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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 14 Dec
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 1 | 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.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running
The Moonlit Meadow Run 5K is a double Gold award-winning night trail running event and the original inspiration for the  ‘Dark Skies Series’ of three night trail running events across Somerset.
  • Sat 7 Feb 2026
  • £20
Taunton, Somerset, UK

Dark Skies Series | Moonlit Meadow Run | 5K Night Run

The Moonlit Meadow Run 5K is a double Gold award-winning night trail running event and the original inspiration for the ‘Dark Skies Series’ of three night trail running events across Somerset.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 8 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 46 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 15 Feb 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 2 | My Funny Valentine

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.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
Kickstart your season with the Flapjack 5K — a friendly, fast, and flat run on Torbay Velopark’s smooth tarmac, with a delicious flapjack reward at the finish!
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £10-£18
Paignton, Devon, UK

Flapjack 5K

Kickstart your season with the Flapjack 5K — a friendly, fast, and flat run on Torbay Velopark’s smooth tarmac, with a delicious flapjack reward at the finish!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road 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 17 May 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

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.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
Perfect for those first-time Mudders, this is the flattest course of the series. Nestled in the rugged charm of the English countryside, it's a gruelling challenge to push you to your limits.
  • Sat 15 Aug 2026
  • £75
  • 1 charity
Badminton, Gloucestershire, UK

Tough Mudder South West | 5K

Perfect for those first-time Mudders, this is the flattest course of the series. Nestled in the rugged charm of the English countryside, it's a gruelling challenge to push you to your limits.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fundraising optional
  • Age 14 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain 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 27 Sep 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

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.

  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
  • Sat 20 Dec
Tavistock, Devon, UK

Tavy 5

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 13 Sep 2026
Langport, Somerset, UK

Naked | Clothes-free run | Naked 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running

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