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Photo: WRRC Copenhagen 26 / facebook.com/wrrccopenhagen26 WRRC Copenhagen 26: At a Glance Dates: September 19–20, 2026 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Distances: Road mile, 5K, half marathon (six world titles across two days) Elite field: 496 athletes from 85 federations plus the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team Mass participation: Up to 65,000 runners racing the same courses … Read more
🚨 The HPP application window closes Friday 18 September at 5:00pm AEST Applications opened Monday 14 September. You have until Friday 18 September at 5:00pm AEST to submit. If you have a qualifying time on an AIMS-certified course completed since 1 July 2025, apply today. This window will not reopen. TCS Sydney Marathon 2027 HPP: … Read more
London’s running calendar is about to get a lot more crowded and honestly we are here for it. The Great Run Company (the team behind the legendary Great North Run) has officially teamed up with Merton Council to launch a brand new closed-road half marathon. It is called Run South London and it officially debuts … Read more
Quick Facts 🏁 Race Date: February 7, 2027 (Saturday) 📍 Start & Finish: Judges Field, Guwahati, Assam 📏 Categories: Full Marathon (42.195km) · Half Marathon (21.097km) · 10K Run · Joy Daur (5K) · Kaziranga Run (1.5K) 🏆 Total Prize Purse: ₹1.25 crore 👟 Expected Field: ~12,000 runners ✅ Course Certification: AIMS certified (Grade A … Read more
Mizuno has been playing it conservative in the max-cushion category for years. The Wave Sky series was good — sometimes very good — but it never quite went all-in the way HOKA did with the Bondi or Brooks did with the Glycerin. The Sky Prime changes that. This is Mizuno finally putting its hand up … Read more
The last of the SuperHalfs to hold the line on open entry has crossed it. Copenhagen Half Marathon announced this week that its 2027 race will be decided by random draw — making it the sixth and final race in the series to abandon first-come-first-served. The draw opens Wednesday, 16 September and runs until 30 … Read more
The headline from Thursday’s press conference is 78,000 — a record main race quota for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027. But the more significant announcement is a 5km race that does not require you to be a marathon runner at all. What the Record Numbers Actually Mean The 2027 edition, set for Sunday … Read more
When you are deep into a marathon block and pushing through a 20-mile long run, the last thing you want is a heavy piece of tech bouncing on your wrist. Watch makers usually pack their marathon-focused gear into bulky cases to accommodate bigger batteries and complex GPS antennas. Suunto is flipping that script with the … Read more
The Paris Marathon’s first-ever ballot has closed, and the numbers say everything about where this race now sits in the global marathon calendar. Nearly 166,000 runners applied for places in the 50th edition of the ASICS Marathon de Paris — set for Sunday, April 4, 2027. Lottery results started going out by email on Friday, … Read more
Image: IICC New Delhi Expo Name: VDHM 2026 Playscape Expo Dates: 15–17 October 2026 Venue: Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, Exhibition Hall 1C, Sector 25, Dwarka, Delhi 110077 Timings: Oct 15 — 10:30 AM to 7:00 PM · Oct 16 — 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Oct 17 — 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Metro: Yashobhoomi … Read more