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Beginner-friendly 10K runs in South West

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Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • £37.50-£39.50
Blandford Forum, Dorset

London Calling

Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!

  • 7 hrs multi terrain running + 33 ft ascent
Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 17 May
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset

SoBo Series | Volume 3 | Good Vibrations

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs road running
Set in the heart of the beautiful New Forest, with a Grade I listed 'calendar' manor house as the backdrop, this is a technical trail loop suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 20 Sep
  • £37.50-£39.50
Christchurch, Hampshire

Something to Talk About

Set in the heart of the beautiful New Forest, with a Grade I listed 'calendar' manor house as the backdrop, this is a technical trail loop suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs trail running + 404 ft ascent
Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset

SoBo Series | Volume 4 | Stop me (if you think you've heard this one before)

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs road running
The Dark Dorset 10 is an exciting new event that offers runners the chance to pluck up the courage to do a twilight 10K through Dorset's most haunted parish.
  • Sat 7 Nov
  • £27.50
Blandford Forum, Dorset

Dark Dorset 10

The Dark Dorset 10 is an exciting new event that offers runners the chance to pluck up the courage to do a twilight 10K through Dorset's most haunted parish.

  • 10 km trail running
Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 13 Dec
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset

Step into Christmas

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs road running
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • FREE
Poole, Dorset, Dorset

Trust10 Trail Run

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £18-£25
Bideford, Devon

Bideford 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £20-£22
Newquay, Cornwall

Trevornick 10K

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £16-£18
Ivybridge, Devon

Ivybridge 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £16-£20
Weymouth, Dorset

Egdon Easy 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Mon 25 May
  • £17-£19
Tiverton, Devon

Uplowman 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Fri 29 May
  • £15
Bristol, Somerset

The Great Western Runners Towpath Series - Race 1

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 31 May
  • £26
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire

10,000M Under The Edge

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 31 May
  • £18-£22
Bideford, Devon

Buckland Brewer 10K

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 7 Jun
  • £27-£29
Bristol, Gloucestershire

Bradley Stoke 10K

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 7 Jun
  • £26-£28
Barnstaple, Devon

Care for Kids Barnstaple 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 7 Jun
  • £17-£21
Fairford, Gloucestershire

Fairford 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Mon 8 Jun
  • £21-£23
Bristol, Gloucestershire

Hogweed Trot 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Tue 9 Jun
  • £16-£18
Clevedon, Somerset

Midsummer 10K Race

  • 10 km road running
  • Wed 10 Jun
  • £6-£19
Wiltshire

Lethbridge 10K

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Fri 12 Jun
  • £18-£20
Wareham, Dorset

Purbeck 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 14 Jun
  • £17.50-£22
Wareham, Dorset

Coombe Keynes 10K

  • 10 km trail running
  • Fri 19 Jun
  • £15
Bristol, Somerset

The Great Western Runners Towpath Series - Race 2

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 21 Jun
  • £30-£38
Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire

Stow-on-the-Wold 10K

  • 10 km road running

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