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CLUBS & FACILITIES
To become a RUN X Official Center, your facility must:
- Have at least one RUN X-compatible Technogym treadmill (please see question below regarding compatible treadmills)
- Sign the participation agreement, formally accepting all rules, terms, and conditions and submitting the official documentation to Technogym
- Pay the annual affiliation fee
- Ensure that at least one of the facility’s personal trainers completes RUN X official training to become a certified RUN X Specialist.
Becoming an Official RUN X Center gives club and facility operators significant benefits including increased attraction, retention, monetization, and market positioning.
Operators can grow their community by launching their own RUN X running clubs, while the gamified RUN X experience helps boost retention, encouraging participation and long-term loyalty. Facilities can also increase revenue by offering personalized training programs linked to RUN X.
Additionally, RUN X Official Centers benefit from global visibility, exclusive marketing assets, and association with an internationally recognized competition that positions the facility as a leader in premium running and training experiences.
Operators can grow their community by launching their own RUN X running clubs, while the gamified RUN X experience helps boost retention, encouraging participation and long-term loyalty. Facilities can also increase revenue by offering personalized training programs linked to RUN X.
Additionally, RUN X Official Centers benefit from global visibility, exclusive marketing assets, and association with an internationally recognized competition that positions the facility as a leader in premium running and training experiences.
RUN X provides Official Centers with one year of digital activation designed to support both operators and participants across key touchpoints. Official RUN X Centers receive:
- A dedicated RUN X tile available on compatible treadmill screens
- A RUN X dashboard on Mywellness CRM to track participation and performance
- App updates that enhance the RUN X runner experience
- Global visibility through inclusion in the international RUN X Finder, helping athletes locate Official Centers worldwide
- Dedicated support available via caring@runx.org.
RUN X provides Official Centers with a comprehensive marketing toolkit designed to promote RUN X, drive visibility, and increase engagement. This toolkit includes:
- A detailed handbook with practical guidelines and best practices to encourage participation and maximize RUN X impact
- Ready‑to‑use templates for creating digital and in-club promotional content
- Physical and digital branded assets, including wall signage, Official Center stickers, and branded merchandise (e.g., T‑shirts, shoe bags, caps, bracelets, bag tags)
- Access to premium branded items under privileged conditions, allowing Official Centers to further enhance their communications and in‑club experience
RUN X Official Center affiliation is valid for 12 months. For more information, please speak with your Technogym RUN X representative.
Different stages require different Technogym treadmills to ensure fair, accurate, and standardized results.
Qualification stage
Qualification stage
- All Artis Run treadmills purchased starting ~ January 2021
- Excite Run 5/7/900 models and 5/7/9000 models purchased starting ~ July 2020
- Technogym Skillrun 500 and 5/7000 models purchased starting ~ June/2021
- Technogym Skillrun 500 and 5/7000 models purchased starting ~ June/2021
Official Centers are asked to maintain essential technical and operational standards, including:
- reliable internet connectivity, so connected treadmills work consistently and support the RUN X experience
- well functioning equipment, with treadmills kept in good working condition and ready for use
- correct equipment placement, following the equipment user manual and installation guidelines, including keeping the required safety space behind each treadmill clear.
- regular maintenance, which is strongly recommended to maintain performance, reduce downtime, and extend equipment lifespan
Even without a Skillrun treadmill, Official Centers can still:
- host Qualifications to allow participants to train and compete for a place in Regionals
- offer year‑round RUN X participation, including access to the Open Leaderboard for training and ongoing engagement
A RUN X Specialist—trained and certified by World Athletics, Technogym, and sport performance experts—is a personal trainer or staff member of an Official Center who supports and oversees certified runs on Qualification Days during Qualifications and Regionals. They ensure that each run is conducted in line with official competition rules and that the results are correctly recorded. In practice, a RUN X Specialist:
- prepares for Qualifications Days, verifying runner identities, treadmill login, and readiness before the start
- supervises 5K runs to ensure a neutral competition environment and that runners use treadmills correctly and abide by the rules
- confirms and records results, supporting runners with next steps
- monitors safety and equipment, checking that treadmills work properly and stopping runs if necessary for safety reasons
RUNNERS
RUN X is the world’s first World Treadmill Championship: a connected global 5K competition that brings together elite and recreational runners from around the world.
Created by Technogym, a global leader in fitness and wellness innovation, and World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics, RUN X allows participants to compete on a global stage.
Created by Technogym, a global leader in fitness and wellness innovation, and World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics, RUN X allows participants to compete on a global stage.
The purpose of RUN X is to build a global community of runners brought together by technology and passion, breaking down geographical and other constraints and inspiring people to stay active for a healthier, fitter world.
RUN X aims to give runners around the world the opportunity to experience the excitement of global competition without limits. Through technology, it makes running inclusive and sustainable while going beyond location, weather, and infrastructure constraints.
RUN X aims to give runners around the world the opportunity to experience the excitement of global competition without limits. Through technology, it makes running inclusive and sustainable while going beyond location, weather, and infrastructure constraints.
RUN X is a collaboration between Technogym and World Athletics. Founded in 1983, Technogym is a global leader in products for fitness, sport, health, and wellness and is known for its advanced digital solutions and AI-powered Technogym Ecosystem. Technogym has been the Official Supplier of the Olympic and Paralympic Games for the last 10 games.
World Athletics, founded in 1912, is a prestigious international federation that governs the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, cross country, and race walking, with over 200 member federations.
Together, Technogym and World Athletics combine technological innovation with global sporting standards to ensure RUN X delivers a credible, authoritative, and unique competitive experience on a worldwide stage.
World Athletics, founded in 1912, is a prestigious international federation that governs the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, cross country, and race walking, with over 200 member federations.
Together, Technogym and World Athletics combine technological innovation with global sporting standards to ensure RUN X delivers a credible, authoritative, and unique competitive experience on a worldwide stage.
RUN X is structured in three stages. The first two, Qualifications and Regionals, take place at Official RUN X Centers on compatible Technogym treadmills, while the World Finals are held in-person at an iconic location.
- - Stage 1 – Qualifications: After joining the championship, all runners can enter the Global Leaderboard by completing a certified 5K run on a compatible Technogym treadmill at a RUN X Official Center. Qualifying runs take place on specific Qualification Days.
- - Stage 2 – Regionals: This is the continent-level stage when the top 25% of runners in each category following Qualifications advance to compete for a spot in the World Finals.
- - Stage 3 – World Finals: The in‑person, end‑of‑season event where the top runners in each category following Regionals compete for the world title and a share of the prize pool.
Throughout the year, RUN X participants can complete non-competitive training runs that are ranked on the Open Leaderboard. This always-on leaderboard is designed to extend the RUN X experience, help runners prepare for the competitive phases of the championship, and encourage friendly competition.
RUN X is open to all runners and athletes over 18.
In line with World Athletics standards, runners are divided into categories based on sex, nationality, and age groups. The age categories are:
An athlete’s age category is determined by their age on December 31 of the competition year.
- 18–23
- 24–35
- 36–45
- 46–55
- 56–65
- 66–75
- 75+
An athlete’s age category is determined by their age on December 31 of the competition year.
You can register for RUN X in one of three ways:
During registration, you’ll create an account and your Runner ID. Once you’re registered, you can select an Official Center where you’ll compete.
- - On www.runx.org
- - On the Official Center’s app
- - On the console of a RUN X-compatible treadmill
During registration, you’ll create an account and your Runner ID. Once you’re registered, you can select an Official Center where you’ll compete.
Registration for RUN X is free for runners, and there is no entry fee to take part in the competition. However, access to a RUN X Official Center, where runners complete their certified runs during Qualifications and Regionals, may be subject to the fees set by that individual center.
Runners who own a RUN X-compatible treadmill at home can also register for RUN X at no cost and complete training runs remotely to enter the Open Leaderboard. However, competitive certified runs must be completed at an Official Center.
Runners who own a RUN X-compatible treadmill at home can also register for RUN X at no cost and complete training runs remotely to enter the Open Leaderboard. However, competitive certified runs must be completed at an Official Center.
In addition to medals celebrating their achievement, finalists compete for:
- - the title of World Treadmill Champion: the highest RUN X recognition
- - a total prize pool of USD 100,000, awarded to the absolute finalists
- - 2027 World Athletics Road Running Championships wild card entries