Largest running races
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- Participation
- Distance (km)
- Distance (miles)
- Year
- Month
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- 185K - 116K
- 116K - 93,001
- 93,000 - 64,001
- 64,000 - 50,001
- 50,000 - 38,001
- 38,000 - 28,001
- 28,000 - 20,000
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| Race | Participation | Distance (km) | Distance (miles) | Year | Month | City | State or province | Country | Lat | Long | Notes |
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| Race | Participation | Distance (km) | Distance (miles) | Year | Month | City | State or province | Country | Lat | Long | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings for Life World Run | 184,236 | 10 | 6.2 | 2021 | May | Global | Global | 44.967243 | -103.771556 | 10 km, 5 km, 3 km | |
| A Run for the Pasig River | 116,086 | 10 | 6.2 | 2010 | October | Manila | Philippines | 10 km, 5 km, 3 km | |||
| Bay to Breakers | 110,000 | 12 | 7.5 | 1986 | May | San Francisco | California | United States | |||
| Cursa El Corte Ingles | 109,457 | 11 | 6.8 | 1994 | June | Barcelona | Spain | ||||
| Royal Run | 93,620 | 10 | 6.2 | 2023 | May | Copenhagen | Denmark | 10 km, 5 km, 1 mile | |||
| Broloppet / Broløbet | 92,266 | 21 | 13.1 | 2000 | June | Copenhagen | Denmark | Half-Marathon | |||
| Vancouver Sun Run | 89,000 | 10 | 6.2 | 2012 | April | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | |||
| City2Surf | 86,696 | 14 | 8.7 | 2020 | August | Sydney | Australia | ||||
| Dam tot Damloop | 74,020 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2009 | September | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | 10 miles, 4 miles and kids runs | |||
| Hong Kong Marathon | 73,070 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2015 | January | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Marathon, half-marathon, 10 km, 10 km wheelchair race, 3 km wheelchair race | |||
| Round the Bays | 70,000 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 2013 | March | Auckland | New Zealand | ||||
| JPMorgan Corporate Challenge | 64,377 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2018 | June | Frankfurt | Germany | ||||
| Lilac Bloomsday Run | 61,298 | 12 | 7.5 | 1996 | May | Spokane | Washington | United States | |||
| United We Run | 60,000 | 5 | 3.1 | 2005 | April | Beirut | Lebanon | ||||
| Göteborgsvarvet | 59,417 | 21 | 13.1 | 2011 | May | Gothenburg | Sweden | Half-Marathon | |||
| Peachtree Road Race | 58,000 | 10 | 6.2 | 2008 | July | Atlanta | Georgia | United States | |||
| Panipat Pinkathon | 55,498 | 21 | 13.1 | 2019 | March | Panipat | Haryana | India | 21 km, 10 km, 5 km or 3 km run/walk | ||
| Great North Run | 54,500 | 21 | 13.1 | 2004 | September | Newcastle | England | United Kingdom | Half-Marathon | ||
| Bolder Boulder | 54,040 | 10 | 6.2 | 2008 | May | Boulder | Colorado | United States | |||
| New York City Marathon | 53,121 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2018 | November | New York City | United States | Marathon | |||
| City to Surf | 50,756 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2013 | August | Perth | Australia | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 12 km, 4 km and Regional Series (Karratha, Geraldton, Albany and Busselton) | |||
| London Marathon | 50,097 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2022 | October | London | England | United Kingdom | |||
| Carrera Día Olímpico 5k Olympic Day Run 5K | 50,000 | 5 | 3.1 | 2013 | June | Medellin | Colombia | ||||
| Kabaka Birthday Run | 50,000 | 21 | 13.1 | 2019 | April | Kampala | Uganda | 21 km, 10 km, 5 km | |||
| Holmenkollstafetten | 49,542 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 2015 | May | Oslo | Norway | Relay, 18,7 km | |||
| Paris Marathon | 49,155 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2019 | April | Paris | France | Marathon | |||
| Grete Waitz-løpet | 48,461 | 5 | 3.1 | 1996 | May | Oslo | Norway | ||||
| Ottawa Race Weekend | 47,387 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2014 | May | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K, 2K, Kids Run | ||
| Bogota Half Marathon | 44,186 | 21 | 13.1 | 2010 | August | Bogota | Cundinamarca | Colombia | Half-Marathon, 10 km | ||
| Berlin Marathon | 44,000 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2018 | September | Berlin | Germany | Marathon | |||
| Lidingöloppet | 43,230 | 30 | 18.6 | 2011 | September | Lidingö | Stockholm | Sweden | Cross country, 30 km | ||
| Monument Avenue 10K | 43,214 | 10 | 6.2 | 2011 | April | Richmond | Virginia | United States | |||
| Vienna City Marathon | 42,657 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2015 | April | Vienna | Austria | Marathon | |||
| Bridge to Brisbane | 42,546 | 10 | 6.2 | 2011 | September | Brisbane | Australia | 10 km, 5 km | |||
| San Silvestre Vallecana | 42,500 | 10 | 6.2 | 2018 | December | Madrid | Spain | ||||
| BUPA Great Manchester Run | 41,300 | 10 | 6.2 | 2014 | May | Manchester | England | United Kingdom | |||
| Women's Mini Marathon (10k) | 41,006 | 10 | 6.2 | 2014 | June | Dublin | Ireland | ||||
| Deejay Ten | 40,000 | 10 | 6.2 | 2018 | October | Milano | Italy | 10 km, 5 km | |||
| Mumbai Marathon | 40,000 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2013 | January | Mumbai | Maharashtra | India | Marathon, Half-Marathon, Dream Run(6 km), Senior Citizens Race (4.3 km), Champions with Disability category (2.4 km) | ||
| Jerusalem Marathon | 40,000 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2019 | March | Jerusalem | Israel | Marathon | |||
| Broad Street Run | 38,144 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2013 | May | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | |||
| Baloise Antwerp 10 miles | 37,500 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2023 | April | Antwerp | Belgium | ||||
| Chicago Marathon | 37,455 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2012 | October | Chicago | Illinois | United States | Marathon | ||
| 20 km of Brussels | 36,692 | 20 | 12.4 | 2023 | May | Brussels | Belgium | ||||
| Boston Marathon | 35,868 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 1996 | April | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | Marathon | ||
| Sydney Running Festival | 35,033 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2011 | September | Sydney | Australia | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 km, 3.5 km | |||
| Great Ethiopia Run | 35,000 | 10 | 6.2 | 2010 | November | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | ||||
| OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon | 35,000 | 21 | 13.1 | 2008 | May | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | Half-Marathon | ||
| Athens Classic Marathon | 35,000 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2014 | November | Athens | Attica | Greece | Marathon, 10k, 5k | ||
| Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle | 34,369 | 8 | 5.0 | 2012 | March | Chicago | Illinois | United States | |||
| HBF Run for a Reason | 33,744 | 21 | 13.1 | 2016 | May | Perth | Western Australia | Australia | 4 km, 12 km and 21 km | ||
| Cooper River Bridge Run | 33,000 | 10 | 6.2 | 2010 | March | Charleston | South Carolina | United States | |||
| Grand Prix von Bern | 32,116 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2014 | May | Berne | Switzerland | 10 miles, 4.7 km, 1.6 km | |||
| Philadelphia Marathon | 31,471 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2013 | November | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | United States | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 8K | ||
| Zevenheuvelenloop | 31,307 | 15 | 9.3 | 2014 | November | Nijmegen | The Netherlands | 15 km, 7 km | |||
| Amsterdam Marathon | 31,197 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2014 | October | Amsterdam | The Netherlands | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 8K | |||
| Tokyo International Marathon | 30,170 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2010 | February | Tokyo | Japan | Marathon | |||
| Saint Silvester Road Race | 30,000 | 15 | 9.3 | 2018 | December | São Paulo | Brazil | ||||
| City-Bay | 29,715 | 12 | 7.5 | 2011 | September | Adelaide | Australia | 12 km, 6 km | |||
| JPMorgan Corporate Challenge | 28,418 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2019 | May | Chicago | United States | ||||
| Los Angeles Marathon | 28,300 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2020 | March | Los Angeles | California | United States | Marathon | ||
| Pat's Run | 28,000 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 2020 | April | Tempe | Arizona | United States | |||
| Honolulu Marathon | 26,382 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2002 | December | Honolulu | Hawaii | United States | Marathon | ||
| CPC Loop Den Haag | 25,425 | 21 | 13.1 | 2015 | March | The Hague | The Netherlands | Half-Marathon, 10K, 5k | |||
| Gold Coast Marathon | 24,909 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2017 | July | Gold Coast | Australia | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, 5.7k, 4k, 2k | |||
| Great South Run | 24,000 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 2011 | October | Portsmouth | United Kingdom | ||||
| Marine Corps Marathon | 23,519 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2012 | October | Washington D.C. | United States | Marathon | |||
| La Parisienne | 23,510 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2012 | September | Paris | France | ||||
| Rotterdam Marathon | 23,403 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2015 | April | Rotterdam | The Netherlands | Marathon, 1/4 Marathon | |||
| Clean Thagadur Marathon -5K | 21,222 | 5 | 3.1 | 2019 | January | Dharmapuri | Tamilnadu | India | |||
| Seoul International Marathon | 21,067 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2005 | March | Seoul | South Korea | Marathon | |||
| Naha Marathon | 20,860 | 42.195 | 26.2 | 2009 | December | Naha | Okinawa | Japan | Marathon | ||
| New York City Half Marathon | 20,828 | 21 | 13.1 | 2014 | March | New York City | United States | Half Marathon | |||
| Cardiff Half Marathon | 20,309 | 21 | 13.1 | 2019 | October | Cardiff | Wales | United Kingdom | Half Marathon | ||
| Bix 7 | 20,117 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 1999 | June | Davenport | Iowa | United States | |||
| Comrades Marathon | 20,047 | 87.6 | 54.4 | 2000 | June | KwaZulu-Natal Province | South Africa |
Wings for Life World Run
Participation: 184,236
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2021
Month: May
Notes: 10 km, 5 km, 3 km
A Run for the Pasig River
Participation: 116,086
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2010
Month: October
Notes: 10 km, 5 km, 3 km
Bay to Breakers
Participation: 110,000
Distance (km): 12
Distance (miles): 7.5
Year: 1986
Month: May
Cursa El Corte Ingles
Royal Run
Participation: 93,620
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2023
Month: May
Notes: 10 km, 5 km, 1 mile
Broloppet / Broløbet
Participation: 92,266
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2000
Month: June
Notes: Half-Marathon
Vancouver Sun Run
Participation: 89,000
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2012
Month: April
City2Surf
Dam tot Damloop
Participation: 74,020
Distance (km): 16.1
Distance (miles): 10.0
Year: 2009
Month: September
Notes: 10 miles, 4 miles and kids runs
Hong Kong Marathon
Participation: 73,070
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2015
Month: January
Notes: Marathon, half-marathon, 10 km, 10 km wheelchair race, 3 km wheelchair race
Round the Bays
Participation: 70,000
Distance (km): 8.4
Distance (miles): 5.2
Year: 2013
Month: March
JPMorgan Corporate Challenge
Lilac Bloomsday Run
Participation: 61,298
Distance (km): 12
Distance (miles): 7.5
Year: 1996
Month: May
United We Run
Göteborgsvarvet
Participation: 59,417
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2011
Month: May
Notes: Half-Marathon
Peachtree Road Race
Participation: 58,000
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2008
Month: July
Panipat Pinkathon
Participation: 55,498
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2019
Month: March
Notes: 21 km, 10 km, 5 km or 3 km run/walk
Great North Run
Participation: 54,500
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2004
Month: September
Notes: Half-Marathon
Bolder Boulder
Participation: 54,040
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2008
Month: May
New York City Marathon
Participation: 53,121
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2018
Month: November
Notes: Marathon
City to Surf
Participation: 50,756
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2013
Month: August
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 12 km, 4 km and Regional Series (Karratha, Geraldton, Albany and Busselton)
London Marathon
Participation: 50,097
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2022
Month: October
Carrera Día Olímpico 5k Olympic Day Run 5K
Kabaka Birthday Run
Participation: 50,000
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2019
Month: April
Notes: 21 km, 10 km, 5 km
Holmenkollstafetten
Participation: 49,542
Distance (km): 18.7
Distance (miles): 11.6
Year: 2015
Month: May
Notes: Relay, 18,7 km
Paris Marathon
Participation: 49,155
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2019
Month: April
Notes: Marathon
Grete Waitz-løpet
Ottawa Race Weekend
Participation: 47,387
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2014
Month: May
Notes: Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K, 2K, Kids Run
Bogota Half Marathon
Participation: 44,186
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2010
Month: August
Notes: Half-Marathon, 10 km
Berlin Marathon
Participation: 44,000
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2018
Month: September
Notes: Marathon
Lidingöloppet
Participation: 43,230
Distance (km): 30
Distance (miles): 18.6
Year: 2011
Month: September
Notes: Cross country, 30 km
Monument Avenue 10K
Participation: 43,214
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2011
Month: April
Vienna City Marathon
Participation: 42,657
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2015
Month: April
Notes: Marathon
Bridge to Brisbane
Participation: 42,546
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2011
Month: September
Notes: 10 km, 5 km
San Silvestre Vallecana
BUPA Great Manchester Run
Participation: 41,300
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2014
Month: May
Women's Mini Marathon (10k)
Deejay Ten
Participation: 40,000
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2018
Month: October
Notes: 10 km, 5 km
Mumbai Marathon
Participation: 40,000
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2013
Month: January
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, Dream Run(6 km), Senior Citizens Race (4.3 km), Champions with Disability category (2.4 km)
Jerusalem Marathon
Participation: 40,000
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2019
Month: March
Notes: Marathon
Broad Street Run
Participation: 38,144
Distance (km): 16.1
Distance (miles): 10.0
Year: 2013
Month: May
Baloise Antwerp 10 miles
Chicago Marathon
Participation: 37,455
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2012
Month: October
Notes: Marathon
20 km of Brussels
Boston Marathon
Participation: 35,868
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 1996
Month: April
Notes: Marathon
Sydney Running Festival
Participation: 35,033
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2011
Month: September
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 km, 3.5 km
Great Ethiopia Run
Participation: 35,000
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2010
Month: November
OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon
Participation: 35,000
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2008
Month: May
Notes: Half-Marathon
Athens Classic Marathon
Participation: 35,000
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2014
Month: November
Notes: Marathon, 10k, 5k
Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle
Participation: 34,369
Distance (km): 8
Distance (miles): 5.0
Year: 2012
Month: March
HBF Run for a Reason
Participation: 33,744
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2016
Month: May
Notes: 4 km, 12 km and 21 km
Cooper River Bridge Run
Participation: 33,000
Distance (km): 10
Distance (miles): 6.2
Year: 2010
Month: March
Grand Prix von Bern
Participation: 32,116
Distance (km): 16.1
Distance (miles): 10.0
Year: 2014
Month: May
Notes: 10 miles, 4.7 km, 1.6 km
Philadelphia Marathon
Participation: 31,471
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2013
Month: November
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 8K
Zevenheuvelenloop
Participation: 31,307
Distance (km): 15
Distance (miles): 9.3
Year: 2014
Month: November
Notes: 15 km, 7 km
Amsterdam Marathon
Participation: 31,197
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2014
Month: October
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 8K
Tokyo International Marathon
Participation: 30,170
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2010
Month: February
Notes: Marathon
Saint Silvester Road Race
Participation: 30,000
Distance (km): 15
Distance (miles): 9.3
Year: 2018
Month: December
City-Bay
Participation: 29,715
Distance (km): 12
Distance (miles): 7.5
Year: 2011
Month: September
Notes: 12 km, 6 km
JPMorgan Corporate Challenge
Participation: 28,418
Distance (km): 5.6
Distance (miles): 3.5
Year: 2019
Month: May
Los Angeles Marathon
Participation: 28,300
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2020
Month: March
Notes: Marathon
Pat's Run
Participation: 28,000
Distance (km): 6.8
Distance (miles): 4.2
Year: 2020
Month: April
Honolulu Marathon
Participation: 26,382
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2002
Month: December
Notes: Marathon
CPC Loop Den Haag
Participation: 25,425
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2015
Month: March
Notes: Half-Marathon, 10K, 5k
Gold Coast Marathon
Participation: 24,909
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2017
Month: July
Notes: Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, 5.7k, 4k, 2k
Great South Run
Participation: 24,000
Distance (km): 16.1
Distance (miles): 10.0
Year: 2011
Month: October
Marine Corps Marathon
Participation: 23,519
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2012
Month: October
Notes: Marathon
La Parisienne
Rotterdam Marathon
Participation: 23,403
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2015
Month: April
Notes: Marathon, 1/4 Marathon
Clean Thagadur Marathon -5K
Participation: 21,222
Distance (km): 5
Distance (miles): 3.1
Year: 2019
Month: January
Seoul International Marathon
Participation: 21,067
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2005
Month: March
Notes: Marathon
Naha Marathon
Participation: 20,860
Distance (km): 42.195
Distance (miles): 26.2
Year: 2009
Month: December
Notes: Marathon
New York City Half Marathon
Participation: 20,828
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2014
Month: March
Notes: Half Marathon
Cardiff Half Marathon
Participation: 20,309
Distance (km): 21
Distance (miles): 13.1
Year: 2019
Month: October
Notes: Half Marathon
Bix 7
Participation: 20,117
Distance (km): 11.3
Distance (miles): 7.0
Year: 1999
Month: June
Comrades Marathon
Participation: 20,047
Distance (km): 87.6
Distance (miles): 54.4
Year: 2000
Month: June
