GRAND PRIX RUN

1st Edition / Entries

Take a slot on the grid.

Sunday 18 October 2026 at the RPM Karting Circuit, Mtein, Lebanon. A 1,280 m closed circuit, no cars, just runners.

Race day

18.10.2026

General entry

Entry

  • Ankle timing tracker, with your laps, splits and finishing time
  • A shot at the final: the fastest 20 in your heat go through
  • T-shirt, medal ribbon and digital certificate
  • Market village and food court access all day

Entries switch on the moment the race is live on Blend, and this page arms itself with no change to it.

Checkout powered byPowered byBlend
1 x EntryCheckout powered byPowered byBlend

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Race day, hour by hour.

RPM Karting Circuit, Mtein, Lebanon1.28 km per lap

The racing runs from 7:30 AM. The full running order follows.

  1. 7:30 AM

    Staff, officials and medical on site

    Final setup and systems check

  2. 8:00 AM

    Check-in and tracker distribution opens

    Collect and verify your tracker

  3. 8:15 AM

    Warm-up area opens

    Women 18+ heat prepares

  4. 8:30 AM

    Women 18+ to holding area

    Tracker verification

  5. 8:45 AM

    Race briefing

    Final instructions

  6. 9:00 AM

    Heat 1, Women 18+

    Fastest 20 go through to the final

    4 laps5.12 km9:00 AM to 9:45 AM

  7. 9:30 AM

    Men 18+ heat 1 to holding area

    Preparation

  8. 9:45 AM

    Track clearance and briefing

    Timing verification

  9. 10:00 AM

    Heat 2, Men 18+

    Fastest 20 go through to the final

    4 laps5.12 km10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

  10. 10:30 AM

    Men 18+ heat 2 to holding area

    Preparation

  11. 10:45 AM

    Track clearance and briefing

    Timing verification

  12. 11:00 AM

    Heat 3, Men 18+

    Fastest 20 go through to the final

    4 laps5.12 km11:00 AM to 11:45 AM

  13. 11:45 AM

    Track clearance and results verification

    All heats completed

  14. 12:00 PM

    Official finalists announced

    Fastest 20 women and fastest 40 men

  15. 12:00 PM to 1:00 PMBreak and recoveryHydration, food, marketplace, music
  16. 1:00 PM

    Finalists report to holding area

    All 60 finalists

  17. 1:15 PM

    Final briefing

    Tracker check and starting positions

  18. 1:25 PM

    Finalists called to the starting grid

    Women and men

  19. 1:30 PM

    The Grand Prix Final

    Women and men on the grid together

    2 laps2.56 km1:30 PM to 1:45 PM

  20. 1:45 PM

    Timing and official results verification

    Women's and men's results separated

  21. 2:00 PM

    Awards ceremony

    Women's and men's podiums

  22. 2:30 PM onward

    Celebration

    Photos, marketplace, sponsors, music

Schedule is subject to change. Listen to announcements on race day.

Race distances

Heats4 laps5.12 km
Final2 laps2.56 km

1 lap = 1.28 km

Who reaches the final

  • Women 18+Heat 1, fastest 20 through20
  • Men 18+Heat 2 and Heat 3, fastest 20 from each40

Format overview

  1. 3heats5.12 km
  2. 60qualifyfastest 20 a heat
  3. 1final2.56 km

60 finalists: 20 women 18+ and 40 men 18+.

Worth knowing

  • Heat time allowance45 minutesMaximum race time per heat
  • TimingAnkle tracker chip timing
  • MedicalMedical team on site
  • HydrationStations on course and in the recovery area
GRAND PRIX RUN 1st Edition poster: the field running on the circuit at sunset. Sunday 18 October 2026, RPM Karting Circuit, Mtein, Lebanon.

The poster

Take it with you.

Send it to whoever you want on the grid beside you. Entries are one per runner, so the person you send it to books their own.

  • DateSunday 18 October 2026
  • CircuitRPM Karting Circuit, Mtein, Lebanon
  • Distance5.12 km, 4 laps of the 1,280 m circuit
Download the poster