Richmond马拉松11月14日举行：全程限额6200人、半程限额10000人，三项赛事同日开跑
美国弗吉尼亚州里士满市（Richmond）11月14日迎来一年一度的 Richmond 马拉松赛事日。主办方 Sports Backers 旗下三项赛事同日举行：Allianz Richmond 马拉松、CarMax Richmond 半程马拉松与 Capital One Richmond 8K，赛事中心位于市中心 1st Street 与 E. Broad Street 一带。
全程马拉松报名限额6,200人，赛道穿行里士满的历史街区；半程马拉松全长13.1英里，限额10,000人。8K 赛事全长约4.97英里，路线穿过市中心与弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）校园，主办方称各速度的跑者与步行者都可参加。
这项赛事有「全美最友好的马拉松」之称。主办方 Sports Backers 是里士满地区的非营利组织，致力于推广积极生活方式，赛事慈善受益方为该机构的青少年项目，包括 Kids On The Move 等青少年跑步与健身计划。
无法到场的跑者可在11月内以线上虚拟形式完成所选距离。主办方表示，三个距离都完成（现场一项加虚拟两项）的跑者可获得 Richmond Challenge 特别奖牌。
Richmond Marathon Held November 14: Full Marathon Capped at 6,200 and Half at 10,000 as Three Races Share One Race Day
Richmond, Virginia, hosts its annual marathon race day on November 14. Organizer Sports Backers stages three races on the same day: the Allianz Richmond Marathon, the CarMax Richmond Half Marathon and the Capital One Richmond 8k, centered downtown around 1st and E. Broad Streets.
Registration for the full marathon was capped at 6,200 runners on a course through Richmond's historic neighborhoods; the half marathon covers 13.1 miles with a cap of 10,000. The 8k runs about 4.97 miles through downtown and the Virginia Commonwealth University campus, and the organizer says it welcomes runners and walkers of all paces.
The event bills itself as America's Friendliest Marathon. Sports Backers, the Richmond region's nonprofit promoter of active living, directs the races' charitable giving to its youth programs, including Kids On The Move running and fitness clubs for children.
Runners who could not attend in person can complete their chosen distance virtually any time during November. Those who finish all three distances, one in person and two virtually, earn a special Richmond Challenge medal, the organizer says.
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图片来源：图：Richmond 马拉松往届赛事画面（2013年）
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