Road race «Salonpas Run 2026»

   A first edition from a brand people associate with sore muscles and recovery, held in a riverside park in the city's new eastern district. Two days of running under the line «Your energy, your run» — your pace, your course.

   The organiser is Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Vietnam, the company behind Salonpas. Start and finish are both at Công viên Sáng Tạo on Nguyễn Thiện Thành street in An Khánh ward.

   The programme splits across two days:

• — Saturday 7 November — 3 km Family Run, cut-off 1 hour 30 minutes
• — Sunday 8 November — 5 km Enjoy Run, cut-off 1 hour 30 minutes
• — Sunday 8 November — 10 km Challenge Run, cut-off 2 hours 30 minutes
• — Sunday 8 November — 21 km Half Marathon, cut-off 3 hours 30 minutes

   Fees move in phases, and the Regular phase runs to 30 September 2026: 235,000 ₫ for 3 km, 550,000 ₫ for 5 km, 750,000 ₫ for 10 km and 850,000 ₫ for the half. From 1 October the Late phase rises to between 325,000 and 990,000 ₫ and registration closes on 10 October; the organisers warn that any phase can close early once its allocation sells out.

   Saturday's 3 km is built for families, so children and grandparents both have a place; Sunday belongs to the more serious end of the field, closing with the half marathon. Nothing stops you entering both days.

   Exact start times will be announced before race day, and the race kit and per-distance course maps are already on the official site.

   A first edition has its own appeal: the route is new, the field is not yet crowded, and a debut-season medal only exists once.