2026 World Cancer Day 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2

🎗️ 2026 World Cancer Day Virtual Race
Distances: 1 Mile • 5K • 10K • Half Marathon • Marathon
Complete Anytime in February 2026

Cancer affects all of us — family, friends, coworkers, and communities around the world. On World Cancer Day 2026, we’re coming together to take a stand with every step we take. 💙💜💛💚

Join our Virtual Race to Fight Cancer, where you choose your distance and complete it at your own pace — anytime and anywhere in 2026. Run, walk, treadmill, trail… however you do it, do it with purpose.

 
🏅 Your Finisher Medal
Every participant will earn a bold and meaningful medal, featuring the message:

“I Do Not Like Cancer Here or There.
I Do Not Like Cancer Anywhere.”
Surrounded by colorful cancer awareness ribbons and a powerful message of unity and defiance, this medal honors the fighters, survivors, caregivers, and loved ones we run for.

 
💛 Why We Run
To support those currently battling
To honor those we’ve lost
To celebrate survivors
To push for better treatments and a world without cancer
A portion of each registration will go toward cancer support and awareness efforts — because together, we can make a difference. 🌍✨

 
✅ Event Highlights
Complete anytime in February 2026
Choose from multiple distances
Includes medal + digital bib
Run with purpose — for someone you love 💛

*Charity Disclaimer:
We are not a nonprofit organization — we simply believe in supporting great causes whenever we can. A portion of your race registration is donated to a charitable organization. Over the last 13 years we have donated more than $1 million to charities around the world. 

Due to certain legal restrictions, we're unable to publicly list specific charities associated with each event. However, you're welcome to email us at support@virtualrunevent.com for more information on which charity this race benefits and to get a list of our charity donations throughout the years. 

 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 trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more! 

Each race benefits a difference charity

For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events!  Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.