RUN X: THE WORLD TREADMILL CHAMPIONSHIP

A runner mid-stride on a Technogym treadmill

RUN X is a 5K race, run on treadmills in gyms all over the world. Three Sixty is an Official RUN X Center, so a 5K run here counts for qualifying and is ranked against everyone else's, overall and in your age group.

An Official RUN X Center
Created by Technogym with World Athletics
Free to enter, ranked worldwide and by age
  • OFFICIAL RUN X CENTER
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  • QUALIFYING OPENS 23 OCTOBER
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  • 5K
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  • SEVEN AGE GROUPS
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  • FREE TO ENTER
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  • WORLD FINALS MARCH 2027
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  • OFFICIAL RUN X CENTER
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  • QUALIFYING OPENS 23 OCTOBER
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  • 5K
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  • SEVEN AGE GROUPS
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  • FREE TO ENTER
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  • WORLD FINALS MARCH 2027
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THE 2026-27 SEASON

Everyone starts in qualifying, with a 5K on a treadmill.

Qualifying
23 Oct

Run your 5K

Qualifying runs from 23 October 2026 to 24 January 2027. Your 5K goes on the global leaderboard, and you can run it again to improve your time.

Regionals
Jan

The top quarter go through

The fastest 25% from qualifying race again at regional level, continent by continent, in January and February 2027.

World Finals
20 Mar

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.

HOW TO ENTER

It's all done on the treadmill screen and the Technogym App.

Pick a treadmill

Open the RUN X tile on the treadmill screen.

Scan the code

Scan the QR code with the Technogym App and fill in your profile. Registration is free.

Set your pace

Choose a starting pace and the treadmill sets the speed.

Run your 5K

Finish, and see where you rank worldwide and in your age group.

RUN X questions

Yes. We're an Official RUN X Center, so a RUN X 5K on our treadmills between 23 October and 24 January goes on the qualifying leaderboard.

No. Anyone 18 or over can enter, and you're ranked against people your own age as well as overall.

Registration is free. You need a membership to use the treadmills here. See the memberships.

Yes. RUN X has an Open Leaderboard that runs all year, so you can train on the same treadmills and see where you would rank.

Your age on 31 December of the competition year decides it.

On the official RUN X site, runx.org.

A runner on a treadmill

START TRAINING FOR IT NOW

You can practise on the Open Leaderboard now, before qualifying opens on 23 October.