Races in Romania

Timișoara's spring half marathon, starting on Liberty Square with live music all along the course.

Cluj's spring marathon: four distances, relays and the student energy of Transylvania's leading city.

A fast half marathon on Bucharest's boulevards, founded by Olympic champion Constantina Diță — past the Arc de Triomphe and the Palace of Parliament.

A charity half marathon in Iași: start at the Palace of Culture, course through the university quarter and Copou Park.

A marathon on Black Sea sand: 42 km along the waves at Mamaia — tough, unusual and unforgettable.

A mountain marathon straight from Brașov's old town: four Carpathian peaks, from a short trail run to a 70 km ultra.

A race where every runner runs for a cause: the Sibiu International Marathon is a festival for the whole medieval city.

Ultra trail in the shadow of Dracula's castle: 20 to 100 km across the high Bucegi range, starting at Bran Castle.

Mountain trail running in the Ciucaș range: rock towers, ridgelines and Carpathian panoramas, from a vertical race to 38 km.

A 5 and 10 km city run through medieval Sighișoara — a 'run through history' across one of Transylvania's most beautiful towns.

A 4 and 10 km charity run along the Bega riverside in Timișoara — running in support of cancer patients.

An autumn half marathon through Oradea, Romania's Art Nouveau capital — with a four-person relay and kids' races.

A standalone mass 10 km run through central Bucharest in early autumn — an accessible city 10K capped at around 2,500 runners.

A run through the streets of Transfăgărășan.

An elite 10K in Brașov with a World Athletics label: world-class stars and thousands of amateurs beneath the Carpathians.

Timișoara's university marathon along the Bega river, run by the West University with a strong community spirit.

Romania's biggest running party: an October marathon finishing beneath the giant Palace of the Parliament.