Runners will pass by the city’s landmarks and heritages sites such as the Hoan Kiem Lake, President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi Opera House and the Old Quarter.

The seventh Longbien Marathon will see 15,000 athletes run this weekend in Hanoi. Runners will either run for podium or enjoy their leisure time in four different categories of 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km.

Kellie Angel beat all the men, with an incredible time of 08:08.03.

Hang has been running 42km every day for nearly 300 days as part of her year-long endeavor. Her ultimate aim is to reach 365 days, covering an estimated total distance of 15,330km.

Ethiopian runner Dino Sefir, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, was the winner in the men’s 42-km competition at the Hanoi Marathon Heritage Race 2023 which was held in the capital on October 15.

Among the international runners making their debut in the race are Dino Sefir, Askale Margasa Tafa, and Jebesa Dabesa from Ethiopia.

A running race in Hanoi is due to kick off the Mottainai programme 2023 on October 21, with the event aiming to raise funds to support 280 child victims of traffic accidents.

11,000 athletes will compete in four categories of full marathon, half marathon, 10km and 5km along with a Kun Marathon for children from six to 10 years old at the Marathon Amazing Ha Long 2023 .

Vietnam's Ha Thi Hau claimed victory in the women’s Ultra-Trail Australia By UTMB in her first-time participating at the event on May 13 in Katoomba, New South Wales.

Nguyen Dong Dinh and Thai Thu Trang are the first Vietnamese couple to earn their slots to run at the world’s oldest and best known road running race this April.

Ezekiel Kemboi Omullo, a Kenyan runner, set a new record at the inaugural HCM City Midnight Marathon as he won the men's 42km event held on February 12.

Nine of them are from Hanoi and HCM City, the two largest running communities in Vietnam, while the other is Dao Han, who currently lives in Florida, the US.

Almost 10,000 elite and amateur runners registered to participate in the event. The number was double that of the first edition in 2020.

The 33-year-old marathon runner triumphed in the VnExpress Marathon Quy Nhon 2022 in June, VnExpress Marathon Nha Trang 2022 in August and Binh Duong International Marathon last month.

Virtual community run UpRace 2022, the largest of its kind in Vietnam held to raise funds for social activities, is scheduled to get underway from October 28 to November 20.

Jeff Campbell from Canada and Vanja Cnops from Belgium won the 70km category of the VN Jungle Marathon (VJM) held in Pu Luong Nature Reserve in Thanh Hoa Province on Saturday.

The 160km class featured 178 athletes, including 15 female runners. The runners started at 4 am on September 9 and had to be finished within 44 hours.

The 160km race route will be from Sa Pa to the top of Silverstone Mountain which is extremely steep and then going down to CP7 point which will be all-terrain roads.

Dubbed ‘old man’ in the marathon community, Le Van Tuan has shown an iron will and strong mind to dominate various difficult tournaments.

Thousands of runners from across the world will participate in the VPBank Hanoi Marathon ASEAN 2020 (VPHM) on October 18.