Oliveira do Bairro - Trails in Nature

The Western Atlantic Half Marathon is a road running event taking place on June 6, 2026, in Santa Cruz das Flores, Azores. It features multiple races including a half marathon (21.1 km), Ocean 10K (10.5 km), RUN 5K (5.2 km), Kids RUN (1.5 km), and a 5K walk, all starting and finishing near the Natural Pools of Santa Cruz das Flores.

The event is open to various age groups with specific age limits for each race, including children’s categories for the Kids RUN. It is designed for participation and celebration of sport in a unique urban and coastal setting, with official timing and gender and age group classifications.

Participants receive a race kit and finisher medal, and the event promotes community and sport in one of the most emblematic Atlantic locations.

The Leiria OCR Police Challenge is an obstacle course race taking place on June 6, 2026, at Parque Tenente Coronel Jaime Filipe da Fonseca in Leiria, Portugal. The event features a challenging course of approximately 10 km with dozens of natural and pre-installed obstacles involving strength, endurance, suspension, balance, coordination, water, and mud.

The race is divided into two categories: ELITE, a competitive individual race starting at 09:30 with mandatory chip timing and strict rules, and FUN, a more playful category starting in the afternoon from 14:30 to 17:00, allowing teamwork and assistance among participants without official timing. The event includes an Event Village with secretariat, start/finish line, podium, photopoint, and a Friends Zone.

Leiria OCR Police is part of the national TRICHALLENGE circuit, offering ELITE participants the chance to score points, access the circuit final, and compete for podium prizes. The race atmosphere combines resilience, personal challenge, and community spirit, welcoming a broad public audience.

The StepUp Trail: Nossa Senhora do Pranto is a competitive and recreational trail running event taking place on June 6, 2026, at Parque Abel Lacerda, Sabugosa, Tondela. The event offers three official races: an 8 km walk, a 10 km Mini Trail, and a 15 km Trail.

Open to participants aged 16 and older for the races (with parental authorization) and 5 and older for the walk, the event promotes physical activity, trail running practice, and connection with nature and local heritage. It is organized by StepUp Academy with local support.

The courses feature marked trails with hydration and nutrition stations, and the event includes symbolic prizes for the top three finishers in each category for the competitive distances.

The 3rd Edition of the Bracarvs Backyard Ultra will take place on June 6, 2026, in Vila Verde, at Praia Fluvial do Faial. This ultra running event features a loop course of 6.706 km that must be completed every hour.

Participants must complete each loop within one hour to continue, with a new start every hour. The winner is the last runner to complete a loop alone within the time limit. The race continues until only one runner remains or no one completes the loop in time.

The event is open to runners aged 18 to 90 years and offers personalized bibs, event t-shirts, light liquid and solid refreshments, and prizes including entry to the Portuguese national team for the world final in October 2026. The course includes trails, municipal roads, and asphalt with about 30 meters of positive elevation gain, marked with reflective signage for night running.