohashi JPN RD Mar 1953-2009 3 3
56 Maui Marathon Kaanapali HI/USA RD Sep+ 1953-58,1962-2011 11 1t
56 Brienzerseelauf 35K Böningen SUI RD Oct 1956-2011 41 2t
56 Fontana Days Half Marathon Fontana CA/USA RD Jun+ 1956-2011 10 15
56 Gennarbyviken 20K Tenhola FIN RD Sep thru 2011, quite incomplete
130
56 Singelloop 10K Hollandscheveld NED RD Aug thru 2011, quite incomplete
56 New Year's Ekiden 100K Maebashi JPN RL Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
56 São Silvestre de Luanda 10K Luanda ANG RD Dec 1954-60,1962-1977,1979-2011 0 1
56 Kumanichi 30K Kumamoto JPN RD Feb 1957-2012 6 0
56 Rozmital–Breznice–Rozmital 10K Rozmital CZE RD Mar 1924-29,1932-35,1950,1968-2012 45 17t
55 Rover Scout Mexico Marathon Cuernavaca MEX RD Aug 1955-2009 46 41
55 Atletica de los Barrios Half Mara Guanajuato MEX RD Jan thru 2011, quite incomplete
55 Isle of Wight Marathon Ryde ENG RD May 1957-2011 0 0
55 Christchurch Marathon Christchurch NZL RD Jun+ 1966/2011yd 14 9
55 Long Island Marathon East Meadow NY/USA RD May+ 1958-2012 0 0
140
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 Sapporo Half Marathon Sapporo JPN RD Jul+ 1958-2011 0 0
54 Watford-Alvinston Optimist 10M Watford ON/CAN RD May 1958-2011 21 30
54 Slovacky beh 10K Uherske Hradiste CZE RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
54 Hronov-Nachod 8.85K Hronov => Nachod CZE RD Oct 1928/2011y 0 0
54 Kansai Corporate Ekiden Tabe JPN RD Nov thru 2011, quite incomplete
54 Corrida Diario El Liberal 10K Santiago del Estero ARG RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
54 Nagano Marathon Nagano JPN RD Apr 1958-2010,2012 0 13
54 Western Hemisphere Marathon Culver City CA/USA RD Dec+ 1948-2001 0 0
150
53 Pinelands Interclub Relay Pinelands RSA RL Apr+ 1954-2006, quite incomplete
53 Carrera de las Antorchas 5K Tlaquepaque MEX RD Sep thru 2006, quite incomplete
53 Bieler Lauftage 100K Biel SUI RD Jun 1959-2011 1 0
53 Philadelphia Marathon Philadelphia PA/USA RD Nov 1954-60,1963-89,1994-2011d 3 7
53 Volta à Cidade do Funchal 6K Funchal POR RD Dec thru 2011, quite incomplete
53 Bretschalauf 13.5K Eschen LIE RD Apr thru 2012, quite incomplete
53 Domazlicky Half Marathon/Marathon Domazlice CZE RD Apr+ 1944-56,1959-61,1969-2005 1 0
52 Virgen del Pozo Half Marathon Sabana Grande PUR RD May thru 2005, very incomplete
52 Edinburgh-North Berwick 22M North Berwick SCO RD May 1958-69,1971-74,1976-2011 17 15
52 Yankee Homecoming 10M Newburyport MA/USA RD Jul 1960-2011
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52 Don Lock Memorial 8K Cape Town RSA RD Aug+ 1960-2011 12 1
52 Heart of America Marathon Columbia MO/USA RD Sep 1960-2011 0 0
52 Dukelsky beh Mieru 20K Svidnik SVK RD Sep thru 2011, quite incomplete
52 Augusta-Raurica-Lauf 12 km Augst SUI RD Nov thru 2011, quite incomplete
52 Atlantic City Marathon Atlantic City NJ/USA RD Oct+ 1960-2011 2 7
52 Oita City Half Marathon Oita JPN RD Jan 1961-2012 37 17
52 Kagawa Road Races 20K/10K Marugame JPN RD Feb 1949-2000 0 0
51 Vecerny Beh Presovom 8.76K Presov SVK RD May 1961-2011
51 Diario Ultimas Noticias 15K Quito ECU RD Jun 1961-2011
51 Mount Washington 7.6M Pinkham Notch NH/USA RD Jun 1936-38,1961-62,1966-2011 8 0
170
51 Cena Metuje 10K Nove Mesto nad Metuji CZE RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
51 Hog's Back 8.2M Guildford ENG RD Dec 1958-95,1997-2001,2003-10 1 4t
51 Resegone Monza Monza ITA RL Jun thru 2011, quite incomplete
51 Chubu Jitsugyodan Ekiden Gero JPN RL Nov thru 2011, quite incomplete
51 Himeji Castle 10M Himeji JPN RD Feb 1961-94,1996-2012 31 31
51 Challenge Aycaguer 7K Lyon FRA RD Dec thru 1959c
50 Giro di Bisceglie Bisceglie ITA RD Jun+ 1914/2011y 40 45t
50 Route du Vin Half Marathon Remich LUX RD Sep 1962-2011 17 0
50 Ostravsky Marathon Ostrava CZE RD Sep+ 1954-65,1974-2011 7 0
50 Podistica San Lorenzo 7.8K Cava dei Tirreni ITA RD Sep 1962-2011 0 35t
180
50 Singelloop 6.7K Middleburg NED RD Oct thru 2011, quite incomplete
50 Chugoku Jitsugyodan Ekiden Sera JPN RL Nov thru 2011, quite incomplete
50 Wallenloop 7.56K Goes NED RD Jan thru 2012, quite incomplete
50 San Blas Half Marathon Coamo PUR RD Feb 1963-2012 7 3
50 Ehime Marathon Matsuyama JPN RD Feb+ 1963-2012 7 0
50 Nobeoka Marathon Nobeoka JPN RD Feb 1963-2012 2 0
50 Kashima Yutoku 10K Kashima JPN RD Feb 1962-1977,1979-2012 23 0
50 Race of Champions Marathon Holyoke MA/USA RD May 1963-2012 0 0
50 Thuner Langstreckenlauf 10K Thun SUI RD May thru 2008, quite incomplete
50 Greytown-Muden 25K Greytown => Muden RSA RD Oct 1957-2006 32 64
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50 Mitcham 25K Mitcham ENG RD Jan+ 1952-2001 3 4
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
Giro di Bisceglie (ITA) 8.9K was run 1914,1920-29,1933-40,1957-65,1976-94,2009-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-date
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 26 races
Complete winners list for 64 races
Web pages for 117 races
Last Updated on
11 May 2012