Running events calendar

Running events calendar

Runs for every type of runner - from small club runs to the biggest mass participation events in the world.

Running events in the UK

From parkruns to ultra runs in the mountains, there is no activity with such a huge variety of events as running and we've got 1000's listed here. Select your location for runs in your area, choose your distance or terrain below or scroll down for the UK's biggest events.

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Choose your distance or terrain

From short fun runs to ultra marathons, on or off-road.

5K runs

5K runs

Perfect events for parkrunners or first-timers as well as speed demons looking for a PB.

Find a local 5K
10K runs

10K runs

One of the most popular distances for runs and a great step towards a half marathon.

10K runs
10 mile runs

10 mile runs

10 mile runs have a legacy going back decades as a classic middle distance race.

10 milers
Half marathons

Half marathons

At half the ultimate running distance, 13.1-miles is a classic milestone for most runners.

Half marathons
Marathons

Marathons

The marathon is well established as the ultimate running distance. Find your 26.2-mile race here!

Marathons
Ultra runs

Ultra runs

Running anything longer than a marathon, an ultra is an endurance event like no other.

Ultra runs
Fun runs

Fun runs

Explore fun runs in the UK, including kids running races and free fun runs!

Run for fun
Charity runs

Charity runs

Find a local charity run or secure a charity place in the biggest runs in the UK.

Run for charity
Road races

Road races

From scenic 5K's, fast-paced 10K's to marathons through historic cities.

Find a road run
Trail runs

Trail runs

Escaping to the trails has never been so popular - find your next off-road run right here.

Run the trails
Mud runs

Mud runs

Combine a serious endurance challenge with getting filthy just for the fun of it!

Mud runs
Obstacle races

Obstacle races

Combine running with obstacles and mud across distances from 3-15K.

Obstacles
Multi-terrain runs

Multi-terrain runs

Runs with a varied mix of road and off-road terrain over a range of distances.

Multi-terrain runs
Fixed time runs

Fixed time runs

Enjoy running without the pressure of a specific distance but for a set time, featuring 24-hour solo or relay events.

Fixed time runs
CaniCross

CaniCross

Enter an event with your four-legged friend and share the race experience!

Dog runs

Featured running events

What's hot in the world of running events.

One of the UK's most popular marathons, boasting a new and beautiful seaside course with superb local support, making it a truly sensational running experience. Charity places now available for 2025.
  • Sun 6 Apr
  • FREE-£40
Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Brighton Marathon

One of the UK's most popular marathons, boasting a new and beautiful seaside course with superb local support, making it a truly sensational running experience. Charity places now available for 2025.

  • 26.2 miles road running
A multi award-winning marathon consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons with a stadium finish to give you goosebumps! AIMS-certified and BARR Gold accreditation for outstanding race management.
  • Mon 5 May
  • £48-£58
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

MK Marathon

A multi award-winning marathon consistently ranked in the top 10 UK marathons with a stadium finish to give you goosebumps! AIMS-certified and BARR Gold accreditation for outstanding race management.

  • 26.2 miles road running
Keswick Mountain Festival
From 5K to 50K

Keswick Mountain Festival

Running, live music, camping and much more, in magnificent mountainscapes.

Get early bird tickets
One of the capital's favourite running events thanks to its fusion of running, music and culture and part of a weekend-long festival taking over the borough. Charity places now available for 2025.
  • Sun 18 May
  • FREE-£40
London, UK

Hackney Half Marathon

One of the capital's favourite running events thanks to its fusion of running, music and culture and part of a weekend-long festival taking over the borough. Charity places now available for 2025.

  • 13.1 miles road running
The city’s original and best-loved running event! With a 10K or a half marathon distance to choose from, over 99% of Manchester runners say they’d recommend it to a friend.
  • Sun 18 May
  • £43-£52
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Great Manchester Run

The city’s original and best-loved running event! With a 10K or a half marathon distance to choose from, over 99% of Manchester runners say they’d recommend it to a friend.

  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
A team of 5. A half marathon every day for 4 days. You have just Run2Paris! This is your next great running adventure where you'll camp under the stars on a road trip like no other.
  • Thu 22 - Sun 25 May
  • £250-£1,200
London, UK

Run2Paris

A team of 5. A half marathon every day for 4 days. You have just Run2Paris! This is your next great running adventure where you'll camp under the stars on a road trip like no other.

  • 4 days multi terrain running
Experience Edinburgh's festival of running on Bank Holiday weekend! With nine distances on offer there's something for everyone - come and smash your PB at the marathon, previously voted UK's fastest!
  • Sat 24 - Sun 25 May
  • £14-£176
Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh Marathon Festival

Experience Edinburgh's festival of running on Bank Holiday weekend! With nine distances on offer there's something for everyone - come and smash your PB at the marathon, previously voted UK's fastest!

  • Marathon 2
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
  • 5K run
  • Fun run 4
The UK’s biggest 24 hour relay race. Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?
  • Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
  • £80-£110
Reading, Berkshire, UK

Endure24 | Reading

The UK’s biggest 24 hour relay race. Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
A South Downs Ultra Marathon steeped in history taking in Chichester coast and Arundel Castle. 100K and 50K trail routes, supported all the way, with a legendary basecamp overnight option.
  • Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jun
  • £80-£180
Chichester, West Sussex, UK

Race to the King

A South Downs Ultra Marathon steeped in history taking in Chichester coast and Arundel Castle. 100K and 50K trail routes, supported all the way, with a legendary basecamp overnight option.

  • 100K ultra run
  • 50K ultra run 2
The UK’s biggest 24 hour relay race. Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?
  • Sat 28 - Sun 29 Jun
  • £80-£110
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, UK

Endure24 | Leeds

The UK’s biggest 24 hour relay race. Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
The UK's favourite ultra marathon along one of Britain's oldest paths. 100K and 50K trail routes, supported all the way, with a legendary basecamp overnight option.
  • Sat 12 - Sun 13 Jul
  • £85-£270
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK

Race to the Stones

The UK's favourite ultra marathon along one of Britain's oldest paths. 100K and 50K trail routes, supported all the way, with a legendary basecamp overnight option.

  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 3
Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!
  • Sun 13 Jul
  • £39.95-£49.95
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon

Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon

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The route is exactly 5K, multi-terrain in nature, with a nice mix of minor road and trail to make for an interesting run in lovely surroundings, with fantastic views. Chip timing, prizes and medal!
  • Sat 11 Jan
  • £15
Ruthin, Clwyd, UK

Vale of Clwyd 5K

The route is exactly 5K, multi-terrain in nature, with a nice mix of minor road and trail to make for an interesting run in lovely surroundings, with fantastic views. Chip timing, prizes and medal!

  • 5 km multi terrain running
Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.
  • Sun 12 Jan
  • £31-£36
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

WTF Where's The Finish?

Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.

  • Multi-terrain run 2
Irresistable festive fun and racing joy within the iconic surroundings of Bushy Park! The perfect setting for a fast, flat and traffic-free Sunday morning run with like-minded festive folk.
  • Sun 12 Jan
  • £20-£30
London, UK

Bushy Christmas 10K & 5K

Irresistable festive fun and racing joy within the iconic surroundings of Bushy Park! The perfect setting for a fast, flat and traffic-free Sunday morning run with like-minded festive folk.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
Watch out Dasher, Comet and Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals!
  • Sun 12 Jan
  • FREE-£30
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

Salcey Forest Christmas 10K, 5K & Junior Fun Run

Watch out Dasher, Comet and Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals!

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
Enjoy a trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter with the Skipton Sweetie Skedaddle.
  • Sun 12 Jan
  • £15-£42
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

Skipton Sweetie Skedaddle

Enjoy a trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter with the Skipton Sweetie Skedaddle.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Trail run
  • Marathon
Join the Hatfield 10K – a scenic run with exciting perks!
  • Sun 12 Jan
  • £27-£29
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, UK

ATW Hatfield 10K

Join the Hatfield 10K – a scenic run with exciting perks!

  • 10 km road running
Popular night-time trail races through Haldon Forest with beer, mince pies and medals for finishers! A range of distances to cater for all ages. Fun for all the family with fancy dress awards too.
  • Sat 18 Jan
  • £9-£23
Exeter, Devon, UK

Haldon Night

Popular night-time trail races through Haldon Forest with beer, mince pies and medals for finishers! A range of distances to cater for all ages. Fun for all the family with fancy dress awards too.

  • 10K run
  • 5K run
  • Trail run 2
  • CaniCross
It's New Year! So what better way to start the year than with an event? Follow the Windmill Way route on a distance of your choice - 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon or Ultra within 7 hours.
  • Sat 18 Jan
  • £23-£37.50
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Windmill Way Wander

It's New Year! So what better way to start the year than with an event? Follow the Windmill Way route on a distance of your choice - 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon or Ultra within 7 hours.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
Alyn Waters is a great place for trail running! The country park is accessible, the paths easy to follow and with a variety of terrain, and with a few ups and downs to make you really earn your medal!
  • Sat 18 Jan
  • £16.50-£20.50
Wrexham, Clwyd, UK

Alyn Waters Winter Trails | 5K & 10K

Alyn Waters is a great place for trail running! The country park is accessible, the paths easy to follow and with a variety of terrain, and with a few ups and downs to make you really earn your medal!

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • CaniCross
Get ready, set... and race! Get your New Year off to a flying start with a wonderful forest run to celebrate the arrival of a happy and healthy New Year.
  • Sun 19 Jan
  • £7-£30
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Sherwood New Year 10K & 5K

Get ready, set... and race! Get your New Year off to a flying start with a wonderful forest run to celebrate the arrival of a happy and healthy New Year.

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
Starting at Prestatyn seafront, the National Trail waymarkers take you up into the hills south, with the scenery and terrain becoming more and more beautiful and challenging as you go!
  • Sun 19 Jan
  • FREE-£49.50
Prestatyn, Clwyd, UK

Sea 2 Summit | Offa's Dyke Half/Full/Ultra

Starting at Prestatyn seafront, the National Trail waymarkers take you up into the hills south, with the scenery and terrain becoming more and more beautiful and challenging as you go!

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
Gear up for an adrenaline-packed winter running experience like no other at Mallory Park Motor Racing Circuit!
  • Sun 19 Jan
  • £12-£37
Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire, UK

ATW Mallory Park Winter Run - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Fun Run

Gear up for an adrenaline-packed winter running experience like no other at Mallory Park Motor Racing Circuit!

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
A new and unique concept where you decide how many 10km loops you feel capable of on the day - whether it's 10km, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or an Ultra Marathon! Push yourself further or go easy.
  • Sat 25 Jan
  • £52
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | Jan

A new and unique concept where you decide how many 10km loops you feel capable of on the day - whether it's 10km, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or an Ultra Marathon! Push yourself further or go easy.

  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • Multi-terrain run
A bewitching Half Marathon and 10k in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside to capture your racing heart... it's how racing was meant to be. A Runner's World top 10 UK trail race!
  • Sat 25 Jan
  • FREE-£40
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK

Tissington Trail Half Marathon & 10K | Saturday

A bewitching Half Marathon and 10k in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside to capture your racing heart... it's how racing was meant to be. A Runner's World top 10 UK trail race!

  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
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Loads of fun racing around the tank training ground at Bovington Tank Range on this new dark 10K event! A laughter-filled coldish run that's a bit wet and a bit muddy.
  • Sat 25 Jan
  • £23-£25
  • Entries close soon
Wareham, Dorset, UK

The Dark Dirty Devil

Loads of fun racing around the tank training ground at Bovington Tank Range on this new dark 10K event! A laughter-filled coldish run that's a bit wet and a bit muddy.

  • 10 km trail running
A bewitching Half Marathon and 10K in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside to capture your racing heart... it's how racing was meant to be.
  • Sun 26 Jan
  • FREE-£40
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK

Tissington Trail Half Marathon & 10K | Sunday

A bewitching Half Marathon and 10K in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside to capture your racing heart... it's how racing was meant to be.

  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
This flat, fast, traffic-free and chip timed event is a sure-fire guaranteed way to give you the best chance of a PB over the 5 or 10 mile distance.
  • Sun 26 Jan
  • £24-£30
Bedford, Bedfordshire, UK

ATW Bedford 5 & 10

This flat, fast, traffic-free and chip timed event is a sure-fire guaranteed way to give you the best chance of a PB over the 5 or 10 mile distance.

  • Fun run
  • 10 miler
Loads of cold, wet, muddy fun racing around the tank training ground at Bovington Tank Range on the distance of your choice.
  • Sun 26 Jan
  • £18-£30
Wareham, Dorset, UK

The Dirty Devil Stampede

Loads of cold, wet, muddy fun racing around the tank training ground at Bovington Tank Range on the distance of your choice.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Multi-terrain run
This event is a huge favourite among the trail running community selling with lovely scenery, challenging hills and a little bit of mud it encompasses everything trail over single or multiple-laps.
  • Sun 2 Feb
  • £24-£42
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Grim Leodis

This event is a huge favourite among the trail running community selling with lovely scenery, challenging hills and a little bit of mud it encompasses everything trail over single or multiple-laps.

  • Trail run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
This popular event has a strong history within the running community and has been taking place for over 40 years! Join a day of running, community spirit and exciting experiences.
  • Sun 2 Feb
  • £10-£36
Watford, Hertfordshire, UK

ATW Watford Half Marathon & Fun Run

This popular event has a strong history within the running community and has been taking place for over 40 years! Join a day of running, community spirit and exciting experiences.

  • Fun run
  • Half marathon
Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through the lovely Hinchingbrooke Country Park on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.
  • Sun 2 Feb
  • £31-£36
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, UK

OMG (One Mile 2 Go) Run

Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through the lovely Hinchingbrooke Country Park on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.

  • Multi-terrain run 2
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
  • Sun 2 Feb
  • FREE-£35
Goudhurst, Kent, UK

Bedgebury Forest 10 and 5 Mile

A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!

  • Fun run
  • Trail run
  • 10 miler
The Mornington Chaser's Regent's Park 10K series is back with a fantastic 6-race series from October 2024 through to March 2025, with the addition of a Team Relay competition.
  • Sun 2 Feb
  • £24-£31
London, UK

Mornington Chasers Regents Park 10K | Race 5

The Mornington Chaser's Regent's Park 10K series is back with a fantastic 6-race series from October 2024 through to March 2025, with the addition of a Team Relay competition.

  • 10 km road running
Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for another 4 or 6-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.
  • Sun 9 Feb
  • £31-£36
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Run for Cake

Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for another 4 or 6-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.

  • Multi-terrain run 2
Join Nice Work for a spellbinding trail race through dappled sunlight at Cannock Chase Forest. And, with two additional distances to choose from... it's a going to be a corker!
  • Sun 9 Feb
  • FREE-£35
Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

Porsche Wolverhampton Cannock Chase Forest 20, 15, 10 & 5 Mile

Join Nice Work for a spellbinding trail race through dappled sunlight at Cannock Chase Forest. And, with two additional distances to choose from... it's a going to be a corker!

  • Trail run 3
  • 10 miler
Taking place from the iconic Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, all abilities can take part in this festival of running in what is possibly the most stunning of coastal trail locations.
  • Sun 9 Feb
  • £25-£50
Portland, Dorset, UK

Portland Coastal Marathon, Half Marathon & 10K

Taking place from the iconic Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, all abilities can take part in this festival of running in what is possibly the most stunning of coastal trail locations.

  • Marathon
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
A trail race event that is flat and fast and perfect for a PB and also brilliant for a beginner or the runner who wants to do their own pace with bespoke medal and treats at the finish line.
  • Sat 15 Feb
  • £14-£41
Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK

Besotted at Bingley Valentine Special

A trail race event that is flat and fast and perfect for a PB and also brilliant for a beginner or the runner who wants to do their own pace with bespoke medal and treats at the finish line.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Half marathon
  • Trail run
  • + 1 more race
A trail race event that is flat and fast and perfect for a PB and also brilliant for a beginner or the runner who wants to do their own pace with bespoke medal and treats at the finish line.
  • Sun 16 Feb
  • £15-£56
Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK

The Dogs Doodahs

A trail race event that is flat and fast and perfect for a PB and also brilliant for a beginner or the runner who wants to do their own pace with bespoke medal and treats at the finish line.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Half marathon
  • Trail run
  • + 2 more races
Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.
  • Sun 16 Feb
  • £31-£36
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

RIOT (Running Is Our Therapy)

Run as far as you can during the 4 or 6-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for more.

  • Multi-terrain run 2
Stockings, roasted chestnuts, fairy lights and the (postponed) Nice Work Richmond Christmas 10K & 5K! One, Two Three... Get ready to race, Santa-style!
  • Sun 16 Feb
  • £20-£30
Richmond, UK

Nice Work Richmond Christmas 10K & 5K

Stockings, roasted chestnuts, fairy lights and the (postponed) Nice Work Richmond Christmas 10K & 5K! One, Two Three... Get ready to race, Santa-style!

  • 5K run
  • 10K run