Design Confidence Joins Dubai Run 2025: A Celebration of Wellness, Community and Team Spirit

Design Confidence proudly took part in Dubai Run 2025, the world’s largest community fun run and one of the flagship events of the Dubai Fitness Challenge. This year’s edition transformed Sheikh Zayed Road into a pedestrian-only running track for over 200,000 participants, bringing together families, professionals, students and organisations united by a shared goal: embracing an active, healthy lifestyle.

For us, Dubai Run 2025 was more than a fitness activity, it was a moment that reflected who we are as a company. A diverse team representing different disciplines and nationalities came together outside the workplace to celebrate wellness, teamwork and our collective commitment to a human-centered work culture.

Our Participation

Design Confidence members joined the 5 km and 10 km routes, running past some of Dubai’s most iconic landmarks. The experience reflected our organisational values of:

• Well-being & Balance: encouraging physical and mental health as part of professional excellence

• Community: engaging with the city we work in and contribute to through our projects

• Team Spirit: strengthening bonds beyond the office, fostering collaboration and togetherness

The energy of the day from the sunrise warm-up to crossing the finish line together was a powerful reminder of how shared experiences strengthen our culture and our people.

Why Dubai Run Matters to Us

As a company deeply involved in shaping safer, more inclusive and more accessible environments across the region, we believe that community events like Dubai Run highlight the importance of public spaces that welcome everyone, regardless of age, fitness level or ability.

Dubai Run exemplifies what we advocate for daily in our projects:

inclusive design, safe movement, and vibrant public life.

Participating was not only a way to support a citywide initiative but also to experience, firsthand, the types of urban environments we help design and enhance.

Looking Ahead

We look forward to continuing our participation in Dubai Fitness Challenge events in the coming years, reinforcing our belief that healthy people build healthy cities and that strong teams build strong organisations.