Description
RTM 2027
Ten distances. Personal targets. One year.
Five flexible Core distances. Five global Drop Weekends. One complete RTM year.
RTM 2027 is built for runners who want structure, purpose and a personal challenge that develops across the year.
Your first result establishes your starting level. From Race 2, The Machine sets personalised targets before every race.
Upload each result. Your RTM Score updates, your next targets adapt and your year takes shape.
This is not a one-off race. This is a system.
Throughout the year, five Drop Weekends bring runners together worldwide: the same distinctive distance, during the same weekend, wherever you are.
Complete any 7 of the 10 official distances to Beat The Machine 2027.
Choose the earned T-shirt tier and complete 7 distances to unlock the official Beat The Machine 2027 finisher’s T-shirt.
This is a year that evolves with you.
What Is Race The Machine?
Race The Machine is a year-long running system built around your results.
Across 2027, you can take on ten official RTM distances:
RTM 2027 Structure
| Type | Distances |
|---|---|
| ⚫ Core | 1 Mile · 5K · 10K · 10 Miles · Half Marathon |
| 🔴 Drop Weekends | 4K · 6.66K · 5 Miles · 50 Minutes — How Far Can You Go? · 15K |
Core distances are open throughout 2027. Complete them independently or use results from official races that matter to you.
Drop Weekends take place during five fixed long weekends in January, March, May, July and September.
Your first submitted result establishes your starting level. From Race 2, The Machine processes each result, updates your RTM Score and adapts the targets ahead.
You can run on roads, trails, treadmills or tracks—or as part of another event.
No fixed route.
No mass start.
No medal merely for entering.
Just your year, your performances and The Machine watching.
What’s Included?
- Full access to all 10 official RTM distances
- Five flexible Core distances
- Five global Drop Weekends
- A first result that establishes your starting level
- Personalised targets from Race 2
- Targets that adapt as your year develops
- Your personal RTM Score
- Two strategic re-run attempts on Core distances
- RTM Verified status after completing 4 distances, Beat The Machine on 7
- Worldwide participation
- An optional earned finisher’s T-shirt tier
- Free worldwide shipping for earned finisher’s T-shirts
👕 Become RTM Verified & beat The Machine 2027
Complete any 4 of the 10 official distances to become RTM Verified. Complete 7 to Beat The Machine 2027.
RTM Verified means you stayed in the system long enough for the Machine to get to know you.
Choose the earned T-shirt tier and complete 7 distances to receive the official Beat The Machine 2027 organic cotton finisher’s T-shirt.
The T-shirt is not sent merely for entering. It is earned by completing the required seven distances.
- Choose red or black
- Organic cotton
- Free worldwide shipping once earned
💡 Why Join RTM 2027?
- Personalised Targets — from Race 2, every race gives you personal targets to chase
- Adaptive Progression — your targets develop through the results you produce
- Five Global Drop Weekends — the same distance, during the same weekend, worldwide
- Five Flexible Core Distances — use independent efforts or performances from official races
- Run Your Way — roads, trails, treadmills, tracks or race events
- Full-Year Structure — a reason to keep moving throughout 2027
- RTM Score — track your performance through your own evolving metric
- Beat The Machine — complete 7 distances and prove you stayed in the system
- 2 Strategic Re-runs — go again in Core distances when the moment is right
- Optional Earned T-Shirt Tier — choose physical proof of your completed year
Prefer monthly payments?
Join RTM 2027 for £7.99 a month with a 10-month minimum commitment.
Complete 7 official RTM to earn the Beat The Machine 2027 finisher’s T-shirt.
⚙️ How It Works — Step by Step
- Join RTM 2027
Enter the complete year-long system. - Run Your First Distance (From January 1st)
Choose a Core distance or begin with an official Drop Weekend. - Upload Your First Result
Your first performance establishes your starting level. - Receive Your First Targets
The Machine uses your opening result to set a personalised targets for Race 2. - Race Across the Year
Complete Core distances throughout 2027 and run Drops during their official weekends. - Watch The Machine Respond
After each result, your RTM Score updates and the targets ahead adapt. - Complete 7 Distances
Beet The Machine 2027. If you selected an earned T-shirt entry option, your official finisher’s T-shirt is unlocked once the relevant entry requirements are met.
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 targets. The year that changes your running.
I’ll be watching. Processing. Encouraging… slightly ominously.
— The Machine
#KeepChasing
By entering, you agree to the RTM/X10 Terms of Entry/Disclaimer, including the participant safety requirements.
