# 2009 IAAF Road Race Label Events

The 2009 IAAF Road Race Label Events were the second edition of the global series of road running competitions given Label status by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). All five World Marathon Majors had Gold Label status. The series included a total of 49 road races, 19 Gold and 30 Silver. In terms of distance, 34 races were marathons, 8 were half marathons, 5 were 10K runs, and 2 were held over other distances.

## Races

* World Marathon Majors
| Date | Label | Distance | Competition | Venue | Country | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 3 January 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen | China | Samuel Muturi Mugo (KEN) | Chen Rong (CHN) |
| 18 January 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | India | Kenneth Mburu Mungara (KEN) | Kebebush Haile (ETH) |
| 25 January 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Osaka Intl Ladies Marathon | Osaka | Japan | — | Yōko Shibui (JPN) |
| 1 February 2009 | Silver | Marathon | 58th Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon | Kitakyushu | Japan | Adil Annani (MAR) | — |
| 20 February 2009 | Silver | Half marathon | RAK Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | Patrick Makau Musyoki (KEN) | Dire Tune (ETH) |
| 1 March 2009 | Gold | 10K run | World's Best 10k Race | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Sammy Kitwara (KEN) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
| 1 March 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon | Osaka | Japan | Paul Tergat (KEN) | — |
| 8 March 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Nagoya Intl Women's Marathon | Nagoya | Japan | — | Yoshiko Fujinaga (JPN) |
| 15 March 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul | South Korea | Moses Kimeli Arusei (KEN) | Robe Guta (ETH) |
| 22 March 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Maratona di Rome | Rome | Italy | Benjamin Kiptoo (KEN) | Firehiwot Dado (ETH) |
| 22 March 2009 | Gold | Half marathon | EDP Half Marathon of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | Martin Lel (KEN) | Kara Goucher (USA) |
| 22 March 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo | Japan | Salim Kipsang (KEN) | Mizuho Nasukawa (JPN) |
| 28 March 2009 | Silver | Half marathon | Hervis Prague Half Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | Nicholas Kipruto Koech (KEN) | Rose Kosgei (KEN) |
| 5 April 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Fortis Rotterdam Marathon | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Duncan Kibet (KEN) | Nailiya Yulamanova (RUS) |
| 5 April 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Marathon International de Paris | Paris | France | Vincent Kipruto (KEN) | Atsede Baysa (ETH) |
| 19 April 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Vienna City Marathon | Vienna | Austria | Gilbert Kirwa (KEN) | Andrea Mayr (AUT) |
| 19 April 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon | Nagano | Japan | Isaac Wanjohi Macharia (KEN) | Irina Timofeyeva (RUS) |
| 19 April 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Turin Marathon | Turin | Italy | Benson Barus (KEN) | Agnes Kiprop (KEN) |
| 20 April 2009 | Gold | Marathon | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | Boston | United States | Deriba Merga (ETH) | Salina Kosgei (KEN) |
| 26 April 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Marathon Hamburg | Hamburg | Germany | Solomon Tsige (ETH) | Alessandra Aguilar (ESP) |
| 26 April 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Madrid Marathon | Madrid | Spain | Khalid Kamal Yaseen (BHR) | Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz (TUR) |
| 26 April 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Flora London Marathon | London | United Kingdom | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) | Irina Mikitenko (GER) |
| 10 May 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Volkswagen Prague Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | Patrick Ivuti (KEN) | Olga Glok (RUS) |
| 17 May 2009 | Gold | 10K run | Bupa Great Manchester Run | Manchester | United Kingdom | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
| 23 May 2009 | Silver | 10K run | Nordion 10K | Ottawa | Canada | Deriba Merga (ETH) | Teyba Erkesso (ETH) |
| 24 May 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | Canada | David Emmanuel Cheruiyot (KEN) | Asmae Leghzaoui (MAR) |
| 30 May 2009 | Silver | 5K run | Freihofer's Run for Women | Albany | United States | — | Teyba Erkesso (ETH) |
| 2 August 2009 | Gold | Half marathon | Bogota International Half Marathon | Bogotá | Colombia | Isaac Macharia Wanjohi (KEN) | Lydia Cheromei (KEN) |
| 12 September 2009 | Silver | 10K run | Metro Men's Race 10km | Prague | Czech Republic | Dickson Marwa Mkami (KEN) | — |
| 20 September 2009 | Gold | Marathon | real,- Berlin-Marathon | Berlin | Germany | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) | Atsede Habtamu (ETH) |
| 20 September 2009 | Gold | Half marathon | Bupa Great North Run | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Martin Lel (KEN) | Jéssica Augusto (POR) |
| 27 September 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | Canada | Kenneth Mburu Mungara (KEN) | Amane Gobena (ETH) |
| 4 October 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Köln Marathon präsentiert von der Sparkasse KölnBonn | Cologne | Germany | Evans Kipkosgei Ruto (KEN) | Sabrina Mockenhaupt (GER) |
| 4 October 2009 | Gold | Half marathon | Half Marathon Vodafone | Lisbon | Portugal | Silas Sang (KEN) | Helena Kirop (KEN) |
| 11 October 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Chicago | United States | Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) | Irina Mikitenko (GER) |
| 18 October 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Gilbert Yegon (KEN) | Eyerusalem Kuma (ETH) |
| 18 October 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Beijing International Marathon | Beijing | China | Samuel Muturi Mugo (KEN) | Bai Xue (CHN) |
| 18 October 2009 | Silver | Marathon | 31st Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon | Istanbul | Turkey | Kasime Adilo (ETH) | Bizunesh Urgesa (ETH) |
| 25 October 2009 | Silver | Half marathon | Classique Internationale Marseille-Cassis | Marseille | France | Dieudonné Disi (RWA) | Meseret Mengistu (ETH) |
| 25 October 2009 | Gold | Marathon | Commerzbank Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt | Germany | Gilbert Kirwa (KEN) | Agnes Kiprop (KEN) |
| 25 October 2009 | Gold | 10 miles | Bupa Great South Run | Portsmouth | United Kingdom | Mo Farah (GBR) | Inês Monteiro (POR) |
| 25 October 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Venice Marathon | Venice | Italy | John Kipkorir Komen (KEN) | Anne Kosgei (KEN) |
| 1 November 2009 | Gold | Half marathon | Airtel Delhi Half Marathon | Delhi | India | Deriba Merga (ETH) | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN) |
| 1 November 2009 | Gold | Marathon | ING New York City Marathon | New York City | United States | Meb Keflezighi (USA) | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
| 1 November 2009 | Silver | Marathon | JoongAng Seoul Marathon | Seoul | South Korea | Francis Kibiwott Larabal (KEN) | Lee Sun-young (KOR) |
| 8 November 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Athens Classic Marathon | Athens | Greece | Josephat Kipkurui Ngetich (KEN) | Akemi Ozaki (JPN) |
| 6 December 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Fukuoka Intl Open Marathon Champs | Fukuoka | Japan | Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) | — |
| 6 December 2009 | Silver | Marathon | Singapore Marathon | Singapore | Singapore | Luke Kibet (KEN) | Albina Mayorova (RUS) |
| 31 December 2009 | Silver | 10K run | San Silvestre Vallecana | Madrid | Spain | Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |