The Leonard Pietraszak Bydgoszcz Canal Birthday Run is a 5 km race held in Bydgoszcz, organized by the Sebastian Malinowski Bydgoszcz Canal Museum. This local event had 301 registered participants, with 267 starting. Both runners and Nordic walkers cover the same 5 km distance.
The route runs along the Bydgoszcz Old Canal Park, making the canal central to the course. Locally, the event is known as a race that connects generations, with participants including both runners and Nordic walkers. Sylwester Tuczyński won the running race in 17:41, followed by Marcin Kotoliński (18:45) and Bartosz Kryske (19:12). Jolanta Żal was the first woman to finish in 20:53.