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Monument Avenue 10K
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 08:308:30 AM
- Distance
- 10.0 km6.2 mi
- 10K · 20 km
The course
The organiser calls the course flat and fast, a tree-lined street of historic homes, starting on Broad Street near Harrison Street and finishing on Franklin Street near Laurel Street.
- Flat and fast under the treesA flat, fast course from Broad Street to Franklin Street.
- Water at miles 2, 3, 4 and 5Four water stops, medical at miles 3 and 5.5.
- Waves from 8:30, seeded under 63 minutesA wave start from 8:30, seeded waves under 63 minutes.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGradientFlat and fast under the treesA flat, fast course from Broad Street to Franklin Street.
The 2027 race is the 28th running, on Saturday 17 April. There are more than 30 bands and DJs along the way, and a Spirit Contest.
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Whole courseConditionsWater at miles 2, 3, 4 and 5Four water stops, medical at miles 3 and 5.5.
Mobile medics also work the course. Strollers and baby carriers are not allowed on it.
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Whole courseTacticsWaves from 8:30, seeded under 63 minutesA wave start from 8:30, seeded waves under 63 minutes.
Non-seeded waves are open to a predicted finish over 63 minutes or to runners with no proof of time. The Atlantic Union Bank 10K Mini starts at 8:00 a.m. on Park Avenue.
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Race weekend
Thursday 15 April Expo
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15:003:00 PM–19:007:00 PM
Health and Fitness Expo and packet pick-up
Friday 16 April Expo
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11:0011:00 AM–19:007:00 PM
Health and Fitness Expo and packet pick-up
Saturday 17 April Race day
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07:007:00 AM–09:309:30 AM
Race day registration and bib pick-up Siegel Center lobby, across from the start on Broad Street. Race day bib pick-up costs 35 dollars if bought before 16 April. -
07:307:30 AM
Blessing of the Runners Cathedral of the Sacred Heart -
07:307:30 AM–13:001:00 PM
Bag check Monroe Park, near the finish line
Other races and side events (4)
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08:008:00 AM
Atlantic Union Bank 10K Mini start Park Avenue near Harrison Street -
08:308:30 AM
Monument Avenue 10K wave start Broad Street and Harrison Street -
09:009:00 AM–13:001:00 PM
Sheehy Post Race Festival -
10:0010:00 AM
Collegiate Running Association 10K awards for overall winners Stage in the Sheehy Post Race Festival
Times as published by the organiser, in Richmond time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Richmond time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
No gel needed at this pace
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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