Monument Avenue 10K


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. 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.
In 2006, Barbara and Jenna Bush ran the race under aliases. In 2007 the race had over 25,000 registered runners making it the fourth-largest 10k in America.

Winners and participants

= Course record
YearMen's winnerTimeWomen's winnerTimeParticipants
200029:2735:252,462
200129:5934:574,680
200229:3233:226,531
200328:3432:289,318
200428:0732:4614,163
200528:4332:4616,511
200628:3132:3320,119
200728:2932:2425,023
200828:3234:1931,158
200928:2132:3732,745
201028:2633:0637,365
201129:0233:1241,314
201228:3333:0740,638
201328:1832:2538,685
201429:2433:1836,365
2015Tyler McCandless29:38Kellyn Tyalor33:2126,485
2016Silas Frantz30:46Nicol Raynor34:0123,165
2017Ryan Hagen30:37Rachel Ward35:5521,695
2018Matthew McDonald30:10Bethany Sachtleben33:3721,304
2019Philo Germano29:34Bethany Sachtleben32:39

Race promotion and charity

Race promotions are officially run by the non-profit group Sports Backers, which promotes an active lifestyle in the area. Sports Backers have programs that support youth running, bike infrastructure and fitness opportunities for the underserved. It is sponsored by Kroger.
The Massey Cancer Center in Richmond, Virginia is one of the charitable partners of the 10K. The Massey Fundraising Challenge supports the world-class cancer research being done there. The other charity is the Sports Backers' Kids Run RVA program to provide support for youth running throughout the Richmond area. More than 12,000 kids are part of the program annually and a particular emphasis is placed on providing opportunities for underserved youth to participate.