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MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Milton Keynes!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £25-£30
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £25-£30
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Milton Keynes MoRun | 5K

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Milton Keynes!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • All ages
  • 5 km trail running
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 23 Nov
  • £22
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £22
London, UK

Bushy Christmas 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.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 11 ft ascent
Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling and festive 5K race, perfect for the whole family!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £22
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £22
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Sherwood Christmas 5K

Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling and festive 5K race, perfect for the whole family!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running
An exciting 5K trail run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £21
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £21
Torpoint, Cornwall, UK

Night on the Edge | 5K

An exciting 5K trail run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 801 ft ascent
An exciting 5K trail run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £21
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £21
Torpoint, Cornwall, UK

Night on the Edge | 5K Canix

An exciting 5K trail run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 801 ft ascent
The patron saint day of St Andrews falls on a weekend so there's now an event to support it! Run for as long as you can, rest, then head out for some more.
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £31-£36
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

St Andrews Day Challenge | 4 Hour

The patron saint day of St Andrews falls on a weekend so there's now an event to support it! Run for as long as you can, rest, then head out for some more.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 4 hrs multi terrain running + 299 ft ascent
Join in midweek run and as it's nearly Christmas this midweek event is The Christmas Jumper Jaunt - the wearing of your most over the top Christmas jumper is encouraged but not mandatory!
  • Fri 5 Dec
  • £20-£27
  • Fri 5 Dec
  • £20-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Christmas Jumper Jaunt | 5K

Join in midweek run and as it's nearly Christmas this midweek event is The Christmas Jumper Jaunt - the wearing of your most over the top Christmas jumper is encouraged but not mandatory!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km road running + 0 ft ascent
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £28-£32
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £28-£32
Staines, Surrey, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | 5K

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km road running + 0 ft ascent
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 6 Dec
  • £17.50
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £17.50
Wrexham, Clwyd, UK

Alyn Waters Winter Trails | 5K & 10K | 5K Canicross

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!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km trail running
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 6 Dec
  • £17.50
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £17.50
Wrexham, Clwyd, UK

Alyn Waters Winter Trails | 5K & 10K | 5K Trail

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!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km trail running
Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £20
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £20
Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

Cannock Chase Forest Christmas 5K

Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 508 ft ascent
Enjoy a festive trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter. A challenging and scenic run over towpath, woodland, and fields with joyous distances from 5K to a full marathon.
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £14-£16
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £14-£16
Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK

Do you like my Bingley Baubles | 5K

Enjoy a festive trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter. A challenging and scenic run over towpath, woodland, and fields with joyous distances from 5K to a full marathon.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 102 ft ascent
Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 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 7 Dec
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £31-£36
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Bauble Bimble | 6 Hour

Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 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.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs multi terrain running + 98 ft ascent
The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just the second year (back in 2005) achieved Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • 1 charity
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • 1 charity
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

BTR Liverpool Santa Dash | Santa Dash 5K

The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just the second year (back in 2005) achieved Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering

  • Enter online
  • All ages
  • 5 km road running
A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £20
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £20
Brownhills, Staffordshire, UK

Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash 5K

A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 380 ft ascent
Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £11-£16
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £11-£16
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, UK

Allsorts Tinkley Gate Santa Dash | 5K

Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running
Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 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 7 Dec
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £31-£36
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Bauble Bimble | 4 Hour

Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 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.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 4 hrs multi terrain running + 98 ft ascent
Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!
  • Sat 13 Dec
  • £14-£16
  • Sat 13 Dec
  • £14-£16
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 1 | 5K

Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or to challenge yourself over this distance.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £14-£16
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £14-£16
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 2 | 5K

An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or to challenge yourself over this distance.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22-£32
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22-£32
Durham, County Durham, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run - North | 5K

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running
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 14 Dec
  • £20
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £20
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

Salcey Forest Christmas 5K

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!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 180 ft ascent
Run as far as you can during the 4-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, head out for more and enjoy some festive fun!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £31-£36
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £31-£36
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

Twas The Run Before Christmas | 4 Hour

Run as far as you can during the 4-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, head out for more and enjoy some festive fun!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 4 hrs multi terrain running + 299 ft ascent
It's December, so what better way to finish the year than with a Christmas event? Follow the Windmill Way route for 5K.
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £23-£25
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £23-£25
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Christmas Canter | 5K

It's December, so what better way to finish the year than with a Christmas event? Follow the Windmill Way route for 5K.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 18 & over
  • 5 km road running + 358 ft ascent
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run in the picturesque Dare Valley in Wales! At this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £27-£32
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £27-£32
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run - Wales | 5K

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run in the picturesque Dare Valley in Wales! At this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km road running
Join this fantastic festive experience on a completely flat course – perfect for achieving your personal best over a certified, accurate route, with free race photo, custom medal and friendly support!
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £16-£18
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £16-£18
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK

ATW Nottingham Holme Run | 5K

Join this fantastic festive experience on a completely flat course – perfect for achieving your personal best over a certified, accurate route, with free race photo, custom medal and friendly support!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running + 16 ft ascent

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