Azalea Trail Run

Azalea Trail Run

The Azalea Trail Run is an annual spring race held in Mobile, Alabama and is considered one of the United States' premier road races. Runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes from around the world and at all levels turn out for the event. The 10 kilometer race is known for its fast, flat course along Mobile’s oak shaded streets and has seen blistering records set by runners since its inception.cite web|title="Azalea Trail Run Celebrates 30th Anniversary"|work=MdiDrive.com|url=http://www.mdidrive.com/files/atr30.pdf|accessdate=2007-05-01]

In 2001, Joseph Kimani of Kenya finished within two seconds of setting a new world record in the men’s open division in 27:41. John Campbell of New Zealand established a world’s best time for a male grandmaster (over 50 years of age) in 1999 with his time of 31:02. In 1994, Martin Mondragon of Mexico set the current world record for men masters, at 28:56.

The two-day family, friendly event was founded in 1978 and includes a world class 10K race, a fun run, and a Health and Fitness Expo.cite web|title="Event Calendar"|work=CityOfMObile.org|url=http://www.cityofmobile.org/calendar_events.php?category=&day=&month=01&year=2007|accessdate=2007-04-30] The ATR is produced by the [http://pcpacers.org Port City Pacers] , a local nonprofit organization with the mission of promoting health and fitness through running and walking.

References

External links

* [http://www.pcpacers.org/atr/ Azalea Trail Run]
* [http://www.pcpacers.org/index.html Port City Pacers]
* [http://www.rrca.org/ Road Runners Club of America]


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