Run the World — Marathons, Gear & Guide for Every Runner
In-depth race guides for marathons and running events across India and the world. Every guide covers registration, course details, travel tips, gear advice, and what to expect on race day — written by a runner and marathoner!
Quick Facts 📅 Race Date: Sunday, May 2, 2027 📍 Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 🏁 Start: Liberty Avenue near 10th St, Downtown Pittsburgh 🏁 Finish: Point State Park, Downtown Pittsburgh 📏 Distance: 26.2 miles — also Half Marathon, Relay, 5K, Champions Mile, Kids Mile ⏱ Start Time: 7:00 AM ET (marathon and half marathon) ⏳ … Read more
📅 Dates: 13–15 November 2026 📍 Location: Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong SAR 🏃 Distances: TL100 (104km) · TL50 (45km) · TL25 (27km) · TL15 (15km) ⛰️ Elevation gain: TL100: 4,500m+ · TL50: 2,500m+ · TL25: 1,100m+ · TL15: 500m+ ⏱️ Cutoff: TL100: 27 hours · TL25: 6 hours 🕢 TL100 start: Friday 13 … Read more
🏔️ Quick Facts 📅 Race date: Sunday, June 20, 2027 📍 Location: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada 📏 Distances: Half Marathon (21.1 km) and 10K 🏁 Start: Bow Avenue at Buffalo Street, Banff | Finish: Banff Central Park ⏰ Start time: 9:00 am MDT — wave starts, 60 seconds apart; chip-timed from start mat 🏔️ … Read more
Quick Facts 📅 Race Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026 📍 Location: Gyalwa Tsangyang Gyatso High Altitude Stadium, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh ⛰️ Altitude: ~3,050 m (10,000 ft) above sea level — consistent throughout the course 🏃 Distances: Full Marathon (42.195 km) · Half Marathon (21.0975 km) · 10 km · 5 km 🕔 Flag-off Times: Full … Read more
📅 Date: Sunday, 20 September 2026 🏅 Edition: 41st | Organised by Carreras y Maratones Ñandú 📍 Start / Finish: Av. Figueroa Alcorta y Dorrego, Palermo, Buenos Aires ⏱️ Start time: 07:00 (staggered corrals from 06:57) | Race cutoff: 13:00 (6 hours) 📏 Distance: 42.195 km | Full marathon only 🌍 Race status: World Athletics … Read more
🗓️ Race Date — Sunday, 4 July 2027 📍 Location — Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe 🏁 Start & Finish — Baobab Primary School, Victoria Falls 🏃 Distances — Full 42.195km | Half 21.0975km | Team Relay (10.5km × 2) | Specially-Abled 18km | Fun Run ~7.5km ⏱️ Cut-off Time — 6 hours (full marathon) 📋 Registration … Read more
⏰ Fee increase in under two weeks — September 4, 2026 is the cutoff. Current prices: Marathon $86 · Half Marathon $75 · 5K $45 · Kids Dash free. After September 4 these go up. Registration deadline is October 9; race-day pickup is available but at the higher rate. Register now at RunSignup to lock … Read more
📅 Race Date — Sunday 27 September 2026 ⏰ Marathon Start — 10:00 (coaches depart Inverness Ice Centre 07:30–07:50) 📍 Start — Moorland near Whitebridge / Fort Augustus, south Loch Ness 🏁 Finish — Bught Park, Inverness IV3 5SQ 📏 Distance — 42.2km / 26.2 miles 🗺️ Course Type — Point-to-point, road (B852), net downhill … Read more
🗓️ Date: Sunday, 11 October 2026 (Festival: 10–11 October) 📍 Start & Finish: Pázmány Péter Promenade, ELTE Lágymányosi Campus, District XI, Budapest 📏 Distance: 42.195 km 🕘 Start Time: 9:00 AM (wave start, 6 zones) ⏱️ Time Limit: 5 hours 30 minutes (net time from last wave) 🏃 Pace Groups: 3:30 / 3:45 / 4:00 … Read more
📅 Date: Sunday, 29 November 2026 📍 Start & Finish: Piazza del Duomo, Florence, Italy 📏 Distance: 42.195 km — full marathon ⏰ Gun time: 8:30 AM 👥 Field cap: 13,000 runners ⏱️ Time limit: 6 hours — intermediate cutoffs at km 21.097 (3h00) and km 30 (4h15) 🏷️ Edition: 42nd 💶 Entry fee: €69 … Read more