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Wild Tomorrow is running races around the world. Ready to sweat it out for nature with Team Elephant? 

To join one of our sporting events, you commit to covering your race registration fees and reaching a minimum fundraising goal to help us conserve endangered species. We will help you set up a fundraising page and amplify your drive to secure donations, starting with some Team Elephant swag for your training and race day. 

Whether you’re more of a cheetah or a snail, don’t miss your opportunity to join Team Elephant!

  • Pound the pavement through the magnificent streets of Paris, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago, Cape Town, and New York, or choose your own running race in other stunning locations around the world.

  • Design your own event to raise funds to save and restore biodiversity! Learn how here

  • Check out the cycle races you could ride for Wild Tomorrow’s Team Elephant!

 

RUN FOR TEAM ELEPHANT

 

UNITED AIRLINES NYC HALF MARATHON 2026
MARCH 2026

Run through the concrete jungle of New York City, running proudly for elephants and their wild spaces, in the United Airlines NYC Half in March 2026!

This thrilling 13.1-mile journey begins in Brooklyn and takes runners across the Manhattan Bridge, along the FDR Drive, through Time Square, for a triumphant finish in Central Park. Apply now to run for elephants and all wildlife that share their wild spaces as part of our Team Elephant.

PARIS MARATHON
APRIL 12, 2026 

One of the world’s largest, most prestigious and spectacular marathons, the race courses through the arteries of the City of Light from the Arc de Triomphe towards the Place de la Concorde. Views of Notre-Dame and the Eiffel Tower point Team Elephant to the finish line.

CAPE TOWN MARATHON 2026 plus

5 & 10km PEACE RUNS 11 & 21km TRAIL RUNS

MAY 21-30, 2026

Join the team to run Africa’s very first Major Marathon in stunning Cape Town! This run + conservation trip includes an optional add-on to join us at our wildlife reserve in KwaZulu-Natal to recover in nature, immersing yourself hands-on helping the wildlife and wild places that your run supported.

 

SYDNEY MARATHON
AUGUST 31, 2025

Take in the spectacular scenery and landmarks of Sydney Harbour in the race’s first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major — and on Team Elephant’s first time running down in Oz!

CHICAGO MARATHON
OCTOBER 12, 2025

SOLD OUT!

Team Elephant will hit up Chi-Town for deep dish pizza and the 120th anniversary of the Windy City’s marathon. Check in with us soon to apply to run in 2026!

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
NOVEMBER 2, 2025

SOLD OUT!

Join us for the world’s most popular marathon in NYC! Team Elephant will set out from leafy Staten Island to conquer the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, completing this World Marathon Major!

BERLIN MARATHON
SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 

SOLD OUT!

“Jeder einmal in Berlin” means “everyone should go to Berlin at least once!” Here's your chance to visit one of Europe’s most fascinating cities and run in of only six World Marathon Majors races! 

 

OR CHECK OUT RACES IN MANY OTHER DESTINATIONS

We've teamed up with realbuzz to give you the chance to run in many other races around the world for Wild Tomorrow’s Team Elephant.

From Athens to Lisbon, London, Napa Valley, and the tropical shores of Honolulu, there are many full and half marathons you can run for wildlife conservation.  

Check out the complete list of races you can run for Wild Tomorrow!