The concept of Abu Dhabi Run is to celebrate the city and the runners of Abu Dhabi.
By celebrating the city, we mean highlighting all the beautiful running routes of the city and inviting the runners to go and discover them.
By celebrating the runners, we mean featuring all the runners group of city, the runners or active players in the running community allowing people to reach out to them directly: Abu Dhabi Hash House harriers, Shabiah Runners, Reem Island Runners and more are joining as people get to know about Abu Dhabi Run
Our objective is to invite runners / walkers and fitness enthusiasts from all over the country to come discover the beauty of Abu Dhabi, connect with the runners of the city and have everyone running in different running routes of the city over a weekend.
They will join the runners’ groups who will be running specific distances in different places, run alone or with a small group of friends. We will be announcing where the groups will run on our social media.
This is not a competitive run it is a fun run, it is open to everyone, once you register you get a good quality runner t shirt (polyester, rice Knit) and once you run and post a beautiful picture of your run on www.AbuDhabi.Run you qualify for the medal.
We will be also featuring some hotel and transportation partners with great offers for people traveling from other cities.
Register for #AbuDhabiRun:
Abu Dhabi Run will be held over a weekend (date TBC) to make it easy for everyone to participate. You can run any day of this weekend at any time. Stay tuned to this website & our social media. Connect with your city in a new exciting way.
Visit www.AbuDhabi.Run, tap Register and fill in your details. Upon registration & payment, you will receive details for the next steps.
Once you register, you shall receive details about the itinerary for the Abu Dhabi Run and information about your t-shirt. Complete your run and submit your run details on the website to get listed on the Leaderboard and qualify for the medal.
Once you successfully complete and submit your run on the Abu Dhabi Run website, you will receive an email with details about your medal. If you have already submitted and did not receive an email, please reach out to us at [email protected].
We have assorted some of the best running routes in and around the city of Abu Dhabi. These include Corniche Street, Khalidiyah Park, Hudayriat Island. Runners will join the runners’ groups who will be running specific distances in these routes, run alone or with a small group of friends. Abu Dhabi Run is about exploring & rediscovering the Modern Capital.
All registrants shall receive the official Abu Dhabi Run T-shirt as well as an e-certificate upon completion. Registrants also have an option to avail Travel & Stay in Abu Dhabi. Upon successful submission of their run, including the route, distance, estimated time and a vibrant picture of their run view, registrants also receive a medal.
No, there is no official ranking. Abu Dhabi Run is not a race or a competition. The goal of Abu Dhabi Run is to celebrate the city and create engagement in the community. Connect with your city in a new way. Explore new places. All registrants will get an e-certificate. Upon successful submission of their run, including the route, distance, estimated time and a vibrant picture of their run view, registrants also receive a medal.
Browse our website to create your own cool bibs, learn more about our water stations, choose your running routes or suggest amazing ones that we missed out. Engage with the runners communities or add your running group. Spread the word about Abu Dhabi Run and inspire your friends & family.
Abu Dhabi Run shall be held over a weekend (Date TBC). Runners can participate during this weekend. This is to avoid crowds at our selected running routes.
There is no fixed distance. Abu Dhabi Run is a run meant for runners of all capabilities and caliber. You can run as long as you like. You can join the runners’ groups who will be running specific distances in different places, run alone or with a small group of friends.
Definitely. Run as you like, run alone or run with friends, run with your spouse or with your children. We welcome runners in all formats. You can also run with run groups that we have listed on the website.
No, there is no start or finish line. Abu Dhabi Run is not a race or a competition. This is a run that celebrates the city and hence there is no start or finish point. Runners can join the runners’ groups who will be running specific distances in different places, run alone or with a small group of friends.
Abu Dhabi Run aims to keep all it's participants safe, to adhere to all Covid-19 guidelines and to avoid crowds / gatherings. Therefore we have spread out the event across two days, multiple routes and flexible timings along with offering participants the option to run on any other route. This is to ensure dispersion of the participants across the run and avoid any gatherings.
You can publish your run at a social media of your choosing and we also recommend registrants to submit their run on the Abu Dhabi Run website (www.AbuDhabi.Run/submit-your-run/) to be part of the official leaderboard. For social media, make sure you tag us with the hashtag #AbuDhabiRun or our account @AbuDhabiRun.
You can track your Abu Dhabi Run with any tracking app of your choosing. This can be through a fitness tracker or even your mobile phone. Just make sure you submit your tracked or estimated run with a vibrant image of your run view on the Abu Dhabi Run website to be part of the official leaderboard.
Yes we do, and not just one, we have many cool Abu Dhabi Run bibs to choose from. Head over to our bib page and design a bib that represents you.
Once Abu Dhabi Run concludes, we will be sharing an e-certificate to all registrants via email. Register now using the form.
The registration form allows you to either have your T-shirt delivered to you or you can choose to pick up your T-shirt from a location that you find suitable from our options. If you still have questions, reach out to us at [email protected]. You can also Whatsapp us: +971 58 587 6226
We have multiple athletes & running groups enlisted and Abu Dhabi Run is open to all residents & tourists in Abu Dhabi. People from all ages are encouraged to participate. Follow us @AbuDhabiRun on social media to stay tuned.
The goal of Abu Dhabi Run is to celebrate the city and create engagement in the community. Connect with your city in a new way. Explore new places. All registrants will also get a run t-shirt, an e-certificate. Submit your run on the leaderboard to qualify for the medal.