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SportScheck RUN Nürnberg is a city run through the old town of Nuremberg, Bavaria, organized by the sports retailer SportScheck as the finale of its RUN series. The 2027 edition is set for Sunday 24 October, with a half marathon at 10:00, a 10 km at 13:15 and a short run at 15:00. All distances start at the Hauptmarkt and run through the historic old town to the Wöhrder See, and the half marathon covers the loop twice. One ticket covers any of the three distances and includes the official SportScheck RUN shirt, which replaces the bib, plus a disposable timing chip from TimeMotion. The half marathon sold out before the 2026 edition, so early booking matters. Kids can run a 1.7 km Kids RUN or a 600 m Bambini RUN.

The TCS Amsterdam Marathon is the Netherlands' biggest marathon, held in Amsterdam on a Sunday in October since its first edition in 1975. It is one of the fastest marathons in Europe. In 2026 Ethiopia's Lemi Berhanu won the men's race in 2:03:33, three seconds outside the course record, and Buze Diriba set a women's course record of 2:16:12 in steady rain. The race starts and finishes in front of the grandstand of the Olympic Stadium, built for the 1928 Games, where spectators can sit for free. From there the route runs through the passage under the Rijksmuseum, which links the city centre with the south of Amsterdam. Runners cross Vondelpark, the city's largest park, twice. A long stretch follows the Amstel River past mansions and windmills, and a small loop through the Zuidas business district lets supporters see runners several times from one spot. The weekend has more than the marathon. A Half Marathon, a 7.5K, the Good Morning City Run, and a Kids Run and Heroes Run fill the program, and the event draws around 60,000 runners from about 140 countries. Runners also raise money for the KWF cancer charity, more than 1.6 million euros in 2026. Registration usually opens in December for the following October, and the marathon and half marathon sell out before race day.

The TREK Antwerp Marathon is the city's autumn road-running weekend, organised by Golazo Sports and held on a Sunday in the second half of October. It has grown into one of Belgium's largest running events, with about 20,000 runners across the marathon, half marathon and 10K in the sixth edition in 2026, a year in which the event sold out several days in advance. The marathon starts in the morning and runs through the streets of Antwerp, while the half marathon starts in the afternoon. Entry to the marathon includes the official event shirt, a personalised bib is offered to those who register before group registration closes, and an optional cancellation policy can be bought at checkout. Registration runs online through the organiser's platform and closes the day before the race, with no sign-up on race day, and race packages are collected on site rather than shipped. The marathon is open from age 18, the half marathon from 16 and the 10K from 12. Prices follow an early bird rate that rises as places sell, so the earlier the entry, the lower the fee. October in Antwerp is typically cool, which suits distance running.