BOLDERBoulder now the 4th largest race in the country, Running USA report shows

Te BOLDERBoulder climbed two spots from its position in 2023.

BOLDERBoulder now the 4th largest race in the country, Running USA report shows

The BOLDERBoulder is now the fourth largest running event in the country, according to Running USA.

The premier trade organization for the road race industry recently released its list of the 100 largest road races in the United States for 2024, with the BOLDERBoulder climbing two spots from its position in 2023.

“In 2024, 41,491 finishers crossed the finish line inside Folsom Field on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, marking an 18.3% increase from 2023 and surpassing the number of finishers in 2019, the last year before the COVID pandemic,” a news release from Running USA states. “This 18.3% growth was the largest among the top ten races.”

The BOLDERBoulder ranked behind the TCS New York City Marathon (56,859 participants), the Bank of America Chicago Marathon (52,072 participants), and the AJC Peachtree Road Race (43,345 participants), according to Running USA.

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