CALENDAR
EVENTS IN OCTOBER 2026.
October carries the tail end of marathon season and the last real window for gravel and trail racing before winter — a genuinely packed month across nearly every discipline we cover. Here's the full curated list of what's actually happening in October 2026, sorted by date.
01 OCT 2026 · HYROX
HYROX Karlsruhe 2026
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY · 8 KM RUNNING + 8 FUNCTIONAL FITNESS STATIONS (OPEN/PRO/DOUBLES/RELAY)
03 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Run Galway Bay Marathon 2026
GALWAY, IRELAND · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
03 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon 2026
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA · 5KM · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
04 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Cardiff Half Marathon 2026
CARDIFF, UNITED KINGDOM · HALF MARATHON
04 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Poznań Marathon 2026
POZNAŃ, POLAND · MARATHON
04 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Kosice Peace Marathon 2026
KOŠICE, SLOVAKIA · 42.195 KM MARATHON · 21.1 KM HALF MARATHON · 20 KM HANDBIKE · RELAY
04 OCT 2026 · 70.3-DISTANCE
IRONMAN 70.3 Barcelona 2026
CALELLA, SPAIN · HALF DISTANCE (1.9KM / 90KM / 21.1KM)
04 OCT 2026 · IRON-DISTANCE
IRONMAN Barcelona 2026
CALELLA, SPAIN · FULL DISTANCE (3.8KM / 180KM / 42.2KM)
04 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Generali Köln Marathon 2026
COLOGNE, GERMANY · 42.2 KM · 21.1 KM HALF MARATHON · RELAY MARATHON
08 OCT 2026 · OCR
Spartan Sprint & 100M World Championship 2026
HVAR, CROATIA · 100M · SPRINT 5K
09 OCT 2026 · HYROX
HYROX Geneva 2026
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND · 8 KM RUNNING + 8 FUNCTIONAL FITNESS STATIONS (OPEN/PRO/DOUBLES/RELAY)
10 OCT 2026 · FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
TRYKA Grand Finale Lisbon 2026
LISBON, PORTUGAL · TRYKA (800) · TRYKA 500 · DOUBLES · RELAY (TEAM OF 4) · ADAPTIVE
10 OCT 2026 · HYROX
HYROX Gdansk 2026
GDANSK, POLAND · 8 KM RUNNING + 8 FUNCTIONAL FITNESS STATIONS (OPEN/PRO/DOUBLES/RELAY/ADAPTIVE)
10 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Bucharest Marathon 2026
BUCHAREST, ROMANIA · 2.5KM · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON · RELAY
10 OCT 2026 · IRON-DISTANCE
IRONMAN World Championship 2026
KAILUA-KONA, UNITED STATES · FULL DISTANCE (3.8KM / 180KM / 42.2KM)
10 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Lisbon Marathon 2026
LISBON, PORTUGAL · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
10 OCT 2026 · FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
Tough Mudder Manchester 2026
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM · 5K · 15K
10 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
SPAR Budapest Marathon 2026
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY · 10KM · 30K · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON · MARATHON RELAY
10 OCT 2026 · GRAVEL
UCI Gravel World Championships 2026
NANNUP, AUSTRALIA · ELITE & AGE-GROUP DISTANCES (COURSE TBD)
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Generali München Marathon 2026
MUNICH, GERMANY · 42.195 KM · HALF MARATHON · 10 KM RUN · RELAY MARATHON
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Chicago Marathon 2026
CHICAGO, UNITED STATES · MARATHON
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
ASML Marathon Eindhoven 2026
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS · 5KM · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Bruges Marathon 2026
BRUGES, BELGIUM · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Zagreb Marathon 2026
ZAGREB, CROATIA · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
11 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Generali Munich Marathon 2026
MUNICH, GERMANY · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
17 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2026
TORONTO, CANADA · 5KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
17 OCT 2026 · TRAIL RUNNING
EcoTrail Funchal Madeira 2026
FUNCHAL, PORTUGAL · 15KM · 30KM · 45KM · 60KM
18 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2026
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS · MARATHON · HALF MARATHON · 8KM
18 OCT 2026 · GRAVEL
Ochsenkopf Gravel 2026
BISCHOFSGRÜN, GERMANY · 30KM · 60KM · 90KM
24 OCT 2026 · TRAIL RUNNING
Mammutmarsch München 2026
MUNICH, GERMANY · 30KM · 50KM
24 OCT 2026 · TRAIL RUNNING
Polar Circle Marathon 2026
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
24 OCT 2026 · HYROX
HYROX Berlin 2026
BERLIN, GERMANY
24 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Snowdonia Marathon (Marathon Eryri) 2026
LLANBERIS, UNITED KINGDOM · MARATHON
25 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Lausanne Marathon 2026
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
25 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Mainova Frankfurt Marathon 2026
FRANKFURT, GERMANY · 42.195 KM · RELAY MARATHON (4-PERSON TEAM)
25 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Marine Corps Marathon 2026
ARLINGTON, UNITED STATES · MARATHON · 17.75K · 8K
25 OCT 2026 · RUNNING
Venice Marathon 2026
VENICE, ITALY · 10KM · HALF MARATHON · MARATHON
28 OCT 2026 · HYROX
Intersport HYROX Hamburg 2026
HAMBURG, GERMANY · 8 KM RUNNING + 8 FUNCTIONAL FITNESS STATIONS (OPEN/PRO/DOUBLES/DOUBLES MIXED/RELAY/ADAPTIVE)
31 OCT 2026 · TRAIL RUNNING
Ultra X Madeira 2026
MACHICO, PORTUGAL · 25KM · 50KM · 60KM · 110KM (MULTI-STAGE OR SINGLE-STAGE)
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