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Press Releases

• Kipchoge, Defar Win 25th Carlsbad 5000CARLSBAD, Calif. - World Record Holder Meseret Defar of Ethiopia became the first three-time women’s champion of the Carlsbad 5000, presented by Nuvasive,
• Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Carlsbad 5000 at Four Seasons Resort AviaraIn honor of reaching the 25-year milestone, The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Aviara is offering $50 off any spa treatment for all Carlsbad 5000 participants.
• Defending Champions Return to Carlsbad 5000Ethiopian great Meseret Defar will attempt to better her standing world record at the 25th Annual of the Carlsbad 5000, presented by Nuvasive. The race is renowned as the ‘World's Fastest 5K’ as the home of 16 world records and will celebrate its silver anniversary on Sunday, April 11, 2010.
• Carlsbad 5000 Celebrates 25th Year with NuVasiveSan Diego, CA - March 3, 2010 - Celebrating 25 years as the ‘Worlds Fastest 5k', the Carlsbad 5000 will feature NuVasive® as its new presenting sponsor on April 11, 2010.
• Carlsbad 5000 field has good showing in BostonAfter racing with the elite field at the Carlsbad 5000, Jarrod Shoemaker wins the B.A.A 5k before the Boston Marathon.
• Daba, Kiros win Sprint Finishes at Carlsbad 5000Bekana Daba won the Carlsbad 5000 on Sunday as Ethiopian men finished 1-2-3 in the 5k road race.
• 2009 Junior Carlsbad Off and RunningFamilies and spectators lined Carlsbad Village Drive in celebration of the event’s 20th year.
• Men's Champion Returns to Defend Carlsbad 5000The Carlsbad 5000 is home to 16 world records, 8 American records and 11 world wheelchair bests.
• Great American Road Racing On Sunday On Both CoastsThe top road racing action in the United States on Sunday will be split between the east and west coasts and at different distances.
• 2009 CARLSBAD 5000 ELITE START LISTSThe invitational event, featuring the world's fastest professional athletes, begins at 12:15pm.
• U.S. Olympians Set Sights on Carlsbad 5000The Carlsbad 5000 is home to the current world 5K road records: 13:00, Sammy Kipketer (KEN), 2000 & 2001, and 14:46, Meseret Defar (ETH), 2006. The invitational event, featuring the world's fastest professional athletes, begins at 12:15 pm.
• The World's Fastest 5K is Back!Since its inception, the Carlsbad 5000 welcomes runners of all abilities and as important, it also celebrates and encourages competition.
• Junior Carlsbad Celebrates 20 Year AnniversaryThe Junior Carlsbad, a run for kids twelve and under, emphasizes fun and fitness, not speed. Every child receives a finisher’s medal, goodie bag, a Sea Life Aquarium admission ticket and official race tee shirt.
• "World's Fastest 5k" Returns To Carlsbad April 5thCARLSBAD, CA (February 25, 2009) – The Carlsbad 5000, known as the World’s Fastest 5k with 16 world records, announced the inception of a special All Day 25K competition for the 2009 event.
• Terefe Zewdie, Vivian Cheruiyot Win Carlsbad 5000CARLSBAD, Calif., (April 6, 2008) - In a tight men’s race to the finish line, Ethiopia’s Terefe Marego Zewdie edged out England’s Mo Farah to win the Carlsbad 5000 today in a time of 13 minutes, 34 seconds.
• American Alan Webb Highlights 23rd Annual Carlsbad 5000 on April 6, 2008CARLSBAD, Calif., (March 27, 2008) -- After breaking Steve Scott’s quarter-century old American mile record last summer in Brasschaat, Belgium, 25-year-old Alan Webb will have an opportunity to take down San Diego native Marc Davis’ 1996 American road 5k record of 13:24, also set at the Carlsbad 5000.
• Where Were You When….?Every runner remembers their first long-distance race, like a marathon, and the feeling of victory and achievement when the finish line was finally just steps away. But do you remember where you were when you ran your fastest 5K?