Time and effort define classics and for 35 years the Vulcan Run has been Birmingham’s prestigious 10K road race. The Vulcan Run defines quality PR times, cool t-shirts, and an event to celebrate. The 10K course starts by Boutwell Auditorium and winds through the very flat part of downtown and heads out towards the rolling hills of Historical Birmingham. Runners head up to Highland Avenue as they overlook the golf course. The course winds past the stately homes of Highland Avenue, then a final turn onto 20th Street, racing downhill, beneath the majestic buildings of downtown to the finish line at Linn Park and the post race ceremony inside Boutwell Auditorium.