2012 IAAF Road Race Label Events
# 2012 IAAF Road Race Label Events

The 2012 IAAF Road Race Label Events were the fifth 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 71 road races: 35 Gold, 21 Silver and 15 Bronze. In terms of distance, 44 races were marathons, 14 were half marathons, 10 were 10K runs, and 4 were held over other distances.

The 2012 New York City Marathon scheduled for 4 November was cancelled due to Hurricane Sandy.

## Races

* World Marathon Majors

| Date | Label | Distance | Competition | Venue | Country | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 January 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Xiamen International Marathon | Xiamen | China | []  | []  |
| 15 January 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon | Mumbai | India | []  | []  |
| 27 January 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | []  | []  |
| 29 January 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Osaka Women's Marathon | Osaka | Japan | []  | []  |
| 5 February 2012 | Silver | Half marathon | Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon | Marugame | Japan | []  | []  |
| 5 February 2012 | Silver | Marathon | 61st Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon | Ōita | Japan | []  | []  |
| 5 February 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon | Hong Kong | China | []  | []  |
| 17 February 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | RAK Half Marathon | Ras Al Khaimah | United Arab Emirates | []  | []  |
| 26 February 2012 | Gold | 10K run | World's Best 10k Race | San Juan | Puerto Rico | []  | []  |
| 26 February 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo | Japan | []  | []  |
| 26 February 2012 | Silver | Half marathon | Rome-Ostia Half Marathon | Rome | Italy | []  | []  |
| 4 March 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon | Ōtsu | Japan | []  | []  |
| 11 March 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Nagoya Women's Marathon | Nagoya | Japan | []  | []  |
| 18 March 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Maratona di Rome Acea | Rome | Italy | []  | []  |
| 18 March 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Seoul International Marathon | Seoul | South Korea | []  | []  |
| 25 March 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | EDP Half Marathon of Lisbon | Lisbon | Portugal | []  | []  |
| 31 March 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | Hervis Prague Half Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | []  | []  |
| 8 April 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Mangyongdae Prize Marathon | Pyongyang | North Korea | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Marathon de Paris | Paris | France | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Silver | 10K run | SPAR Great Ireland Run | Dublin | Ireland | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Silver | Marathon | ABN AMRO Marathon Rotterdam | Rotterdam | Netherlands | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Olympic Commemorative Marathon | Nagano | Japan | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Brighton Marathon | Brighton | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 15 April 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Vienna City Marathon | Vienna | Austria | []  | []  |
| 16 April 2012 | Gold | Marathon | B.A.A. Boston Marathon | Boston | United States | []  | []  |
| 22 April 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Virgin London Marathon | London | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 22 April 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Madrid Marathon | Madrid | Spain | []  | []  |
| 29 April 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Metro Group Marathon Düsseldorf | Düsseldorf | Germany | []  | []  |
| 29 April 2012 | Silver | Half marathon | Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon | Yangzhou | China | []  | []  |
| 6 May 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | TUI Marathon Hannover | Hannover | Germany | []  | []  |
| 13 May 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Volkswagen Prague Marathon | Prague | Czech Republic | []  | []  |
| 20 May 2012 | Gold | 10K run | BUPA Great Manchester Run | Manchester | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 20 May 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Nordea Riga Marathon | Riga | Latvia | []  | []  |
| 26 May 2012 | Silver | 10K run | Ottawa 10K Road Race | Ottawa | Canada | []  | []  |
| 27 May 2012 | Gold | 10K run | TCS World 10K Bangalore | Bangalore | India | []  | []  |
| 27 May 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Ottawa Marathon | Ottawa | Canada | []  | []  |
| 2 June 2012 | Silver | 5K run | Freihofer's Run for Women 5K | Albany | United States | []  | []  |
| 23 June 2012 | Bronze | 10K run | Corrida de Langueux - Côtes d'Armor | Langueux | France | []  | []  |
| 23 June 2012 | Bronze | 10K run | Vidovdan Road Race | Brčko | Bosnia and Herzegovina | []  | []  |
| 29 July 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | Bogota Intl. Half Marathon | Bogotá | Colombia | []  | []  |
| 12 August 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Siberian International Marathon | Omsk | Russia | []  | []  |
| 8 September 2012 | Silver | 10K run | Metro 10Km | Prague | Czech Republic | []  | []  |
| 9 September 2012 | Bronze | Half marathon | Semi-Marathon Intl Auray-Vannes | Auray-Vannes | France | []  | []  |
| 16 September 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | BUPA Great North Run | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 16 September 2012 | Gold | 10K run | Giro Podistico Internazionale di Castelbuono | Castelbuono | Italy | []  | []  |
| 30 September 2012 | Gold | Marathon | BMW Berlin Marathon | Berlin | Germany | []  | []  |
| 30 September 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | Rock "N" Roll Portugal Half Marathon | Lisbon | Portugal | []  | []  |
| 30 September 2012 | Gold | Half marathon | Airtel Delhi Half Marathon | Delhi | India | []  | []  |
| 7 October 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Bank of America Chicago Marathon | Chicago | United States | []  | []  |
| 14 October 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon | Toronto | Canada | []  | []  |
| 14 October 2012 | Bronze | 20K run | 20 Kilomètres de Paris | Paris | France | []  | []  |
| 14 October 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Marathon Eindhoven | Eindhoven | Netherlands | []  | []  |
| 21 October 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Gyeongju International Marathon | Gyeongju | South Korea | []  | []  |
| 21 October 2012 | Bronze | Half marathon | BUPA Great Birmingham Run | Birmingham | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 21 October 2012 | Silver | Marathon | TCS Amsterdam Marathon | Amsterdam | Netherlands | []  | []  |
| 28 October 2012 | Gold | 10 miles | BUPA Great South Run | Portsmouth | United Kingdom | []  | []  |
| 28 October 2012 | Silver | Half marathon | Marseille Cassis Classique Int.le | Marseille | France | []  | []  |
| 28 October 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Venice Marathon | Venice | Italy | []  | []  |
| 28 October 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Chosunilbo Chuncheon Intl. Marathon | Chuncheon | South Korea | []  | []  |
| 28 October 2012 | Gold | Marathon | BMW Frankfurt Marathon | Frankfurt | Germany | []  | []  |
| 4 November 2012 | Gold | Marathon | ING New York City Marathon | New York City | United States | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 4 November 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Joongang Seoul Marathon | Seoul | South Korea | []  | []  |
| 11 November 2012 | Gold | Marathon | 34th Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon | Istanbul | Turkey | []  | []  |
| 11 November 2012 | Bronze | Marathon | Blom Beirut Marathon | Beirut | Lebanon | []  | []  |
| 18 November 2012 | Bronze | Half marathon | Semi-Marathon de Boulogne-Billancourt | Boulogne-Billancourt | France | []  | []  |
| 18 November 2012 | Silver | Marathon | Yokohama Women's Marathon | Yokohama | Japan | []  | []  |
| 18 November 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Turin Marathon | Turin | Italy | []  | []  |
| 25 November 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Beijing Marathon | Beijing | China | []  | []  |
| 2 December 2012 | Gold | Marathon | 66th Fukuoka International Marathon | Fukuoka | Japan | []  | []  |
| 2 December 2012 | Gold | Marathon | Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon | Singapore | Singapore | []  | []  |
| 31 December 2012 | Silver | 10K run | San Silvestre Vallecana | Madrid | Spain | []  | []  |
