The Dole Great Race is a celebration of running that features six races, including two half-marathons. The incredibly scenic Chesebro Half-Marathon mostly trail race and the gorgeous Pacific Half-Marathon road race. Indeed, there's a race for everyone at the Great Race, where the schedule also includes the Deena Kastor 5K, Old Agoura 10K, Kids 1 Mile run and Camp Kinneret Family Fun Run.

Agoura Hills, which is about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles and less than 10 miles northwest of L.A.'s city limits, is called the Gateway to the Santa Monica Mountains. The great U.S. female runner Deena Kastor grew up in Agoura Hills (she was Deena Drossin then), graduated from Agoura High School and later became the most decorated female long-distance runner in American history, winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. She still holds the U.S. women's records in the marathon (2:19:36), the half-marathon (1:07:34) and at various other road distances.

Established in 1986, the Great Race has won many awards and accolades over the years:

Best Half-Marathon in Nation by Active.com
Voted #1 Running Event in L.A.
Selected a Top 10K in U.S. by Runner's World
Best Race Swag by Competitor Magazine
Best Post-Race Party by LA Sports & Fitness Magazine
Best Post-Race Party by Active.com
Best Post-Race Party by Runner's World

Great Race participants comment year after year about the gorgeous scenery, the serenity and the most Most Beautiful Courses in Southern California!

It's not just a race. It's so much fun, it's the Great Race!

The Credit Union Cherry Blossom is known as "The Runner's Rite of Spring" in the Nation's Capital. The staging area for the event is on the Washington Monument Grounds, and the course passes in sight of all of the major Washington, DC Memorials.

The event serves as a fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, a consortium of 170 premier children's hospitals across the United States. About one-third of the funds raised support Washington, DC's own Children's National Medical Center ("Children's Hospital"). The event also funds two $5,000 Road Runners Club of America "Roads Scholar" grants designed to support up-and-coming U.S. distance running talent.

We are the ones up at 5:30am, doing hill repeats in 30 degrees. We are the ones who finish our day off with an easy 5 miles. We are the ones out there running off stress, running with friends, running for a new self, and running to feel alive. We are RunBentonville, and we’re here to celebrate the sport you love – and sometimes hate. Run Bentonville allows you to come together and experience the community that is RunBentonville.

The Marathon, organized since 2002 is one of the most popular running events in Poland. It is also the event which brings the biggest number of international participants, who every year come to Krakow to compete. So far, the Cracovia Marathon has seen participants from 55 countries.

The Sports Infrastructure Management Board of Krakow is leading the project of the most prestigious award for the marathon runners – the Crown of Polish Marathons. In order to receive the title and the crown, a runner has to finish five marathons: Dabno Marathon, Cracovia Marathon, Wroclaw Marathon, Warsaw Marathon and Poznan Marathon within 24 months, starting from the date of the first completed run. The num­ber of people who were awarded the Crown of Polish Marathons medal is still increasing, and in December 2016 there were almost 7500 runners, who have completed this daunting challenge.

On the day before the main competition, many attractions and activities will await the participants and the fans, including runs and sporting activities for children.