Gate River Run

Gate River Run
Gate River Run logo
Datethe second Saturday of March
Locationdowntown Jacksonville, Florida
Event typeRoad race
Distance15 kilometer
Established1978
Course recordsMen: 42:22 (1995)
Todd Williams
Women: 47:03 (2014)
Shalane Flanagan
Official sitewww.gate-riverrun.com/

The Gate River Run (GRR), formerly known as the Jacksonville River Run, is an annual 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) road running event in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, that attracts both competitive and recreational runners. It has functioned as the US National Championship 15K since 1994, and in 2007 became the largest 15K race in the country. It "was voted [as] one of the top US Road Races for last 20 years by Runner's World Magazine."[1] Local news media describe it as "one of Jacksonville's premiere annual events."[2]

  1. ^ "Gate River Run" Archived December 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Active.com, Events
  2. ^ Kouvaris, Sam:"10,000 Participate; Keflezighi Wins Gate River Run" Archived January 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine News4Jax sports, March 11, 2006