Largest Running Events
| Race Name | Location | Date | Distances | Participation* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kahit Isang Araw Lang Unity Run | SM Mall of Asia, Pasay, Philippines | 22 January 2012 | 10 km, 5 km, 3 km | 209,000 | |
| A Run for the Pasig River | Manila, Philippines | 10 October 2010 | 10 km, 5 km, 3 km | 116,086 | |
| Bay to Breakers | San Francisco, California, United States | 18 May 1986 | 12 km | 110,000 | |
| Cursa El Corte Ingles | Barcelona, Spain | 5 June 1994 | 11 km | 109,457 | |
| Broloppet/Broløbet | Malmö / Copenhagen, Sweden / Denmark, | 12 June 2000 | Half-Marathon | 92,266, 79,837 | |
| City2Surf | Sydney, Australia | 14 August 2011 | 14 km | 86,696, 68,930 | |
| JPMorgan Chase Corporate Challenge | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | 11 June 2008 | 5.63 km | 73,719, 65,000 | |
| Round the Bays | Auckland, New Zealand | 10 March 2013 | 8.4 km | 70,000 | |
| Lilac Bloomsday Run | Spokane, Washington, United States | 5 May 1996 | 12 km | 61,298 | |
| United We Run | Beirut, Lebanon | 10 April 2005 | 5 km, | 60,000, | |
| Vancouver Sun Run | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 15 April 2012 | 10 km | 60,000/44,167 | |
| Göteborgsvarvet | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21 May 2011 | Half-Marathon | 59,417 | |
| Peachtree Road Race | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 4 July 2008 | 10 km | 55,000, 54,954 | |
| Great North Run | Newcastle, England, United Kingdom | 26 September 2004/ 19 September 2010 | Half-Marathon | 54,500 | |
| Bolder Boulder | Boulder, Colorado, United States | 26 May 2008 | 10 km | 54,040 | |
| Isang Araw Lang: Takbo para sa Libreng Kolehiyo | SM Mall Of Asia, Philippines | 31 January 2010 | 21 km,10 km,5 km,3 km,1 km,300m | 50,000 | |
| New York City Marathon | New York City, United States | 7 November 2010 | Marathon | 45,103 | |
| Bogota Half Marathon | Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia | 1 August 2010 | Half-Marathon, 10 km | 44,186 | |
| Lidingöloppet | Lidingö, Stockholm, Sweden | 24 September 2011 | Cross country, 30 km | 43,230 | |
| Monument Avenue 10K | Richmond, Virginia, United States | 2 April 2011 | 10 km | 43,214 | |
| Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | 20 January 2013 | Marathon, Half-Marathon, Dream Run(6 km), Senior Citizens Race (4.3 km), Champions with Disability category (2.4 km) | 40,000 | |
| Broad Street Run | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 5 May 2013 | 10 miles | 38,144 | |
| Chicago Marathon | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 7 October 2012 | Marathon | 37,455 | |
| London Marathon | London, England, United Kingdom | 25 April 2010 | Marathon | 36,523 | |
| Boston Marathon | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 15 April 1996 | Marathon | 35,868 | |
| Berlin Marathon | Berlin, Germany | 28 September 2008 | Marathon | 35,786 | |
| Sydney Running Festival | Sydney, Australia | 18 September 2011 | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 9 km | 35,033 | |
| OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | 4 May 2008 | Half-Marathon | 35,000 | |
| Great Ethiopia Run | Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | November 2010 | 10k | 35,000 | |
| Bank of America Shamrock Shuffle | Chicago, Illinois, USA | March 25, 2012 | 8k | 34,369 | |
| City to Surf | Perth, Australia | 28 August 2011 | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 12 km | 34,306 | |
| Bridge to Brisbane | Brisbane, Australia | 11 September 2011 | 10 km, 5 km | 42,546, 34,146 | |
| Cooper River Bridge Run | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | 27 March 2010 | 10 km | 33,000 | |
| Paris Marathon | Paris, France | 11 April 2010 | Marathon | 30,815 | |
| Tokyo International Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 28 February 2010 | Marathon | 30,170 | |
| City-Bay | Adelaide, Australia | 18 September 2011 | 12 km, 6 km | 29,715 | |
| BUPA Great Manchester Run | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | 16 May 2010 | 10 km | 27,009 | |
| Honolulu Marathon | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | 8 December 2002 | Marathon | 26,382 | |
| Great South Run | Portsmouth, UK | 30 October 2011 | 10 miles | 24,000 | |
| Marine Corps Marathon | Washington D.C., United States | 28 October 2012 | Marathon | 23,519 | |
| La Parisienne | Paris, France | 9 September 2012 | 6.5 km | 23,510 | |
| Philadelphia Marathon | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 18 November 2012 | Marathon, Half-Marathon | 22,555 | |
| Gold Coast Marathon | Gold Coast, Australia | 2 July 2011 | Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10 km | 22,269 | |
| Los Angeles Marathon | Los Angeles, California, United States | 21 March 2010 | Marathon | 21,440 | |
| Seoul International Marathon | Seoul, South Korea | 13 March 2005 | Marathon | 21,067 | |
| Naha Marathon | Naha, Okinawa, Japan | 6 December 2009 | Marathon | 20,860 | |
| Comrades Marathon | KwaZulu-Natal Province, Republic of South Africa | 16 June 2000 | 87.6 km | 20,047 | |
| Caracas Rock 10K | Caracas, Venezuela | 2 October 2011 | 10 km | 18,000 |
* bold indicated number of race registrants, italics indicates number of race finishers
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