[International/Road] Berlin Marathon renamed: Generali replaces BMW as title sponsor from 2027 - Organiser SCC EVENTS announced on October 1 at the registration run by the Brandenburg Gate that Italian insurer Generali takes over as title partner from 1 October 2026, ending BMW's 16-year run. The 26 September 2027 race will be held for the first time as the GENERALI BERLIN-MARATHON, with the official site moving to generali-berlin-marathon.com. The 2027 ballot opened the same day and runs to November 12; results are emailed on December 3, with payment charged from December 4; entry fee EUR 215. RTL retains exclusive live rights through 2029 (GENERALI BERLIN-MARATHON lottery page, German Road Races).
[International/Trail] Mt. FUJI 100 2027 entry details published - general and donation entry opens November 2 - The organiser published entry details for the 15th edition (April 23-25, 2027, Mt Fuji area) on October 1: priority entry October 19 - November 15 (top 100 of FUJI100mi 2026 plus elites), general and donation entry November 2-15, SAKUYA November 2 - February 28, 2027 (first come). Caps: FUJI100mi 2,000 / KAI70k 1,000 / ASUMI40k 1,000 / SAKUYA 300. Poles will be trialled in FUJI100mi (must be packed in the drop bag, allowed from F5 onward, banned in some national park sections). A briefing will be streamed live on YouTube on October 18 at 20:00 JST (official announcement).
[International/Trail] IAU 100k World Championships: US sweep - At the 2026 IAU 100k World Championships in Ames, Spain, Courtney Olsen won the women's race in 7:10:31, catching longtime leader Miho Nakata (7:11:57), with Gemma Arenas Alcazar third (7:17:50). Charlie Lawrence took the men's title in 6:09:25 ahead of Aleksandr Sorokin (6:12:41), the fastest winning time in championship history, giving the US a first individual double (iRunFar).
[International/Trail] Run Rabbit Run 100 Mile course records - USD 100,000 for 2027/2028 winners - Ryan Sullivan (17:03:38) and Hannah Allgood (19:01:59, fifth overall) set course records despite torrential overnight rain. At the briefing, co-race director Fred Abramowitz announced USD 100,000 for each men's and women's winner in 2027 and 2028, funded by Insight Global - five times this year's USD 20,000 and thought to be the biggest first-place prize in trail running (The Ultra Minute).
[International/Trail] Two long-distance FKTs: Dunand-Pallaz on Corsica's GR20, McConaughy on the John Muir Trail - France's Aurelien Dunand-Pallaz set a new men's supported FKT on Corsica's GR20 trail, while Joe "Stringbean" McConaughy reset the men's supported John Muir Trail record on his third attempt (iRunFar).
[Local/Road and trail] Weekend racing in Hong Kong: HK 10k Championships plus Lantau 2 Peaks and Dark 45 - The Saucony Hong Kong 10km Championships 2026 were held this morning (October 4) at Tin Shing Road, Tin Shui Wai, with all 3,300 places filled. Action Asia's Lantau 2 Peaks (25K/17K) and Dark 45 (45K, sold out) also took place on Lantau and at Shui Long Wo (HKAAA, Action Asia).