03 JANSCORE
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge
Louisiana
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
Annual race guide
2026 running races
2026 running race calendar with source-backed race dates, mapped-route counts, elevation profiles, distance coverage and curated comparison links where available.
2026 coverage
2,236Dated race pages12Months covered991Mapped routes544Elevation profiles44%Map coverage
2026 races by month
January
21 dated 2026 race pages; 6 mapped routes and 2 elevation profiles.
February
25 dated 2026 race pages; 7 mapped routes and 1 elevation profiles.
March
84 dated 2026 race pages; 38 mapped routes and 16 elevation profiles.
April
132 dated 2026 race pages; 58 mapped routes and 37 elevation profiles.
May
182 dated 2026 race pages; 80 mapped routes and 54 elevation profiles.
June
218 dated 2026 race pages; 116 mapped routes and 73 elevation profiles.
July
195 dated 2026 race pages; 92 mapped routes and 57 elevation profiles.
August
159 dated 2026 race pages; 72 mapped routes and 48 elevation profiles.
September
366 dated 2026 race pages; 156 mapped routes and 77 elevation profiles.
October
523 dated 2026 race pages; 216 mapped routes and 117 elevation profiles.
November
227 dated 2026 race pages; 96 mapped routes and 43 elevation profiles.
December
104 dated 2026 race pages; 54 mapped routes and 19 elevation profiles.
Dated race pages
Featured 2026 races
03 JANSCORE
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge
Louisiana
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- Countryside
- Forest
- Lakeside
03 JANSCORE
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge
Louisiana
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Riverside
10 JANSCORE
Wolf River 5K (Memphis)
Tennessee
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Waterfront
17 JANSCORE
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona
Arizona
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Desert
- Parkland
17 JANSCORE
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona
Arizona
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Desert
- Parkland
- Riverside
17 JANSCORE
Rock 'n' Roll Arizona
Arizona
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Desert
- Parkland
- Riverside
18 JANMAP
Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon)
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 506 pts / downhilltodowntown.com
- Net Downhill
- City
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Ascent
- 42 m
- m/km
- 2.0 m/km
-2.3%GAP
18 JANMAP
Spurs Austin International Half (fka 3M Half Marathon)
Texas
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 506 pts / downhilltodowntown.com
- City
- Riverside
- Big City
- Competitive
- Ascent
- 42 m
- m/km
- 2.0 m/km
-2.3%GAP
25 JANMAP
Media Maratón Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas
Spain
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 314 pts / correfundacionpuertos.es
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- City
- Island
25 JANMAP
Media Maratón Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas
Spain
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 833 pts / correfundacionpuertos.es
- Pancake Flat
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- City
25 JANMAP
Media Maratón Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas
Spain
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 169 pts / correfundacionpuertos.es
- Waterfront
- Coastal
- City
- Island
29 JANSCORE
Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
Texas
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Riverside
- Parkland
- Coastal
29 JANSCORE
Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
Texas
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Lakeside
29 JANSCORE
Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
Texas
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Lakeside
29 JANSCORE
Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
Texas
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Lakeside
29 JANSCORE
Miracle Match Marathon (Waco)
Texas
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Waterfront
- Riverside
- Lakeside
31 JANMAP
Hot Springs Half Marathon
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 623 pts / www.northwoodstrails.org
- Hilly
- Mountain
- Forest
- Parkland
31 JANSCORE
The Frostbite Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Starkville)
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
31 JANSCORE
The Frostbite Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Starkville)
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Community
31 JANSCORE
The Frostbite Half Marathon, 10K & 5K (Starkville)
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Community
01 FEBMAP
Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - North Little Rock
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 473 pts / runsignup.com
- Flat
- Riverside
- Parkland
- City
01 FEBMAP
Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - North Little Rock
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 111 pts / runsignup.com
- City
- Coastal
- Riverside
- Waterfront
01 FEBMAP
Time Travel Half-Marathon (and 5k/10k) - North Little Rock
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 215 pts / runsignup.com
- City
- Coastal
- Riverside
- Waterfront
01 FEBSCORE
San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Countryside
01 FEBSCORE
San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Waterfront
01 FEBSCORE
San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Waterfront
07 FEBSCORE
Uwharrie Mountain Run
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
07 FEBSCORE
Uwharrie Mountain Run
North Carolina
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Forest
- Parkland
08 FEBMAP
Bergamo21
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 400 pts / followyourpassion.it
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Coastal
- Historic
08 FEBMAP
Bergamo21
Italy
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 532 pts / followyourpassion.it
- Flat
- City
- Historic
- Coastal
12 FEBSCORE
Armagh International Road Races
Northern Ireland
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
14 FEBSCORE
Sylamore Trail 50K & 25K Run
Arkansas
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Riverside
- Countryside
- Forest
15 FEBCOST
Village Bakery Wrexham Half Marathon
Wales
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Flat
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Road
£30Entry
21 FEBSCORE
Freezefest 5K (Cedar Rapids)
Iowa
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Parkland
- Forest
- Road
21 FEBSCORE
We Run This Beach Marathon (Gulf Shores)
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Desert
21 FEBSCORE
Run the Reagan Half Marathon (Snellville)
Georgia
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- City
- Parkland
- Lakeside
21 FEBSCORE
Run the Reagan Half Marathon (Snellville)
Georgia
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Road
21 FEBSCORE
Run the Reagan Half Marathon (Snellville)
Georgia
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Parkland
- Lakeside
- Road
21 FEBSCORE
We Run This Beach Marathon (Gulf Shores)
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Desert
- Lakeside
21 FEBSCORE
We Run This Beach Marathon (Gulf Shores)
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Desert
- Lakeside
21 FEBSCORE
We Run This Beach Marathon (Gulf Shores)
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Desert
- Lakeside
22 FEBMAP
Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon
South East
Event weekend
- Map
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 590 pts / www.twharriers.org.uk
- Hilly
- Countryside
- Historic
- Road
£29Entry
26 FEBMAP
Balaton Szupermaraton (Siófok)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,351 pts / www.balatonszupermaraton.hu
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 803 m
- m/km
- 19.0 m/km
3.2%GAP
26 FEBSCORE
Balaton Szupermaraton (Siófok)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
26 FEBSCORE
Balaton Szupermaraton (Siófok)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Lakeside
- Waterfront
- Countryside
01 MARCOST
North Lincolnshire Half Marathon & 10K (Scunthorpe)
East Midlands
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Parkland
- Countryside
- City
£38Entry
01 MARCOST
North Lincolnshire Half Marathon & 10K (Scunthorpe)
East Midlands
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Parkland
- Countryside
- City
£34Entry
01 MARCOST
XMiles Bolton Half Marathon & 10K
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Parkland
- City
- Historic
- Road
£39Entry
01 MARCOST
XMiles Bolton Half Marathon & 10K
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
- Road
£32Entry
01 MARSCORE
Hyannis Marathon
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
01 MARSCORE
Hyannis Marathon
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Countryside
01 MARSCORE
Hyannis Marathon
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Countryside
01 MARSCORE
Hyannis Marathon
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Countryside
07 MARSCORE
Vicksburg Run Thru History 10K Road Race
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Coastal
07 MARSCORE
Vicksburg Run Thru History 10K Road Race
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Character
- Parkland
- Countryside
- Coastal
- Waterfront
08 MARSCORE
The Snake Run (Tulsa)
Oklahoma
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Parkland
- Mountain
- Historic
14 MARSCORE
Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam St. Patrick's Day Half Marathon (Boulder City)
Nevada
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Lakeside
- Desert
- Historic
14 MARSCORE
Six Tunnels to Hoover Dam St. Patrick's Day Half Marathon (Boulder City)
Nevada
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Lakeside
- City
- Historic
14 MARSCORE
The Montgomery Half Marathon
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- City
- Historic
- Riverside
14 MARSCORE
Run for the Luck of It! (Missoula)
Montana
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Parkland
- Mixed
14 MARSCORE
Run for the Luck of It! (Missoula)
Montana
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Parkland
- City
- Mixed
14 MARSCORE
The Montgomery Half Marathon
Alabama
Event weekend
- Character
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
15 MARMAP
NN CPC Loop Den Haag
Netherlands
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 394 pts / nncpcloopdenhaag.nl
- Flat
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
15 MARMAP
Ras na hEireann USA 5K (Somerville)
Massachusetts
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 129 pts / www.theraceofireland.com
- Flat
- Waterfront
- City
- Mountain
15 MARMAP
NN CPC Loop Den Haag
Netherlands
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 239 pts / nncpcloopdenhaag.nl
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
15 MARMAP
NN CPC Loop Den Haag
Netherlands
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 188 pts / nncpcloopdenhaag.nl
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Historic
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,014 pts / umc.edu
- Rolling
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Ascent
- 407 m
- m/km
- 9.7 m/km
0.9%GAP
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 417 pts / umc.edu
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Desert
- Ascent
- 226 m
- m/km
- 10.7 m/km
1.1%GAP
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 260 pts / umc.edu
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Desert
- Ascent
- 117 m
- m/km
- 11.7 m/km
1.2%GAP
21 MARMAP
Run the Rainbow for Children's
Mississippi
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 96 pts / umc.edu
- City
- Waterfront
- Historic
- Desert
- Ascent
- 63 m
- m/km
- 12.5 m/km
1.2%GAP
21 MARMAP
Telekom Vivicittá (Budapest)
Hungary
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 429 pts / www.telekomvivicitta.hu
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Ascent
- 429 m
- m/km
- 20.4 m/km
3.7%GAP
2026 races by distance
2026 races by UK region
| UK region | Race pages | Distances | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 29 | 9 | 21 | 20 |
| South West | 28 | 6 | 17 | 12 |
| Wales | 28 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| London | 26 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 19 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| East Midlands | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Scotland | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| West Midlands | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| East Of England | 14 | 5 | 13 | 12 |
| North West | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| North East | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
2026 races by location
| Location | Race pages | Distances | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 65 | 10 | 34 | 28 |
| Germany | 49 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 48 | 8 | 36 | 0 |
| Kansas | 40 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| Idaho | 39 | 6 | 26 | 6 |
| North Carolina | 39 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| South Dakota | 39 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Nevada | 37 | 8 | 20 | 16 |
| Nebraska | 37 | 8 | 20 | 9 |
| Italy | 35 | 8 | 25 | 17 |
| Washington | 35 | 9 | 24 | 9 |
| Colorado | 35 | 7 | 17 | 7 |
| Wyoming | 35 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Michigan | 34 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| Norway | 33 | 9 | 24 | 22 |
| Spain | 33 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| Alaska | 33 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| Missouri | 33 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| California | 33 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Kentucky | 32 | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 32 | 6 | 16 | 11 |
| Massachusetts | 31 | 8 | 16 | 7 |
| Finland | 31 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| Connecticut | 31 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Hungary | 30 | 7 | 19 | 16 |
| New York | 30 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Louisiana | 30 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
| New Mexico | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Slovenia | 29 | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| Sweden | 29 | 10 | 19 | 16 |
| Greece | 29 | 8 | 16 | 13 |
| Maine | 29 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| Iowa | 29 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Texas | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 7 | 24 | 22 |
| Minnesota | 27 | 7 | 19 | 12 |
| Arizona | 27 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| Vermont | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Alabama | 26 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| Croatia | 26 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| North Dakota | 26 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| West Virginia | 26 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Austria | 25 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
| Indiana | 25 | 7 | 14 | 9 |
| Montana | 25 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 25 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| Maryland | 23 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Mississippi | 23 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| DC | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Ohio | 22 | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Poland | 22 | 6 | 11 | 9 |
| Georgia | 22 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Virginia | 22 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Arkansas | 21 | 4 | 14 | 6 |
| Portugal | 21 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Tennessee | 21 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| New Jersey | 21 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Oregon | 20 | 6 | 17 | 13 |
| Utah | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Czechia | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 19 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Belgium | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| Denmark | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| South Carolina | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Illinois | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Delaware | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| Ireland | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Florida | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Hawaii | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Belfast City Half Marathon vs Great North Run Half Marathon
Large UK and Ireland half marathon alternatives compared by atmosphere, entry evidence and route context.
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Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
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Flattest mapped routes compared by grade-share evidence.
2026 running race calendar questions
What 2026 running races are included?
This guide includes race pages whose latest source-backed race date falls in 2026. It does not claim every listed race recurs every year.
Which 2026 races have route maps?
991 2026 race pages currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured 2026 races ordered?
Featured races are ordered by race date first, then by available evidence such as route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data and race-character tags.