April’s events and festivals
Ain’t no foolin’ ‘bout these April events!
We’ve got a supersized serving of photos from this weekend’s Monument 10k. Where else can you hang out in the middle of one of the greatest streets in American and watch over 40,000 people run by?
The Monument 10k happens tomorrow! We have all the info that you need to be prepared: the race schedule, band listing, waves, and PARKING!
Last year we brought you The Monument Avenue 10k by the numbers. This year, we thought we’d show off the astounding numbers of the Monument 10k with a little chartsandgraphs. Enjoy!
The13th annual Monument Avenue 10k will take place later this weekend. While participants wrap-up their final week of training, Richmond BizSense spoke with Jon Lugbill, the Executive Director of Sports Backers, the organization in charge of putting on the 10k and other local sporting events, to get a better understand of the business side of local sports.
For the first time ever, there will be a stand-alone wheelchair division in the Monument 10k. Here’s how middle schooler Colin Eagan, one of the participants in the event, got involved.
If you’re a “last minute” kind of person, then get ready…with less than one week of registration left, the Monument 10k is over 90% full. Not only is the race the fourth-largest 10k in the country, but there are some great cash prizes available for locals to win.
She registered for this year’s Monument 10k and thought nothing more of it. However, she recently found out that she’ll be the only contestant competing for $2,500 in one of the 10k’s signature events.