Colombo City Night Run returns on 5 December with 10K and 5K routes

The Colombo City Night Run will return on Saturday, 5 December, with a 10K timed race and a 5K fun run starting at the Colombo Racecourse Ground from 6.30pm.

The 10K course loops through Colombo 07, passing Independence Square, Viharamahadevi Park and Bauddhaloka Mawatha before returning to Reid Avenue. Roads along the route will be closed to traffic in stages between 6pm and 9.30pm.

Organisers Island Run Events said the evening start was chosen to avoid the daytime heat, and that last year's edition drew close to 2,500 runners. This year the field is capped at 4,000, with chip timing for all 10K entrants and finisher medals for both distances.

Entry fees are LKR 4,500 for the 10K and LKR 2,500 for the 5K, with discounted rates for students and registered running clubs. Hydration stations will be set up every 2.5 kilometres, and a medical team will be stationed at the start and finish area.

Registration closes on 25 November or when the field is full.