RUN X: THE WORLD TREADMILL CHAMPIONSHIP
RUN X is a 5K race run on treadmills in gyms all over the world, created by Technogym with World Athletics. We're an Official RUN X Center. A 5K here counts for qualifying when you run it on one of our ten qualifying days, and it's ranked overall and in your age group.
- OFFICIAL RUN X CENTER ·
- TEN QUALIFYING DAYS AT 360 ·
- 360 OPEN DAY 24 OCTOBER ·
- 5K ·
- SEVEN AGE GROUPS ·
- FREE TO ENTER ·
- WORLD FINALS MARCH 2027 ·
- OFFICIAL RUN X CENTER ·
- TEN QUALIFYING DAYS AT 360 ·
- 360 OPEN DAY 24 OCTOBER ·
- 5K ·
- SEVEN AGE GROUPS ·
- FREE TO ENTER ·
- WORLD FINALS MARCH 2027 ·
360 OPEN DAY: SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER
Come in any time from 9am to 7pm and run your first RUN X qualifying 5K free. It's the first of our ten qualifying days.
THE 2026-27 SEASON
Everyone starts in qualifying, with a 5K on a treadmill.
Qualifying opens
Technogym opens qualifying worldwide on Friday 23 October 2026, and it runs to 24 January 2027. At 360, a run counts only on one of our qualifying days. Your 5K goes on the global leaderboard, and you can come back on a later qualifying day to improve your time.
360 Open Day
Our first qualifying day. Your first qualifying run at 360 is free on Saturday 24 October, any time from 9am to 7pm.
The top quarter go through
The fastest 25% from qualifying race again at regional level, continent by continent, in January and February 2027.
The Technogym Village, Cesena
The finals are in Italy on 20 and 21 March 2027. There's a US$100,000 prize pool, split equally between men and women. The fastest man and woman overall get wild cards to the World Athletics Road Running Championships.
OUR QUALIFYING DAYS
Only a RUN X 5K at 360 on one of these days counts towards the qualifying leaderboard. You can practise on the treadmills any other day.
October 2026
- Next Saturday 24 October 2026
November 2026
- Next Saturday 14 November 2026
- Next Saturday 21 November 2026
- Next Saturday 28 November 2026
December 2026
- Next Saturday 5 December 2026
- Next Saturday 12 December 2026
- Next Saturday 19 December 2026
January 2027
- Next Saturday 9 January 2027
- Next Saturday 16 January 2027
- Next Saturday 23 January 2027
HOW TO ENTER
On one of our qualifying days, it's all done on the treadmill screen and the Technogym App.
Open the RUN X tile on the treadmill screen.
Scan the QR code with the Technogym App and fill in your profile. Registration is free.
Choose a starting pace and the treadmill sets the speed.
Finish, and see where you rank worldwide and in your age group.
RUN X questions
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Yes, if you run it on one of our ten qualifying days between 24 October and 23 January. We're an Official RUN X Center, so a RUN X 5K on our treadmills on those days goes on the qualifying leaderboard. See the dates.
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No. Anyone 18 or over can enter, and you're ranked against people your own age as well as overall.
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Registration is free, and your first qualifying run here is free on our Open Day, Saturday 24 October. On our other qualifying days you need a membership or a day pass to use the treadmills. See the memberships and day passes.
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Yes. RUN X has an Open Leaderboard that runs all year, so you can train on our treadmills any day and see where you would rank. Only a run on one of our qualifying days counts towards qualifying.
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Your age on 31 December of the competition year decides it.
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On the official RUN X site, runx.org.
START TRAINING FOR IT NOW
You can practise on the Open Leaderboard any day. Only a run on one of our qualifying days counts towards qualifying.