Carlsbad 5000

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Carlsbad 5000
US Navy 040328-N-8977L-003 U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Cote, of Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron One Six Four (HMM-164), finishes the Carlsbad 5000 road race at about 25 minutes.jpg
A fun runner completing the race in 2004
DateApril
Location Carlsbad, California, United States
Event type Road
Distance 5K
Established1986(39 years ago) (1986)
Official site Carlsbad 5000

The Carlsbad 5000 is an annual five kilometer (3.1 mile) road running event that takes place each spring in the city of Carlsbad, California, along the north coast of San Diego County.

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Organization

The event is organized by Groundwork Endurance, a San Diego–based company which acquired the race in 2018 from World Triathlon Corporation. Headlining the Groundwork Endurance ownership team is US Olympian, Meb Keflezighi, the only runner in history to win the NYC Marathon, Boston Marathon, and an Olympic Marathon medal. [1]

Event overview

The event, which was first held in 1986, features seven 5k races, with participation in a specific race determined by each runners age and gender. The full day of running culminates with the men's and women's Skechers Performance Elite Invitationals, [2] both of which feature professional fields competing for a substantial cash purse. In addition to the 5k races, there is a dedicated event for kids-only, the Junior Carlsbad, [3] with distances ranging from a one mile fun run down to a diaper dash. The weekend also includes a free health and wellness expo, elite athlete Q&A, and post-race Pizza Port beer garden.

Course

The 5k race course begins on Grand Avenue in downtown Carlsbad before following a south-to-north loop on Carlsbad Boulevard along the Pacific coast. The southern turnaround is near Tamarack Avenue and the northern turnaround is located near the Army and Navy Academy. The course returns south before making a final turn onto Carlsbad Village Drive for a downhill finish in Carlsbad Village. [4] The course is sanctioned and certified by USA Track and Field, the governing body for the sport.

Winners

The course records of 12:59.5 minutes for men (set by Sammy Kipketer in 2000) and 14:46 minutes for women (set by Meseret Defar in 2006) are the fastest times ever recorded for the 5 km road distance. These are recognized as world bests by the Association of Road Racing Statisticians. [5] However, records for the road distance were not recognized by the IAAF until November 2017. In 2019, Kenyan Edward Cheserek won the men's elite invitational in a time of 13:29, which equalled the official IAAF record set earlier that same year. [6] Cheserek returned to Carlsbad 5000 for his second consecutive win with a time of 13:44, one second away from second-place Reid Buchanan. [7]

American Steve Scott not only helped design the course in 1986 but won the inaugural race en route to three straight victories. Other notable past winners include Eliud Kipchoge, Deena Kastor (Drossin), and Dejen Gebremeskel. [8]

Past winners

Amateurs running along Carlsbad Boulevard at the 2011 event. Carlsbad 5000 - 2011.jpg
Amateurs running along Carlsbad Boulevard at the 2011 event.
Ethiopian Meseret Defar is a four time winner and the current 5 km record holder. Meseret Defar Doha 2010.jpg
Ethiopian Meseret Defar is a four time winner and the current 5 km record holder.

Key:  Course record

EditionYearMen's winnerTime (m:s)Women's winnerTime (m:s)
1st1986Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)13:32Flag of the United States.svg  PattiSue Plumer  (USA)15:30.2
2nd1987Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)13:36Flag of New Zealand.svg  Lorraine Moller  (NZL)15:35
3rd1988Flag of the United States.svg  Steve Scott  (USA)13:30.2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liz McColgan  (GBR)15:29.7
4th1989Flag of Kenya.svg  Yobes Ondieki  (KEN)13:26Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lynn Williams  (CAN)15:20
5th1990Flag of the United States.svg  Doug Padilla  (USA)13:30Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Elly van Hulst  (NED)15:33
6th1991Flag of Ireland.svg  Frank O'Mara  (IRL)13:35Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Liz McColgan  (GBR)15:11
7th1992Flag of Kenya.svg  William Mutwol  (KEN)13:12Flag of the United States.svg  Vicki Huber  (USA)15:14
8th1993Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Philemon Hanneck  (ZIM)13:22Flag of the United States.svg  Shelly Steely  (USA)15:36
9th1994Flag of Kenya.svg  Josephat Machuka  (KEN)13:21Flag of South Africa.svg  Colleen de Reuck  (RSA)15:20
10th1995Flag of Kenya.svg  Ismael Kirui  (KEN)13:17Flag of Kenya.svg  Rose Cheruiyot  (KEN)15:05
11th1996Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)13:18Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Chalmers  (CAN)15:20
12th1997Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Koech  (KEN)13:15Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Barsosio  (KEN)15:18
13th1998Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Koech  (KEN)13:16Flag of Kenya.svg  Naomi Mugo  (KEN)15:25
14th1999Flag of Mexico.svg  Armando Quintanilla  (MEX)13:33Flag of the United States.svg  Libbie Hickman  (USA)15:47
15th2000Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Kipketer  (KEN)12:59.5Flag of the United States.svg  Deena Drossin  (USA)15:08
16th2001Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Kipketer  (KEN)12:59.6Flag of Kenya.svg  Sally Barsosio  (KEN)15:20
17th2002Flag of Kenya.svg  Sammy Kipketer  (KEN)13:17Flag of the United States.svg  Deena Drossin  (USA)14:53.8
18th2003Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Dejene Berhanu  (ETH)13:19Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Berhane Adere  (ETH)14:53.6
19th2004Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Dejene Berhanu  (ETH)13:23Flag of Kenya.svg  Isabella Ochichi  (KEN)14:53
20th2005Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Dejene Berhanu  (ETH)13:10Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)14:51
21st2006Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Abreham Cherkos  (ETH)13:15Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)14:46
22nd2007Flag of Kenya.svg  Simon Ndirangu Githuka  (KEN)13:28Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)15:01
23rd2008Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Maregu Zewdie Tarefe  (ETH)13:34Flag of Kenya.svg  Vivian Cheruiyot  (KEN)15:14
24th2009Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Bekana Daba  (ETH)13:19Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Aheza Kiros  (ETH)15:38
25th2010Flag of Kenya.svg  Eliud Kipchoge  (KEN)13:11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)15:04
26th2011Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)13:11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Aheza Kiros  (ETH)15:13
27th [9] 2012Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)13:11Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tirunesh Dibaba  (ETH)15:01
28th [10] 2013Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)13:21Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Gelete Burka  (ETH)15:26
29th [11] 2014Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)13:13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Julia Bleasdale  (GBR)15:06
30th [12] 2015Flag of Kenya.svg  Lawi Lalang  (KEN)13:32Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Genzebe Dibaba  (ETH)14:48
31st2016Flag of Uganda.svg  Joshua Cheptegei  (UGA)13:24Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Meseret Defar  (ETH)15:00
32nd [13] 2017Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Dejen Gebremeskel  (ETH)13:27Flag of Kenya.svg  Viola Lagat  (KEN)15:35
33rd [14] 2018Flag of Sweden.svg  Kalle Berglund  (SWE)14:15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Emelia Gorecka  (GBR)16:04
34th [6] 2019Flag of Kenya.svg  Edward Cheserek  (KEN)13:29Flag of Kenya.svg  Sharon Lokedi  (KEN)15:48
35th [7] [15] 2022Flag of Kenya.svg  Edward Cheserek  (KEN)13:44Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Biruktayit Degefa  (ETH)15:29
36th [16] 2023Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kurgat  (KEN)13:50Flag of Mexico.svg  Laura Galván  (MEX)15:05
37th [16] 2024Flag of Kenya.svg  Edwin Kurgat  (KEN)13:47Flag of Mexico.svg  Laura Galván  (MEX)15:19

See also

References

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  2. "Skechers Performance Elite Invitational". Carlsbad 5000. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
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  6. 1 2 Cheserek matches Wanders’ performance from Monaco to join Lokedi as champion, completing first Kenyan sweep at annual event since 2001, DyeStat , Erik Boal, April 7, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
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  9. Third win in a row for Gebremeskel, Burka makes Ethiopian double in Carlsbad. IAAF (2013-04-08). Retrieved on 2013-04-08.
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List of winners