Great Ethiopian Run 2026
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About the event
Great Ethiopian Run is Addis Ababa’s mass road race, listed for 15 November 2026 and organised around the capital’s annual city-course programme. Run at high altitude on a city-centre course, it draws both elite Ethiopian distance runners and large fun-run fields.
Key figures
Distance10 kmthrough central Addis Ababa
First run2001founded by Haile Gebrselassie
Field size45,000+runners in the 2023 edition
Stay in Addis Ababa
Check-in 14 Nov, check-out 16 Nov 2026 — 2 nights around 15 November 2026. Change the dates to stay longer.
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Getting there
- AirportAddis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD), about 8 km
- AirportAddis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD)
- Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Host country
- Currency: Ethiopian birr
- Language: Amharic
- Driving: on the right
- Capital: Addis Ababa
- Phone: +251
- Emergency: 911
- Electricity: 220 V, 50 Hz, plugs C/E/F/L
Coming years
2027
The organiser had not announced the 2027 edition as of 2026-09-03.