The Azalea Trail Run is an annual road running

Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...

 event held in late March in Mobile, Alabama

Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...

 which is considered one of the United States'

United States

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 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

Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...

 shaded streets and has seen blistering records set by runners since its inception.

In 2001, Joseph Kimani of Kenya

Kenya

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 finished within two seconds of setting a new world record in the men's open division in 27:41. John Campbell

John Campbell

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 of New Zealand

New Zealand

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 established a world’s best time for a male masters athlete (over 50 years of age) in 1999 with his time of 31:02. In 1994, Martin Mondragon

Martín Mondragón

Martín Mondragón is a retired long-distance runner from Mexico, who won the 1988 edition of the Los Angeles Marathon. Virtually unknown before the race, the 34 year old set the course record and his personal record at 2:10:19 after a battle with Mark Plaatjes, which positioned the L.A...

 of Mexico

Mexico

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 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. The ATR is produced by the Port City Pacers, a local nonprofit organization with the mission of promoting health

Health

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 and fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

 through running

Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground...

 and walking

Walking

Walking is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step...

.

Past winners

Key:

Year	Men's winner	Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )	Women's winner	Time (m Minute A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. The minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour or 60 seconds. In the UTC time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds; see leap second. The minute is not an SI unit; however, it is accepted for use with SI units... :s Second The second is a unit of measurement of time, and is the International System of Units base unit of time. It may be measured using a clock.... )
1978		30:26		40:15
1979		30:39		37:31
1980		29:34	align=left	| 37:38
1981		29:01	align=left	| 32:32
1982	align=left	| 28:59		33:01
1983	align=left	| 28:37	align=left	| 33:18
1984		27:57	align=left	| 31:57
1985		28:30		32:14
1986		28:03		32:24
1987		28:19	align=left	| 32:10
1988		28:04	align=left	| 32:27
1989		28:17		32:15
1990		28:25	align=left	| 32:01
1991		29:03	align=left	| 32:05
1992		27:45	align=left	| 31:52
1993	align=left	| 28:06	align=left	| 32:07
1994	align=left	| 27:51	align=left	| 32:55
1995	align=left	| 27:41	align=left	| 32:07
1996		27:44		32:24
1997	align=left	| 27:54		31:29
1998	align=left	| 27:55	align=left	| 32:10
1999		28:01	align=left	| 32:36
2000	align=left	| 27:49		32:39
2001		27:26	align=left	| 32:42
2002		27:58	align=left	| 32:08
2003		27:36		32:12
2004		28:55		32:45
2005	align=left	| 28:37	align=left	| 32:28
2006		28:35		32:19
2007		28:01		32:02
2008		28:15		32:11
2009		28:14		32:49
2010		27:59		32:24

External links

• Official website
• Port City Pacers