Abdoulie Bah
I'm good in running and i will like to participate in any marathon in Dubai
Sunday January 12th, 2025
Dubai, UAE
Distance: Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
In its relatively brief history (the race was first held in 2000), the Dubai Marathon has become one of the fastest, most respected and the most lucrative marathon in the world in terms of prize money.
Each year thousands of runners take to the roads in this beautiful city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for this extraordinary race starting next to the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai.
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Dubai Marathon, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 2:04:51 | GEMECHU, Bute | ETH | |
| 2nd Male | 2:05:14 | TSEGU, Berehanu | ETH | |
| 3rd Male | 2:05:28 | TAMRU, Shifera | ETH | |
| 4th Male | 2:06:52 | GIRMA, Desalegn | ETH | |
| Female | 2:18:27 | HIRPA, Bedatu | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 2:18:32 | DIDA, Dera | ETH | |
| 3rd Female | 2:20:47 | GIRMA, Tigist | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 2:21:12 | YIMER, Zeineba | ETH |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
The Course
The Marathon Route will start on the Umm Suqeim Road at the Madinat Jumeirah end turning left ontoAl Sufouh running past Dubai College Junction, past the entrance to Palm Island and U turning back at The One & Only Mirage Hotel entrance at Dubai Media City heading back along Al Sufouh onto the Jumeirah Beach Road running past the Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel.
The runners will head up the Jumeirah Beach Road running towards the Union Flag, running past it and U turning at the next junction then heading back along the Jumeirah Beach Road past the Union Flag again. The runners will run back along the Jumeirah Beach Road past the Grand Mosque, the Old Jumeirah Beach Park and head back towards the Burj Al Arab. After passing the Burj Al Arab the runners will turn left at the Madinat Jumeirah junction running on the left side of the road along the Umm Suqueim Road for approx 500 metres to the finish just before the Dubai Police Academy.
Jackson Day Race
Sunday January 12th, 2025
New Orleans, LA
Distance: 9k
Offical Race Web Site
Come join us, the race starts at Old Spanish Fort, Beauregard Avenue near the intersection of Robert E. Lee and Wisner Boulevard, on the bank of Bayou Saint John. Runners then head north to the historic French quarter, finishing in Jackson Square. Post-race activities will be at the Steamboat Natchez dock in the French Quarter, overlooking the Mississippi River.
This race is over 115 years old.
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Jackson Day Race, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: 9k
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 32:23 | Nate Veldt | 33 | College Station, TX |
| 2nd Male | 33:39 | Justin Fraser | 38 | New Orleans, LA |
| 3rd Male | 35:22 | Billy Donatuti | 28 | New Orleans, LA |
| 4th Male | 35:52 | Charles Wambolt | 60 | Long Beach, MS |
| Female | 37:02 | Alana Schreiber | 28 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2nd Female | 40:11 | Emily Pirch Lawrence | 42 | New Orleans, LA |
| 3rd Female | 44:45 | Emily Maw | 48 | New Orleans, LA |
| 4th Female | 45:16 | Michele Campisi | 53 | New Orleans, LA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 37:53 | Brandon Aydlett | 43 | |
| M 50-59 | 39:33 | Marcus Manuel | 50 | Prairieville, LA |
| M 60-69 | 41:18 | Freddie Miller | 64 | Madisonville, LA |
| M 70+ | 49:06 | Michael jore | 70 | Slidell, LA |
| F 40-49 | 45:39 | Beth Colon | 48 | New Orleans, LA |
| F 50-59 | 48:17 | Amanda Perron | 51 | Baton Rouge, LA |
| F 60-69 | 47:15 | Paige Tucker | 63 | Pascagoula, MS |
| F 70+ | 1:04:51 | Althea Labbe | 74 | New Orleans, LA |
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Hot Chocolate San Francisco
Sunday January 11th, 2026
San Francisco, California
Distance: 15K · 5K
Offical Race Web Site
The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k
RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy. Please note that although we’ll try our best to avoid it, the course and start time is subject to change.
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displays approximate race location · San Francisco CA 94122
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Len Smith
Have heard some sweet things about this event.
Have heard some sweet things about this event.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code for Jan 12, 2020: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Bonus Swag Code for Jan 12, 2020: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Kathy Matsumoto
Bonus Swag Code: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Bonus Swag Code: SFKATHY20 A large well-organized fun race that features chocolate fondue and hot chocolate at the post race party. Sweet treats at aid stations. All participants get a jacket. Both 5k and 15k are walk friendly. 15k finishers get a large medal. Good race for families, friends, weekend trip.
Hot Chocolate San Francisco, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: 15k
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 50:29 | Barrett Reese | WAYNESBORO, VA | |
| 2nd Male | 50:13 | Stuart Vailes | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| 3rd Male | 53:21 | Niall McDermott | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| Female | 54:08 | Dana Mirzadegan | San Francisco, CA | |
| 3rd Female | 58:07 | Lynnette Ledesma | HAYWARD, CA | |
| 4th Female | 58:17 | Allison Arnold | WALNUT CREEK, CA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| M 40-49 | 55:03 | Cesar Lira | Daly city, CA | |
| M 50-59 | 59:10 | Justin Wasielewski | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| M 60-69 | 59:31 | Michael Chasse | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | |
| M 70+ | 1:26:35 | Richard Mallett | TAHOE CITY, CA | |
| F 40-49 | 58:17 | Allison Arnold | WALNUT CREEK, CA | |
| F 50-59 | 1:15:04 | Catherine Huberty | DANVILLE, CA | |
| F 60-69 | 1:09:34 | Carrie Minucciani | MILLBRAE, CA | |
| F 70+ | 1:21:21 | Suzanne Koonce | MENLO PARK, CA |
All 15K finishers will receive an official Hot Chocolate San Francisco medal to commemorate their awesome achievement. Heads up: while this medal may give you chocolate cravings, it’s actually made from metal alloy. We recommend displaying this sturdy, high-quality medal on a wall for maximum bragging rights. Each medal features a chocolate bar lookalike wrapped in gold, hung by a shimmering Finisher ribbon. You’ll be handed your medal after crossing the finish line.
About the course.
- The Hot Chocolate 15k/5k San Francisco course highlights the city’s biggest attractions. We hold our races to the highest quality standards, from start to finish, course design and accuracy, emergency medical plans that exceed industry standards all in the name of your safety. Along those lines, all Hot Chocolate 15k/5k, RAM Racing events have a USATF-certified course with a distance that has been certified for accuracy.
Sunday January 11th, 2026
Valencia, Spain
Distance: Marathon · Half Marathon · 10K
Offical Race Web Site
Around the corner we have one more edition of the 10K Valencia Ibercaja, organized one more year by the C. 10K VALENCIA Athletics premiering the running season in Valencia.
It is a massive urban race with more than 3,000 registered annually of 10 kilometers, where the maximum duration of the test will be 1 hour 40 minutes (100 minutes). The Organization will enable 5 different departures, each separated by 4 minutes apart, the first one being adapted and blind athletes.
The 10K Valencia is one of those tests that no runner should miss.
Cheer up and start the year in the best way... Running!!!!
2024
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10k Valencia Trinidad Alfonso, Race Date: 2025-01-12, Distance: Half Marathon
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 59:17 | Addisu Gobena | ethi | |
| 2nd Male | 59:17 | Conner Mantz | usa | |
| 3rd Male | 59:18 | Gabriel Geay | tz | |
| 4th Male | 59:20 | Jemal Yimer | ethi | |
| Female | 1:06:05 | Senayet Getachew | ETH | |
| 2nd Female | 1:06:09 | Weini Kelati | USA | |
| 3rd Female | 1:06:48 | Buze Diriba Kejela | ETH | |
| 4th Female | 1:07:35 | Amanda Vestri | USA |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Departure and finish in the City of Arts and Sciences and a walk through the city center to complete a spectacular tour of the 10K Valencia.
USATF Cross Country Championships
Saturday January 11th, 2025
Richmond, VA
Distance: 10K · 8K · 6k
Offical Race Web Site
About USATF
Based in Indianapolis, USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track and field, long distance running, and race walking in the United States. USATF encompasses the world's oldest organized sports, the most-watched events of Olympic broadcasts, the number one high school and junior high school participatory sport, and more than 30 million adult runners in the United States.
The 2024 USATF Cross Country Championships will be contested on January 20, 2024, at Pole Green Park in Richmond, VA.
The course served as the host site for the 2008 USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships, the 2023 USATF Cross Country Championships, and has hosted 4 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.
The 2024 championships will consist of six separate races: Masters Women 6 km, Masters Men 8 km, U20 Women 6 km, U20 Men 8 km, Open Women 10 km, and Open Men 10 km.
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USATF Cross Country Championships, Race Date: 2025-01-11, Distance: 10k
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
| Male | 29:43 | Keter, Benard | 32 | usa |
| 2nd Male | 29:52 | Berriatua, Joseph | 29 | usa |
| 3rd Male | 29:59 | Camerieri, Anthony | 24 | usa |
| 4th Male | 30:13 | Wacker, Andrew | 36 | usa |
| Female | 34:22 | Ellwood, Carrie | 30 | usa |
| 2nd Female | 34:45 | Logue, Cailie | 26 | usa |
| 3rd Female | 35:13 | Camarena, Katie | 27 | usa |
| 4th Female | 35:16 | Nadel, Sam | 30 | usa |
| Division | Time | Name | Age | Home |
Course Description
Pole Green Park is located about four miles northeast of Interstate 295 which provides quick, easy access to the facility. Located behind Pole Green Elementary School the park is only ~10 miles from the Richmond International Airport.
This 232-acre park opened in the fall of 1998. Amenities at this park include multiple cross country course designs, softball fields, soccer fields/football fields, a skate park, tot-lots and playgrounds, a concession building with restrooms, running/walking trails, picnic shelter, community center, a horse ring with stable area, sand volleyball courts and horseshoe pits.
The upper course is very spectator-friendly, with European-style grass loops running along the perimeter of the upper fields within the west side (back area) of Pole Green Park. The terrain on the upper loops is primarily flat and provides for a fast surface where spikes are highly recommended. From the start line it is ~500M to the first turn on the course. The average width of the course is 12 meters/40 feet. The entire course is highly visible and extremely spectator friendly with handicap accessible parking within 30 meters of the start line. The upper course has 2K, 3K, 5K, 6K, 8K and 10K layouts.
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One of the most beautiful races that I participate in every year, hoping to participate and celebrate as a whole, but there are restrictions on travel due to the pandemic