[12][13] German-speaking European countries also held national championship races, including Austria,[14] Switzerland,[15] and Germany (both East, West and Unified).
The annual Around Cape Ann 25K in Gloucester, Massachusetts was established in 1933 as a 15-mile race (24.1 km) and has been held at the 25K distance from at least 1976.
The BIG 25 Berlin, founded in 1980, is among the most significant privately-organised races over the distance, with the current men's world record being set at this competition in 2012.
[28] Elsewhere in Europe, in Helsinki, Finland the Kaisaniemen Juoksu 25K run was established in 1929 and was converted to a standard half marathon in 2012.
[29] The Brněnská 25 in the Czech Republic has been running since 1967,[30] and the country's Beh Kolem Hluboke race has been held on over 75 occasions.
The race has been taking place since at least 2014,[37] but has gain higher status in the late 2010s as greater prize purses were given and faster times were run.