Description
RTM 2027
A year-long running system. Five global Drop moments.
Built for runners who want more than just miles.
Across 2027, you can take on 10 official RTM distances: five Core distances and five global Drop Weekends.
Run them anywhere. Upload your results. After every effort, The Machine responds.
Your targets adapt. Your score updates. Your year takes shape.
This isn’t just running on your own clock.
Throughout the year, Drop Weekends bring runners together across the world: same distance, same weekend, personal targets, shared moment.
Complete any 7 distances to become RTM Verified and earn the official 2027 finisher’s T-shirt.
This is not a plan.
It’s a system that evolves with you.
What is Race The Machine?
Race The Machine is a year-long running system built around your own performances.
You’ll have access to 10 official distances across 2027:
RTM 2027 Structure
| Distances | |
|---|---|
| ⚫ Core | 1 Mile · 5K · 10K · 10 Miles · Half Marathon |
| 🔴 Drop Weekends | 4K · 6.66K · 5 Miles · 50 Mins · 15K |
Core distances are open year-round.
Drop Weekends open for one long weekend only in February, April, June, September and November.
After each result, The Machine processes your performance, updates your RTM Score, and adapts your next targets.
You can run on roads, trails, treadmills, tracks, or as part of another event.
No fixed route.
No mass start.
No medal for turning up.
Just your year, your data, and The Machine watching.
What’s Included?
- Full access to all 10 official RTM distances
- Five year-round Core distances
- Five global Drop Weekends
- Adaptive personal targets
- RTM Score
- Worldwide entry
- Worldwide shipping for your earned finisher’s T-shirt
- Three strategic re-run attempts on Core distances
👕 Earn Verified Status
Complete any 7 of 10 distances in 2027 to become RTM Verified.
Verification earns you the official RTM 2027 finisher’s T-shirt.
Not a medal.
Not a participation trinket.
Proof that you stayed in the system.
🔴 Choose your finisher T-shirt colour
🌿 Organic cotton
🎁 Free worldwide shipping
💡 Why Join RTM 2027?
✅ Adaptive Personal Targets — your goals evolve after every effort
✅ Five Global Drops — same distance, same weekend, worldwide
✅ Run Your Way — roads, trails, treadmills, tracks or race events
✅ Full-Year Structure — a reason to keep moving across 2027
✅ RTM Score — track performance through your own metric
✅ Earned Reward — complete 7 distances and become Verified
✅ Strategic Re-runs — attack Core distances again when the moment is right
✅ Flexible Subscription — monthly or yearly, cancel anytime
⚙️ How It Works — Step by Step
Join RTM 2027
Entries open in November. Join the waiting list today.
Run Your First Distance
Set your baseline with your first result.
Receive Your Targets
The Machine calculates your personal standards.
Race Across the Year
Complete Core distances anytime. Run Drops during their official long weekends.
Upload Results
Simple. Clean. Recorded.
Watch The Machine Respond
Your targets adapt after every effort.
Complete 7 Distances
Become RTM Verified and earn your official finisher’s T-shirt.
What Runners Say 💬
⭐️ “Entirely flexible and easy to stick with – such a great motivator!”
— Lynn Hill, Bedford
⭐️ “Far superior to other events out there.”
— Maria Merridan, Corby Glen
⭐️ “Thanks to this challenge, I had the confidence to tackle the world’s biggest marathon.”
— John Todd, Derby
Beat It. Earn It. Wear It. ⚡
The structure. The motivation. The year that changes your running.
I’ll be watching. Processing. Encouraging… slightly ominously.
– The Machine
#KeepChasing