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A new club (started May 2026, about 130 members) running 5km from the Gold Souq to Al Montazah, with 6km and 10km extensions to Flag Island.
Three free runs a week from Common Grounds on Kite Beach, so you can pick an evening or a sunrise.
A free 5km open to any pace, run by the Spartan Race team, with a WhatsApp group for updates.
An 'any pace, any face' Saturday 5km, so nobody gets dropped.
One of the biggest free Friday runs in Dubai, a 5km on the Kite Beach running track open to every level.
A Sunday-morning run that starts and finishes at a cafe, so breakfast is the built-in reward.
You get the floodlit Formula 1 track to yourself and a few hundred others, run at your own pace with no traffic and no fee.
Free coached sessions from a World Athletics-qualified coach, backed by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council, with groups from first 5 km to full marathon.