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Worldwide Races Index

Enjoy our jam-packed international race listings for travel ideas in unforgettable surroundings, from once-in-a-lifetime destinations to European mini-breaks


Himalayan Kingdom Marathon

Forget helicopter rides over city sights, ocean cruises or road trips - we think the best way to see the world is on foot.

Whether you'd rather find yourself in a rolling vineyard in South Africa, viewing a Tyrolean mountain panorama in Austria or beneath New York's iconic Manhattan skyline, our line-up spans the world. Discover 10Ks, halfs, marathons and ultras in unforgettable surroundings, from once-in-a-lifetime destinations like Jamaica and Morocco to European races just a mini-break away.

Of course, if we've missed the race that makes your year, please do email us and tell us all about it. We'd love to hear about your running adventures overseas.

Don't forget to check out our ever-expanding Travel Collection in association with 2:09 Events too. As well as offering packages to large-scale marathons in some of the world's liveliest cities and awe-inspiring trail experiences in locations as far-flung as Uganda and Bhutan, you'll find an enticing programme of training weekends and full details of our week-long Algarve Training Camps.

Europe

January
Egmond Half-Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Vila de Santa Pola Half-Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview

February
Cinque Mulini (Italy) Race Website | RW Review
Apeldoorn Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website
Granollers Half-Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Seville Marathon (Spain) Race Website
Valencia Marathon (Spain) Race Website

March

Prague Half-Marathon (Czech Republic) Race Website | RW Preview
Paris Half-Marathon (France) Race Website
Berlin Half-Marathon (Germany) Race Website
Rome Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Fortis City-Pier-City Loop (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Runner's World Zandvoort Circuit Run (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Lisbon Half-Marathon (Portugal) Race Website | RW Review
Barcelona Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview

April

Vienna Marathon (Austria) Race Website
Nice Half-Marathon (France) Race Website
Paris Marathon (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Hamburg Marathon (Germany) Race Website | RW Preview
Stramilano Half and 15K (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Turin Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Enschede Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Rotterdam Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Cracovia Marathon (Poland) Race Website
Cursa Bombers 10K (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Madrid Half-Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Madrid Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview

May

Brussels 20K (Belgium) Race Website | RW Preview
Prague Marathon (Czech Republic) Race Website | RW Review
Copenhagen Marathon (Denmark) Race Website | RW Preview
100Km del Passatore (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Cortina Dobbiaco Run (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Ecomaratona dei Marsi (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
La Champenoise (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Berlin 25K (Germany) Race Website
Nordea Riga Marathon (Latvia) Race Website
Dam tot Damloop (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Marikenloop (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
mBank Lodz Marathon (Poland) Race Website
Madrid Women's 5K (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Gothenburg Half-Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Stockholm Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview

June

La Trans'Aq (France) Race Website
La Transbaie (France) Race Website
Midnight Sun Marathon (Norway) Race Website | RW Preview
Stockholm Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview

July

6000D La Plagne (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Les crêtes du Pays Basque (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Marvejols-Mende (France) Race Website | RW Preview
TransVulcania (Spain) Race Website
Ecco Östersund Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
St Olavsloppet (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Swiss Alpine Marathon (Switzerland) Race Website | RW Preview

August

North Face Ultra Trail du Tour du Mont-Blanc (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Reykjavik Marathon (Iceland) Race Website | RW Review
Helsinki Marathon (Finland) Race Website
Fjällmaran Mountain Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Midnattsloppet (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Tjejmilen (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview

September

In Flanders Marathon (Belgium) Race Website
StonMarathon (Croatia) Race Website
H C Andersen Marathon (Denmark) Race Website
Skovløberen Marathon (Denmark) Race Website
Tallinn 21K and 10K (Estonia) Race Website
Paris-Versailles (France) Race Website | RW Preview
La Ronde Cérétane (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Marathon du Medoc (France) Race Website | RW Review
Berlin Marathon (Germany) Race Website | RW Preview
Spartathlon (Greece) Race Website
Budapest Marathon (Hungary) Race Website | RW Review
International Lake Garda Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Mezza di Monza (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Route du Vin (Luxembourg) Race Website
Warsaw Marathon (Poland) Race Website
Vilnius Marathon (Slovakia) Race Website
Stockholm Half-Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Lidingöloppet (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview
Jungfrau Marathon (Switzerland) Race Website

October

Round the Wolfgangsee 27K (Austria) Race Website
Tour de Tirol (Austria) Race Website | RW Review
La Ronde des Foies Gras (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Les 20K de Paris (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Marseilles-Cassis (France) Race Website
Athens Marathon (Greece) Race Website | RW Preview
Romeo and Juliet Half-Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Salomon Chianti Ecomarathon (Italy) Race Website
Venice Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Amsterdam Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Eindhoven Marathon (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Ljubljana Marathon (Slovenia) Race Website
Palma Marathon (Spain) Race Website
Istanbul Eurasia Marathon (Turkey) Race Website

November

Cyprus Four-Day Challenge (Cyprus) Race Website
French Riviera Marathon (France) Race Website
Marathon du Cognac (France) Race Website | RW Preview
Florence Marathon (Italy) Race Website | RW Preview
Malta Marathon Challenge (Malta) Race Website
Monaco Marathon (Monaco) Race Website
Zevenheuvelenloop (Netherlands) Race Website | RW Preview
Behobia-San Sebastian (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview

December

Coast to Coast Marathon (Italy) Race Website
San Silvestre Vallecana (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Seville to Los Palacios Half-Marathon (Spain) Race Website | RW Preview
Winter Marathon (Sweden) Race Website | RW Preview

USA and Canada

January

The Lost Dutchman Marathon (Arizona) Race Website | RW Preview
Walt Disney World Marathon (Florida) Race Website | RW Preview | Forumite Account

February

Surf City USA Marathon (California) Race Website
Mardi Gras Marathon (Louisiana) Race Website
Austin Marathon (Texas) Race Website

March

The Little Rock Marathon (Arkansas) Race Website | RW Preview

April

Big Sur International Marathon (California) Race Website
Boston Marathon (Massachusetts) Race Website
Oklahoma City Marathon (Oklahoma) Race Website
Salt Lake City Marathon (Utah) Race Website | RW Preview
Yakima River Canyon Marathon (Washington) Race Website

May

Avenue of the Giants Marathon (California) Race Website | RW Preview
Los Angeles Marathon (California) Race Website
Rock 'N' Roll Marathon (California) Race Website | RW Preview
Flying Pig Marathon (Ohio) Race Website | RW Preview
National Capital Marathon (Ottawa) Race Website
CellCom Green Bay Marathon (Wisconsin) Race Website | RW Preview

June

Banff-Jasper Relay (Alberta) Race Website
Boogie Marathon (North Carolina) Race Website
God's Country Marathon (Pennslyvania) Race Website | RW Preview
Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon (Washington) Race Website
Hatfield & McCoy Reunion Marathon (West Virginia) Race Website | RW Preview

July

San Francisco Marathon (California) Race Website | RW Preview

August

Hood to Coast Relay (Oregon) Race Website

September

Boulder Backroads Marathon (Colorado) Race Website | RW Preview
Maui Marathon (Hawaii) Race Website | RW Preview
Montreal Oasis Marathon (Montreal) Race Website
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon Race Website

October

Lake Tahoe Marathon (California) Race Website | RW Preview
Bank Of America Chicago Marathon (Illinois) Race Website
Detroit Marathon (Michigan) Race Website
Marine Corps Marathon (Virginia) Race Website

November

North Central Trail Marathon (Maryland) Race Website
ING New York City Marathon Race Website | RW Review
Outer Banks Marathon (North Carolina) Race Website
Philadelphia Marathon (Pennsylvania) Race Website
Richmond Marathon (Virginia) Race Website | RW Preview

December

California International Marathon (California) Race Website | RW Preview
Honolulu Marathon (Hawaii) Race Website
Las Vegas Marathon (Nevada) Race Website | RW Preview
Dallas White Rock Marathon (Texas) Race Website | RW Preview

Rest of the World

January

Cuba Trail Marathon (Cuba) Race Website | RW Review
Marrakech International Marathon (Morocco) Race Website
Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon (United Arab Emirates) Race Website

February

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (Hong Kong) Race Website
Tokyo Marathon (Japan) Race Website

March

Old Mutual Om Die Dam 50K & Half-Marathon (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Sahara 100K (Tunisia) Race Website

April

Marathon de Sables (Morocco) Race Website
North Pole Marathon Race Website | RW Review | Forumite Account
Two Oceans Marathon (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Loskop Marathon 50K & Half-Marathon (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview

May

Great Wall of China Marathon and Half-Marathon (China) Race Website | RW Review
Joburg City Marathon & 10K (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Comrades Marathon 89K (South Africa) Race Website | RW Review

June

Rio de Janeiro City Marathon (Brazil) Race Website
Great Ethiopian Run 10K (Ethiopia) Race Website | RW Preview
Inca Trail Marathon (Peru) Race Website
Spar/Mercury Women's 10K (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Laguna Phuket International Marathon (Thailand) Race Website

July

Gold Coast Airport Marathon (Australia) Race Website
Safaricom Marathon (Kenya) Race Website
Knysna Forest Marathon & Half-Marathon (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview

August

City to Surf (Australia) Race Website
Les Fouleés de la Soie (China) Race Website
Himalayan Kingdom Marathon and Half-Marathon (India) Race Website | RW Review

September

Sydney Marathon (Australia) Race Website

October

Beijing Marathon (and Half, 10K and 5K) (China) Race Website
Le Grand Raid de la Réunion (Réunion) Race Website
Foot of Africa Marathon, Half-Marathon & 10K (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview

November

Himalayan 100-mile Stage Race (India) Race Website | RW Review
Everest Marathon (Nepal) Race Website
Soweto Marathon & 10K (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Winelands Marathon & Half-Marathon (South Africa) Race Website | RW Preview
Taroko Gorge Marathon (Taiwan) Race Website

December

Antarctic Ice Marathon Race Website
Barbados Marathon (Barbados) Race Website | RW Review
Angkor Wat International Half-Marathon (Cambodia) Race Website
Cayman Islands Marathon (Cayman Islands) Race Website
Reggae Marathon (and Half) (Jamaica) Race Website | RW Review
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (Singapore) Race Website


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