Bengaluru 10K Challenge 2026

Bengaluru 10K Challenge is back for its 12th Edition! It’s a chance to beat your personal best, take on a tough course, and enjoy the thrill of running.

About the Run

Over 10,000 runners embarking on a daunting adventure at Bengaluru 10K Challenge on the NICE road Bangalore, tackling a formidable course that scales an astonishing elevation gain! The unforgiving concrete roads, coupled with steep inclines pushing participants to their limits.

As runners conquer the rugged terrain, they will be rewarded with self satisfaction, Medal and hot breakfast. But the real challenge lay in the route’s relentless rhetorical elevation – a punishing sequence of ups and downs that testing the runners’ physical and mental fortitude.

The runners will drew on every last ounce of energy, cheered on by lively crowds, pulsating music and dedicated volunteers. As they cross the finish line, exhausted but exhilarated, they will earn their rightful place among the city’s running elite.

Event date: Sunday, July 5, 2026

Venue: NICE Road, Nayandahalli Toll Gate, Bengaluru

Race Categories

• 5 Km Run
• 10 Km Run

Cut off time

• 10K Run – 1 hr 30 mins
• 5K Run – 45 mins

Registration Fee

• 5K Run: Rs 500
• 10K Timed Run: Rs 900

The fee covers entry to the event, BIB with timing chip, complimentary race day t-shirt, finisher medal and hot breakfast.

Age equirement

• Applicants for the 10K Timed run must be 14 years as on 6th July 2025
• Applicants for the 5K Timed run must be 10 years as on 6th July 2025