RUN
THE CITY
Africa’s premium urban running movement. 10 kilometres through the streets of the city that never stops moving.
Where sport, urban culture, and community meet the start line.
Capital City Race is Nigeria’s premier urban 10km road race — celebrating the energy, ambition and pride of the nation’s capital cities. Not just a race. A platform.
RUNNERS · EDITION 1
2024
RUNNERS · EDITION 2
2025
EDITION GROWTH
Confirmed, YoY
2026 TARGETED RUNNERS
Projected
LAGOS IS THE START.
NIGERIA IS THE COURSE.
Capital City Race is building a national urban running series — one city, one community and one unforgettable start line at a time.
FOUNDATION
The movement began.
MOMENTUM
A growing run community.
LAGOS
Target: 3,000 runners.
NATIONAL SERIES
More cities. One movement.
ONE CITY AT A TIME. ONE NATIONAL MOVEMENT.
PARTNERS
HYDRA
TITLE PARTNER
PACE
TIMING PARTNER
NOVA
BANKING PARTNER
EVERY RUNNER ADDS TO THE STORY.
From returning finishers and first-time runners to ambassadors, volunteers and emerging run crews, CCR is built by the people who keep the city moving.
Stories from the movement.
Discover runner stories, training insights, community voices and race-day perspectives from the people shaping the Capital City Race movement.
VOLUNTEERS
CCR is built by a community, and on race day, our volunteers are the heartbeat of the event.
COMMUNITY STORIES
Discover honest stories, race-day memories and the people shaping running culture across the city.
TRAINING HUB
Short, useful guidance from coaches and experienced runners – built for real schedules and real streets.
RUNNING CLUBS
Find your people today and follow the growth of future CCR-affiliated crews across Nigeria.
THERE IS A PLACE FOR YOU IN THE MOVEMENT.
Run, return, volunteer, represent your city or simply share what brought you to the start line.
THE CITY, CAPTURED IN MOTION.
Race films, previous-edition photography and the people behind the movement. CCR is building a visual archive of how the city runs, gathers and remembers.
RUN THE CITY
The official CCR commercial, a cinematic expression of movement, ambition and the rhythm of Lagos.