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Runs in North West

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The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.
  • Sun 23 Feb
  • £23-£25
  • Sun 23 Feb
  • £23-£25
Stockport, UK

Stockport Trail Half Marathon

The perfect race to add to your calendar as a challenge in its own right, and ideal preparation for the spring marathon season.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Event village
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles trail running
This award-winning, sell-out event is Chester's only city-based 10K, it's the best City Centre 10K in the North West and is the first event of the Chester Triple Series - with top runner reviews too!
  • Sun 9 Mar
  • 1 charity
  • Sun 9 Mar
  • 1 charity
Chester, Cheshire, UK

MBNA Chester 10K charity places

This award-winning, sell-out event is Chester's only city-based 10K, it's the best City Centre 10K in the North West and is the first event of the Chester Triple Series - with top runner reviews too!

  • Wheelchair users
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 15 & over
  • 10 km road running
A popular Sunday morning road and trail 10K race in and around the beautiful village of Poynton.
  • Sun 9 Mar
  • £20-£22
  • Sun 9 Mar
  • £20-£22
Stockport, Cheshire, UK

Poynton Village 10K

A popular Sunday morning road and trail 10K race in and around the beautiful village of Poynton.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Free venue entry
  • Age 16 & over
  • 10 km multi terrain running
The UK's toughest 10km with Military escape routes! Shorten the course to 8km or 6km via escape routes should the day get too tough!
  • Sat 26 Apr
  • £64.95-£74.95
  • Sat 26 Apr
  • £64.95-£74.95
Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

Born Survivor | Cheshire

The UK's toughest 10km with Military escape routes! Shorten the course to 8km or 6km via escape routes should the day get too tough!

  • Families
  • Dogs allowed
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Age 16 & over
  • Obstacle race 2
Entries closed
Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.
  • Sun 27 Apr
  • £30
  • Entries closed
  • Sun 27 Apr
  • £30
  • Entries closed
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

adidas Manchester Marathon

Experience the UK’s friendliest and flattest major marathon with huge crowd support on a route with PB potential plus chunky medals and relay options.

  • Trees not tees
  • Wheelchair users
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Relay
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running
The UK's top outdoor sports festival! Incredible entertainment, sports events, speakers, live music, activities, brand expo, bars, food, drink and much more.
  • Fri 16 - Sun 18 May
  • £30
  • Fri 16 - Sun 18 May
  • £30
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Keswick Mountain Festival

The UK's top outdoor sports festival! Incredible entertainment, sports events, speakers, live music, activities, brand expo, bars, food, drink and much more.

  • Families
  • Wheelchair users
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Event expo
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Mountains
  • All ages
  • 5K run 2
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • 50K ultra run
  • Fell run
  • + 12 more races
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
  • 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.

  • Families
  • Trees not tees
  • Wheelchair users
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 15 & over
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
Take on England’s finest countryside for charity, at your own pace, with stunning views en-route. With distances from 10km right up to 100km there’s a Lake District Challenge for everyone!
  • Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
  • £39-£199
  • Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
  • £39-£199
Kendal, Cumbria, UK

Lake District Ultra Challenge

Take on England’s finest countryside for charity, at your own pace, with stunning views en-route. With distances from 10km right up to 100km there’s a Lake District Challenge for everyone!

  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Enter online
  • Fundraising required
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Age 14 & over
  • Trail run 2
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Marathon
Run or hike the UK's most iconic ultramarathon and conquer 70 miles in 26 hours over a fully waymarked journey through Hadrian's Wall country. Ideal first ultra.
  • Sat 14 Jun
  • £230-£240
  • Sat 14 Jun
  • £230-£240
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

Rat Race | The Wall

Run or hike the UK's most iconic ultramarathon and conquer 70 miles in 26 hours over a fully waymarked journey through Hadrian's Wall country. Ideal first ultra.

  • Recycling
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 70 miles trail running + 3460 ft ascent
Your aim is to complete as many full laps of the 5K circuit through lovely parkland within a 6 or 3-hour time limit, as an individual or as part of a relay team of 2, 4 or 8 people.
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £30-£42
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £30-£42
Wilmslow, Cheshire, UK

Wilmslow Relays and Ultra Challenge

Your aim is to complete as many full laps of the 5K circuit through lovely parkland within a 6 or 3-hour time limit, as an individual or as part of a relay team of 2, 4 or 8 people.

  • Music
  • Park
  • Free venue entry
  • Age 12 & over
  • Multi-terrain run 2
Possibly the flattest marathon in the country. All distances are fast, officially measured, PB courses on quiet country roads through pretty local villages.
  • Sun 29 Jun
  • £18-£42
  • Sun 29 Jun
  • £18-£42
Wigton, Cumbria, UK

Sport in Action Festival of Running

Possibly the flattest marathon in the country. All distances are fast, officially measured, PB courses on quiet country roads through pretty local villages.

  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Age 15 & over
  • Marathon
  • Half marathon
  • Road run
The Bury 10K is back and is guaranteed to be a fun and friendly event for all abilities, whether you’re a beginner just starting out on your fitness journey or an experienced runner looking for a PB.
  • Sun 7 Sep
  • Sun 7 Sep
Bury, Greater Manchester, UK

Bury 10K charity places

The Bury 10K is back and is guaranteed to be a fun and friendly event for all abilities, whether you’re a beginner just starting out on your fitness journey or an experienced runner looking for a PB.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 15 & over
  • 10 km road running
The UK's toughest 10km with Military escape routes! Shorten the course to 8km or 6km via escape routes should the day get too tough!
  • Sat 13 Sep
  • £64.95-£74.95
  • Sat 13 Sep
  • £64.95-£74.95
Clitheroe, Lancashire, UK

Born Survivor | Lancashire

The UK's toughest 10km with Military escape routes! Shorten the course to 8km or 6km via escape routes should the day get too tough!

  • Families
  • Dogs allowed
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Age 16 & over
  • Obstacle race 2
Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!
  • Fri 26 - Sun 28 Sep
  • £65-£210
  • Fri 26 - Sun 28 Sep
  • £65-£210
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

13 Valleys

Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!

  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Mountains
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 17 & over
  • Trail run
  • Ultra run 3
On foot from the very top of the Lake District to the very bottom via the stunning Helvellyn Ridge and the western shoreline of Lake Windermere. Not easy but certainly spectacular!
  • Sat 11 Oct
  • £130-£160
  • Sat 11 Oct
  • £130-£160
Caldbeck, Cumbria, UK

Lakes in a Day

On foot from the very top of the Lake District to the very bottom via the stunning Helvellyn Ridge and the western shoreline of Lake Windermere. Not easy but certainly spectacular!

  • Newcomers
  • Plastic bottle free
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Hilly
  • Mountainous
  • Event village
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 20 & over
  • 50 miles trail running
Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford.
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £47-£79
  • 6 charities
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £47-£79
  • 6 charities
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

Manchester Half Marathon

Round off the season with a flat and fast half on fully closed roads with some of the best crowd support around and receive your chunky medal near Old Trafford.

  • Trees not tees
  • Wheelchair users
  • Recycling
  • Entertainment
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sat 25 Jan
Bolton, Lancashire, UK

Petzl Night Runner Rivington

  • Fun run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Sun 26 Jan
Morecambe, Lancashire, UK

Morecambe Festival of Running 5K, 10K, 10 Mile

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
  • Sun 26 Jan
Stockport, Greater Manchester, UK

Stockport Daffodil 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sat 1 Feb
Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

Lakeland Paws Grizedale Growl: East Side

  • CaniCross 2
  • Sat 1 Feb
Burnley, Lancashire, UK

Pendle Way in a Day

  • Trail run 2
  • Long distance walk 2
  • Sat 1 Feb
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

Halewood 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 2 Feb
Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

Grizedale Trail 13 & 26

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Sun 18 May
Chester, Cheshire, UK

Essar Chester Half Marathon and Fun Run

  • Half marathon
  • Fun run
  • Sun 5 Oct
Chester, Cheshire, UK

MBNA Chester Marathon and Metric Marathon

  • Marathon
  • Half marathon
  • Fun run

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