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Marathons in East of England in Spring

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The Essex 20 is held annually and is an ideal 20-mile race for the build-up to Marathon season, set over a 5-lap, flat, fast, tarmac course. Also hosting the Essex County Road Running Championships.
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £32-£34
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

Essex 20

The Essex 20 is held annually and is an ideal 20-mile race for the build-up to Marathon season, set over a 5-lap, flat, fast, tarmac course. Also hosting the Essex County Road Running Championships.

  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Event village
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 18 & over
  • 20 miles road running + 195 ft ascent
Marathon, Half and 10K! Join like-minded runners doing different distances, starting from the base camp of Hyde Hall Farm and encompassing the beautiful grounds around it.
  • Sat 21 Mar 2026
  • £27-£38
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Moo-rathon, Calf and Hen K

Marathon, Half and 10K! Join like-minded runners doing different distances, starting from the base camp of Hyde Hall Farm and encompassing the beautiful grounds around it.

  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • Multi-terrain run 2
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 29 Mar 2026
  • £32-£38
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

Zig Zag Challenge

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.

  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 18 & over
  • Multi-terrain run 2
Join in at the beautiful Haughley Park for the Haughley Festival of Running and join like-minded runners tackling a variety of distances on the day within the 4 or 6-hour time limit.
  • Sun 12 Apr 2026
  • £31-£38
Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK

Haughley Festival of Running | Full Marathon

Join in at the beautiful Haughley Park for the Haughley Festival of Running and join like-minded runners tackling a variety of distances on the day within the 4 or 6-hour time limit.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles trail running + 230 ft ascent
On the same day as the famous marathon in London, why not come along to The "Other" Run? Complete a marathon and earn a Zig Zag medal too. It can count as your Virtual London Marathon miles too!
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026
  • £33-£38
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

The Other Run | Full Marathon

On the same day as the famous marathon in London, why not come along to The "Other" Run? Complete a marathon and earn a Zig Zag medal too. It can count as your Virtual London Marathon miles too!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running + 764 ft ascent
Ideal for runners who want to get a marathon 'Good For Age' place as it is over an officially measured course on the Kirtling Road Route which is mildly undulating and very scenic.
  • Sun 10 May 2026
  • £33-£38
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Zig Zag Marathon and Half | Full Marathon

Ideal for runners who want to get a marathon 'Good For Age' place as it is over an officially measured course on the Kirtling Road Route which is mildly undulating and very scenic.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • PB
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running + 1247 ft ascent
Can you survive Farmmageddon? A fantastic marathon through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm as part of the Farmmageddon endurance weekend.
  • Sat 23 May 2026
  • £33-£38
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Farmmageddon | Full Marathon

Can you survive Farmmageddon? A fantastic marathon through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm as part of the Farmmageddon endurance weekend.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles trail running + 164 ft ascent

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