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Race courses are usually held on the streets of major cities and towns but could be on any sealed road. Most road races are either 5 km (3.1 miles), 10 km (6.2 miles), half-marathon (21.097 km, 13.1 miles), or marathon (42.195 km, 26.2 miles), but non-standard distances are also acceptable. San Francisco's " Bay to Breakers " is 12 km (7.46 miles); " City to Surf" in Sydney, Australia is 13 km, and Honolulu's " Great Aloha Run " is 8.15 miles (13.12 km). Large road races are often community-wide events that highlight or raise money for an issue or project, most notably Susan G. Komen's Race for the Cure , which is held nationwide to raise breast cancer awareness. Any running event that covers a distance further than a marathon is called an ultramarathonUltramarathon is a term that defines any running (and occasionally otherwise) event that requires the runner run beyond the marathon length of 42. 219 miles). These distances are often multiples of 25 miles or kilometres, depending on the conventions of t. These can be measured in distance (for example, 100 kilometers) or by time (whoever has run the farthest after 24 hours).
Professional road racing's governing body is the IAAF. Competitors from around the world participate in what is dubbed the "elite" races for cash prizes. KenyansKenya (pronounced KEN-ya; the pronunciation KEEN-ya is archaic) is a country of eastern Africa, bordering Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and the Indian Ocean. Nairobi is its capital and largest city. Republic of Kenya ( In Detail) (Full size) and EthiopiansThe Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Ityop'iya Amharic ) is a country of northeastern Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation in the continent. Unique among African countries, the Ethiopian monarchy maintai are renowned for their skill and it is rare for a race's top finishers not to include competitors from these countries.
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