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The Vitality London 10,000 is an annual festival of running
The Vitality London 10,000 celebrates both mental and physical wellbeing. The 2025 edition of the event takes place on Sunday 28 September.
Inaugural event: 2008
Largest field: 19,563 in 2019
Founded in 2008, the inaugural Vitality London 10,000 event saw 6,103 participants cross the Finish Line.
This figure had almost doubled by 2014, when 12,133 runners completed the event, and in 2024 the event saw more than 15,100 participants cross the finish line.
| Year | Finishers | Men | Women | Non-binary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15134 | 7876 | 7239 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12207 | 6450 | 5729 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13600 | 7260 | 6340 | |
| 2019 | 19563 | 9711 | 9852 | |
| 2018 | 14499 | 7579 | 6920 | |
| 2017 | 12414 | 6344 | 6069 | |
| 2016 | 12264 | 6197 | 6067 | |
| 2015 | 11990 | 6145 | 5845 |
| YEAR | MEN | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Micah Kogo (KEN) | 28:08:00 |
| 2009 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 27:50:00 |
| 2010 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 27:44 CR |
| 2011 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 29:15:00 |
| 2012 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 29:21:00 |
| 2013 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 29:13:00 |
| 2014 | Andy Vernon (GBR) | 29:33:00 |
| 2015 | Andy Vernon (GBR) | 28:38:00 |
| 2016 | Andrew Butchart (GBR) | 28:28:00 |
| 2017 | Andrew Butchart (GBR) | 29:18:00 |
| 2018 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 29:44:00 |
| 2019 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 28:15:00 |
| 2022 | Ellis Cross (GBR) | 28:40:00 |
| 2023 | Jack Rowe (GBR) | 28:13:00 |
| 2024 | Jack Rowe (GBR) | 29:14:00 |
| YEAR | WOMEN | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Irina Mikitenko (GER) | 32:02:00 |
| 2009 | Kim Smith (NZL) | 31:38:00 |
| 2010 | Mary Keitany (KEN) | 31:06 |
| 2011 | Jo Pavey (GBR) | 32:22:00 |
| 2012 | Mara Yamauchi (GBR) | 32:53:00 |
| 2013 | Katrina Wootton (GBR) | 32:37:00 |
| 2014 | Gemma Steel (GBR) | 32:53:00 |
| 2015 | Jo Pavey (GBR) | 32:56:00 |
| 2016 | Lily Partridge (GBR) | 33:06:00 |
| 2017 | Jo Pavey (GBR) | 32:57:00 |
| 2018 | Steph Twell (GBR) | 32:34:00 |
| 2019 | Steph Twell (GBR) | 31:55:00 |
| 2022 | Eilish McColgan (GBR) | 30:23 CR |
| 2023 | Sonia Samuels (GBR) | 33:01:00 |
| 2024 | Eilish McColgan (GBR) | 31:36:00 |
| YEAR | ATHLETE | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | David Weir (GBR) | 21:06 |
| 2018 | David Weir (GBR) | 21:51 |
| 2019 | Daniel Sidbury (GBR) | 22:32 |
| 2022 | Daniel Sidbury (GBR) | 21:22 |
| 2023 | Richard Chiasarro (GBR) | 24:36:00 |
| 2024 | David Weir (GBR) | 22:13 |
| YEAR | WOMEN WHEELCHAIR | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Shelly Woods (GBR) | 27:47:00 |
| 2018 | Mel Nicholls (GBR) | 27:35:00 |
| 2019 | Shelly Woods (GBR) | 27:25:00 |
| 2022 | Samantha Kinghorn (GBR) | 24:45:00 |
| 2023 | Claudia Burrough (GBR) | 28:30:00 |
| 2024 | Martyna Snopek (POL) | 38:37:00 |
| Men’s record | 2010 | Mo Farah (GBR) | 27:44:00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s record | 2022 | Eilish McColgan (GBR) | 30:23:00 |
| Men’s wheelchair record | 2016 | David Weir (GBR) | 21:06 |
| Women’s wheelchair record | 2022 | Samantha Kinghorn (GBR) | 24:45:00 |
