The second edition of the European Students Run was held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on Saturday and Sunday, October 17-18, 2026, as part of the 30th edition of the NLB Ljubljana Marathon. The total number of participants reached an exceptional number of 2,616 registered participants, including more than 550 international runners from 38 countries.

The event offered an opportunity for students and recent graduates aged 18–30 to take part and race in the three distances of the event: 10 km, 21 km (half-marathon), or 42 km (full marathon). In addition to the great number of student runners achieved, a wider EUSA Family group, including partners, supporters and friends, joined in the main marathon program.

This special event has been part of the renowned Ljubljana Marathon, one of the largest sporting gatherings in Slovenia.
The event has been organised in cooperation with Timing Ljubljana, the City of Ljubljana, and EUSA; hosted in the Slovenian capital, where the EUSA headquarters are located.

The first edition in 2025 attracted 1922 student participants, amongst the total registered participants of 19.379 - the overall participants of the Ljubljana marathon, including the three official distance runs.
For this year's second edition, the record number of 33,000 registered runners from 84 countries among all distances, framed a perfect anniversary edition of the Slovenian capital.

The awarding ceremonies saw EUSA representatives presenting medals and trophies, together with the University of Ljubljana Rector Prof. Gregor Majdic: EUSA Secretary General Matjaz Pecovnik, EUSA First Vice-President Bruno Barracosa, EUSA Vice-President and Student Representative Julia Zlatkova, and EUSA President Haris Pavletic, respectively, awarded the Students Run podium categories of 10km, 21km, and 42km (men's and women's).

Following are the European Student Run results.

10 km Men:
1. Vid Botolin (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 0:28:34
2. Filip Jancik (SVK) - University of Southern Denmark; 0:29:34
3. Markelj Rok (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 0:30:41

10km Women:
1. Klara Lukan (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 0:31:23
2. Lea Haler (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 0:35:14
3. Klara Mocnik (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 0:36:07

21km Men:
1. Maj Pritrznik (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:08:40
2. Nil Kerin (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:08:55
3. Mark Gavric (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:12:17

21km Women:
1. Suljanovic Dora (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:17:11
2. Julia Kuen (ITA) - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; 1:18:46
3. Nina Tezak (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 1:18:56

42km Men:
1) Kristaps Varna (LAT) - Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies; 2:34:18
2) Matevz Silar (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 2:34:18
3) Jonas Wirnshofer (AUT) - University of Innsbruck; 2:51:03

42km Women:
1. Nika Sotensek (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 3:05:50
2. Csilla Szendi (HUN) - Corvinus University of Budapest; 3:10:03
3. Manca Lampret (SLO) - University of Ljubljana; 3:20:00

The main event, the Ljubljana Marathon, was won by Enock Onchari  (KEN - 2:04:55) in the men's competition, and Haftamnesh Tesfay Haylu (ETH - 2:19:17) in the women's race.

For more info on the event, please visit the official websites:
- ljubljanskimaraton.si/en/european-students-run-runners4all/
- run2026.eusa.eu