20K run

The 20K run (20 kilometres, or approximately 12.4 miles) is a long distance foot race. It is a rarely held race that is not recognized as an Olympic event. The event held IAAF world championship status in 2006 only, when the existing IAAF World Half Marathon Championships briefly hosted the shorter distance.[1]

This article is about the road race. It is not to be confused with 20,000 metres, the race run on a track.
Athletics
20K run
World records
Men Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 56:01 (2006)
Women Florence Kiplagat (KEN) 1:01:54 (2015)

The world best for men is held by Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea who ran a time of 56:01 at the 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[2] The women's world best is held by Florence Kiplagat of Kenya who ran a time of 1:01:54 at the 2015 Barcelona Half Marathon in Barcelona, Spain.[3] IAAF records require the 20 km distance to be run on a course without a significant drop in elevation between the start and finish points and where the birds-eye distance between the start of finish points is less than ten kilometres. The Association of Road Racing Statisticians has an additional criteria in that it requires records to be set in competitions of the given distance, thus it does not recognise Kiplagat's run due to it being recorded en route to a longer distance. The ARRS-recognised world record is 1:03:21 by Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands, who also recorded her time at the 2006 World Championships.[4]

Road races
The 2012 women's podium from the 20 km of Lausanne

There are several annual road running competitions over the 20 km distance, mostly based in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan.[5]

Europe
Japan
  • Hakone Ekiden Yosenkai
  • Takashimadaira 20 km
United States
  • New Haven Road Race
  • John F Kennedy Memorial 20 km
  • Vestal XX
  • Penn Relays 20 km

The Kanaguri Hai Tamana Half Marathon, Dam to Dam Half Marathon and Ogden Newspapers Classic Half Marathon were all previously 20 km races for much of their history.[5]

All-time top 25

Men
  • Correct as of March 2020[6][7]
Men's world best holder (without en route performances) Zersenay Tadese
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Race Place Ref
1 55:00+ Geoffrey Kamworor  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [8]
2 55:18+ Abraham Kiptum  Kenya 28 October 2018 Valencia Half Marathon Valencia [9]
3 55:21+ Zersenay Tadese  Eritrea 21 March 2010 Lisbon Half Marathon Lisbon [10]
4 56:07+ Kibiwott Kandie  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [11]
5 56:09+ Benard Kipkorir Ngeno  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [12]
6 56:15+ Alexander Mutiso Munyao  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [13]
7 56:16+ Edwin Kiprop Kiptoo  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [14]
Berehanu Tsegu  Ethiopia 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [15]
9 56:27+ Mo Farah  Great Britain 2015
Amos Kurgat  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [16]
11 56:41 Robert Kipkorir Kipchumba  Ethiopia 2006
12 56:42 Sondre Nordstad Moen  Norway 2017
13 56:43+ Mule Wasihun  Ethiopia 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [17]
14 56:44+ Philemon Kiplimo  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [18]
15 56:46+ Alfrad Barkach  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [19]
16 56:48 Dathan Ritzenhein  United States 2009
17 56:49+ Vincent Kibor Raimoi  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [20]
18 56:52 Eshetu Wendimu  Ethiopia 2014
19 56:54+ Leonard Barsoton  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [21]
20 56:55+ Joseph Nganga  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [22]
21 56:57+ Gabriel Geay  Tanzania 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [23]
22 57:01 Mekubo Mogusu  Kenya 2007
57:01+ Maxwell Rotich  Uganda 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [24]
24 57:07+ Shadrack Koech  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [25]
Kinde Atanaw Ayalew  Ethiopia 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [26]

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 57:07:

Women
Women's world best holder Florence Kiplagat
Rank Time Athlete Nation Date Race Place Ref
1 1:01:11+ Ababel Yeshaneh  Ethiopia 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [29]
2 1:01:20+ a Brigid Kosgei  Kenya 8 September 2019 Great North Run Newcastle upon Tyne-South Shields [30]
3 1:01:25+ Joyciline Jepkosgei  Kenya 1 April 2017 Prague Half Marathon Prague
4 1:01:54 Florence Kiplagat  Kenya 2015
5 1:02:10+ Rosemary Wanjiru  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [31]
6 1:02:31+ Birhane Dibaba  Ethiopia 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [32]
7 1:02:34+ Evaline Chirchir  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [33]
8 1:02:42+ Joan Chelimo  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [34]
9 1:02:59+ Dorcas Jepchirchir Tuitoek  Kenya 15 September 2019 Copenhagen Half Marathon Copenhagen [35]
10 1:03:13+ Mx Hitomi Niiya  Japan 19 January 2020 Houston Half Marathon Houston [36]
11 1:03:14+ Yalemzerf Yelahun Densa  Ethiopia 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [37]
12 1:03:16+ Magdalena Shauri  Tanzania 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [38]
Vivian Jerono Kiplagat  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [39]
14 1:03:21 Lornah Kiplagat  Kenya 2006
15 1:03:23 Constantina Diță  Romania 2006
16 1:03:26+ Degitu Azimeraw  Ethiopia 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [40]
17 1:03:47 Rita Jeptoo  Kenya 2006
18 1:03:58 Kim Smith  New Zealand 2011
19 1:04:01 Esther Wanjiru  Kenya 2000
20 1:04:22+ Fancy Chemutai  Kenya 21 February 2020 Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah [41]
21 1:05:01 Rose Chelimo  Kenya 2014
22 1:05:03 Sarah Chepchirchir  Kenya 2013
23 1:05:08 Cynthia Jerotich Limo  Kenya 2001
24 1:05:11 Wang Xiuting  China 2013

Notes

Below is a list of other times equal or superior to 1:03:04:

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