The Bloomberg Square Mile Relay is BACK and it’s time to get excited (or nervous, whichever way you want to look at it).

1,000 employees from Dubai’s biggest companies meet for the annual race and this year it’s all happening at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), on Wednesday, February 7.

Here’s how it works

This is a fun race, despite what your competitive co-workers will have you believe. 

Teams of 10 runners take part in a 10 lap relay, each lap is one-mile long (that’s 1.6km) and it takes you around the DIFC Gate Building. 

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The quickest team gets crowned Dubai’s fastest company and get bragging rights for a year.

Those are some serious faces!

70% more teams have signed up ahead of this year’s race

It’s going to be a big year for the annual global race with National Bank of Fujairah, Barclays, Lloyds, JLL, Deutsche Bank, PwC, ICBC and J.P. Morgan already on the books.

Want to get involved? Follow this link for sign up info.

It ends with a big after party

There’s a race-village for racers and supporters, and a first-class corporate hospitality area for sponsors.

Once the race is finished, runners are invited to the official after-party complete with live music, food, drinks and entertainment all night long

On your marks….