World’s Road Running Elite Comes to the tRUNsylvania International 10K, the flagship race of Brașov Running Festival: Joyciline Jepkosgei and Vincent Kipkorir aim for course records
- The 5th edition of Brașov Running Festival will take place on October 4-5, 2025, in the Coresi District.
- Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei is the star of this year’s competition.
- Running legend and former world record holder Paul Tergat has been named official international ambassador of the event and will be in Brașov.
- Over 60 international athletes from more than 15 countries make up the strongest elite field in the history of the competition.
- tRUNsylvania International 10K is the first athletics event in Southeastern Europe ever to enter the World’s Top 10 Road Races.
Only a few days remain until Brașov Running Festival 2025 showcases its most powerful and spectacular edition yet. On October 5, the flagship race, the tRUNsylvania International 10K, will bring together over 60 elite international athletes at the start line, an unprecedented field in Romania. Among the headliners are Joyciline Jepkosgei, former world record holder in both the 10K and half marathon, and Vincent Kipkorir, who is aiming to break the course record of 26:51.
The festival once again reunites professional, elite, and amateur runners on the weekend of October 4-5, in Brașov’s Coresi district. Brașov Running Festival is the only road race in Southeastern Europe accredited by World Athletics with the Elite Label, and in 2024 it became the first race in the region to enter the Top 10 most competitive road races in the world, ranking 6th.
This anniversary edition also introduces two major novelties: the debut of the Trail to Road 12K, a hybrid race with 70% of the course on mountain terrain and 30% in the city, and the Fun Race 3K Walk or Run, a non-timed event dedicated to runners of all levels.
Joyciline Jepkosgei and Vincent Kipkorir: stars of the 2025 start line
In the women’s tRUNsylvania International 10K, the spotlight is on superstar Joyciline Jepkosgei, world record holder in the 10K and half marathon, and currently one of the top three strongest road athletes worldwide, regardless of distance. On the men’s side, the headliner is Vincent Kipkorir (Kenya), who, like many athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia, is targeting the course record (26:51) at Brașov Running Festival.
The start line will feature the most impressive field of elite runners in the history of the competition, with more than 60 international athletes from over 15 countries: Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Spain, France, Great Britain, Germany, Uganda, Portugal, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Belgium and, of course, Romania’s best athletes, Stella Rutto and Nicolae Soare.
Paul Tergat, running legend, named international ambassador of Brașov Running Festival 2025
Paul Tergat is a five-time World Cross Country Champion, a two-time World Half Marathon Champion, a former world record holder in the 10,000m, half marathon, and marathon, and winner of numerous medals at major track competitions.
Since 2013, he has been a member of the International Olympic Committee, served as President of the Kenya National Olympic Committee, and is recognized as one of the most respected figures in world athletics.
„I am delighted to come to Brașov and discover one of the most prestigious running festivals of recent years, especially the international elite race, the tRUNsylvania 10K.” said Paul Tergat.
More information about this year’s edition is available on the event website: www.brasovrun.ro
About Brașov Running Festival
Brașov Running Festival is the most important athletics event in the World Athletics calendar in Southeastern Europe. Organized in Brașov since 2021, the festival’s highlight is the annual 10 km road race accredited with World Athletics Elite Label, the “tRUNsylvania International 10K.” Beyond that, the festival includes numerous other races for amateurs, children, and professionals.
The races take place on a 3,494-meter loop, using the same finish line but with varying starting points depending on distance. In 2023, Brașov Running Festival also introduced, for the first time, the European Road Mile, which gathered more than 20 European athletes from countries such as Turkey, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Greece, and Bulgaria.
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