The World Athletics Road Running Championships are coming to San Diego - where the world's best runners will be competing for the prestigious title to become World Champion.
Can’t make it to San Diego on September 26-28, 2025? No worries, you can join the fun by completing the World Athletics Road Running Championships Virtual Challenge to test your fitness against runners from 160+ countries around the world.
Challenge your friends and family to join you in the World Championships Finisher Circle! Each virtual participant will receive exclusive access to virtual leaderboards, an interactive photo booth and enhanced digital results. Let's celebrate the global running community together!
WRRC SD25 Virtual Mile and Virtual 5K Experience
The WRRC San Diego 25 organizers, in partnership with World Athletics and Visit San Diego, are pleased to offer the Virtual Mile and Virtual 5K FREE OF CHARGE!
👟 Lace up and go for the Virtual Mile or Virtual 5K in your community!
1. 👉 Register today for the Virtual Mile or Virtual 5K for FREE!
2. 📍 Claim your custom WRRC SD25 bib number (24-48 hours after your registration)
3. 🏃♀️ Run the Virtual Mile and/or Virtual 5K in your community
4. ⏱ Upload your results (RunKeeper members can upload results directly from app)
5. 📸 Share your #WRRCSanDiego25 moments and join the World Championships Finisher Circle
6. 🏆 See your enhanced results and download your World Championships Finisher Certificate
🙏 Future You Will Thank You: Commit now to a healthy journey to WRRC SD25
🚨 Pro tip: Join WRRC SD25 on Social Media (Facebook, Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok, X, Strava)
WRRC SD25 Virtual Half Marathon Experience
Registrants for the Virtual Half Marathon pay a registration fee and receive a World Championships San Diego 25 bib number, ASICS runner shirt and a commemorative World Championships San Diego 25 medal.
Final designs of the runner shirts, finisher medals and bib numbers will be revealed in early 2025.
Claim your custom commemorative World Athletics Road Running Championships Virtual Challenge bib number 24-48 hours after you register! To celebrate the San Diego 25 edition, your bib number will feature your name and country flag!
Pro tip: Download your bib number and share your #WRRCSanDiego25 moments in the interactive photo booth! Show us your hometown and represent your community in the World Championships.
Encourage your friends, family and colleagues to join so they can unlock their personalized bib number!
Earn your finisher badges! Each month that you complete your WRRC SD25 Virtual Race, you will collect a digital finisher badge from one of San Diego's neighborhood communities. The finisher badges celebrate the diversity of cultures in San Diego and allows you to explore each vibrant community!
For October 2024, you can earn your Gaslamp District Badge! The heartbeat of every city lives in its downtown, and San Diego is no exception. Located only minutes from the airport, San Diego's thriving urban center offers an abundance of options for accommodations, activities, dining and cultural attractions, all easily accessible by foot, bike, car or public transportation.
COMING SOON: November 2024 Finisher Badge - Explore the Harborfront & Embarcadero
Earn your finisher badges! Each month that you complete your WRRC SD25 Virtual Race, you will collect a digital finisher badge from one of San Diego's neighborhood communities. The finisher badges celebrate the diversity of cultures in San Diego and allows you to explore each vibrant community!
Located adjacent to Downtown San Diego along the Big Bay, San Diego's Embarcadero is a testament to the region's colorful maritime history complete with historic ships, museums and harbor tours, as well as a working fishing harbor, cruise ship terminal and plenty of hotels, restaurants and shops.
Want to share your photos with our global community? 🌎 Head over to the #WRRCSanDiego25 photo booth! 😄
Just enter your name or bib number to start uploading photos. Customize your training and race pictures with custom stickers including a “I’m a World Champion” speech bubble in English and Spanish, water bottle, breaktape, medal, and more!🏃♀️🏃♂️
Don’t forget to add a fun #WRRCSanDiego25 overlay to your photo. Upload your photos today! 📸
- What is a Virtual Race? A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the beach, on the trail, on the treadmill, or on the track.
- When? Starting now "running" through Sunday, September 28, 2025.
- How? Run or walk then upload your results to join the World Championships Finisher Circle!
- Virtual Mile and Virtual 5K Cost? San Diego 25, in partnership with World Athletics and Visit San Diego, are pleased to offer the Virtual Mile and Virtual 5K FREE OF CHARGE! Just register, lace up and go!
- Virtual Half Marathon Cost? Registrants for the Virtual Half Marathon pay a registration fee and receive a World Championships San Diego 25 bib number, ASICS runner shirt and a commemorative World Championships San Diego 25 medal.
- Share your #WRRCSanDiego25 moment with the community. Take a picture or share a video of your #WRRCSanDiego25 moments on social media. Tag #WRRCSanDiego25 and we will share your posts and stories!
Already a member of the ASICS RunKeeper community? Enjoy a seamless Virtual Challenge experience with your finisher results imported automatically from RunKeeper into Race Roster! Get started today!
For the first-time on US soil, you are invited to race in the World Athletics Road Running Championships in sunny San Diego, CA in September 2025. Test your fitness across three events: Mile, 5K and Half Marathon – or challenge yourself to all three!
Run in the footsteps of the pros - on the same course on the same day through nine neighborhoods - and earn your coveted World Championships finisher medal and celebrate your status as a World Championships finisher.
3 Days. 3 Races. 3 Post-Race Parties.
Friday, September 26: 1 Mile
Saturday, September 27: 5K
Sunday, September 28: Half Marathon
Races will start and finish in San Diego's iconic Balboa Park.
Come for the run.
Stay for the World Championship awards ceremony and post-race party!
World Athletics Partners
Contact information
- Event contact
- WRRC San Diego 25
- info@wrrcsandiego25.org
- Website
- Visit website