| Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K | |
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| Location | Richmond, Virginia  |
| Distance | 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) |
| Established | March 2000 |
| Participants | 25,000 |
The Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10K, also known as the Monument Avenue 10K, is an annual 10-kilometer road running event, sanctioned by USA Track and Field. The race is run on historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. Begun in 2000, the race has grown to be the fourth-largest 10k in the country and the 22nd largest race of any distance in the world.[1] It has been named by USA Today as one of the ten great road races in the United States. The event has 30 bands, dozens of spirit groups and many costumed runners.[2]
In 2006, Barbara and Jenna Bush ran the race under aliases.[3] In 2007 the race had over 25,000 registered runners making it the fourth-largest 10k in America.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.richmond.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "10 great places for runners to hit the road". USA Today. 2009-05-14. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08.
- ^ http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137835109814&path=!sports&s=1045855934844 [dead link]