🎉 Kickstart Your New Year with an Epic Run! 🏃♂️✨ 🎉
Imagine this: It’s January 1st. You’ve woken up to a brand-new year, with a heart full of joy and a stomach still savoring the delicious salads and festive dishes from last night’s celebration. The world feels fresh, filled with possibilities, and there’s no better way to set the tone for 2026 than by joining us for a fun and amazing run on the very first day of the year! 🏃♀️🎆
📌Event details: 📅Date: 01.01.2026 ⏰Time: 14:00 📍Location: Independence Park (for participants from other cities and countries, runners define their own convenient time) 🛣️Distance: 400m (kids), 4 km, 10 km and 20.26 km 💳Participation fee: without medal 30 TJS; with special custom made medal - 80 TJS (payment is indicated in the registration form. See below).
💪 As they say, how you spend your first day of the year sets the vibe for the rest. So why not make it active, inspiring, and unforgettable? Lace up your running shoes, grab your friends, and join us for the New Year Run! Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just looking to move after a night of celebration, there’s a distance for everyone — 400m (kids), 4K, 10K, or the special 20.26K challenge to symbolize the year ahead! 🏅✨
🌍 Run Anywhere, with Anyone!
This event is for EVERYONE—no matter where you are in the world. Participate alone, with your best friend, your family, or even your little ones! To make your run count:
1️⃣ Install the Strava app. 2️⃣ Join the DAV.TJ Running Club on Strava. 3️⃣ Record your distance in the app. 4️⃣ Share your achievement on social media with the hashtags:
#davtj #davtajikistan #newyearrun & #iamjumpstartingmyyear. 🌟🌟
🏃♀️ Run with Purpose
Every runner will receive a personalized bib where you can write your 2026 goal. Run with purpose, run with joy, and let those goals inspire every step. Plus, take a celebratory photo by our beautifully decorated New Year Tree to make it even more special. 🎄📸
✨ Make it a Memory Forever!
Want to remember this amazing experience? You can order a custom-made medal to commemorate your run and keep it as a treasured reminder of how you started the year strong. 🏅💖
📅 Hurry! Registration closes on 31.12.2025!
Participation fee without a New Year's medal is 30 TJS (including for online participants). All participants will be provided a participant bib number.
Participation fee with a special New Year's medal is 80 TJS. Registration is via this link: https://forms.gle/HTBLr5kFEm3sxiNP8
Kickstart your 2026 with energy, determination, and a worldwide community of runners. Let’s run into the new year together, one step closer to our goals.
Time | Event |
12:30 - 13:00 | Registration of 20.26km runners |
13:00 | Start for 20.26km runners. Alternatively, 20.26km runners can start from their own location but finish around the same time of other runners of 4K, 10K which is planned around 15:30 until 16:00. |
13:00 - 14:00 | Registration of runners 400m (kids), 4K and 10K in the park (giving our bib numbers) |
14:00 - 14:10 | General warm up with music |
14:10 - 14:30 | Going to the 400m start line for the kids' race and explaining the basic rules (rules include no need to push each other, each child who gets a medal will get a surprise (mug) and a photo with Santa Claus) |
14:30 - 14:40 | Children's race and finish near Santa Claus. Santa Claus will hand out medals. |
14:50 | Start of 10K runners |
15:00 | Start of 4K runners |
15:40 - 16:00 | Finish for all distances (we wait for the last ones until 16:30) |
Suggested routes:
1. Run inside Independence Park (one lap in the park from 1.3 km to 1.6 km). In the park, there will be tapes around the trees to mark turns, or alternatively, runners can:
2. Run along the Dushanbinka riverbank 👉
On The Go MapWhatever route you choose, please complete the last kilometers in the park so that our photographers can capture you. Water and hot tea will be available at the finish for all participants.
If you have any questions/inquiries, please contact us via our Telegram bot: t.me/davtjsupport_bot
🌟 Ready to lace up and make history? Let’s do this—together! 🌟