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Take on the ‘classic Jurassic’ scenery, coastal sights and tough climbs of this marathon-distance challenge along the stunning coastal path whilst enjoying full support along the way.
  • Sat 16 May
  • £139
Weymouth, Dorset

Weymouth Trail Marathon

Take on the ‘classic Jurassic’ scenery, coastal sights and tough climbs of this marathon-distance challenge along the stunning coastal path whilst enjoying full support along the way.

  • 42 km trail running + 1100 m ascent
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Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a marathon within the 6-hour limit, on a flat out-and-back route, with fuel stations each lap, and a medal and goody bag at the finish.
  • Sat 16 May
  • £26-£28
Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire Run | Marathon

Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a marathon within the 6-hour limit, on a flat out-and-back route, with fuel stations each lap, and a medal and goody bag at the finish.

  • 26.2 miles trail running + 264 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
Zig Zag Running is 6 years old this month so why not come along and celebrate?! You are promised lots of cake!
  • Sun 17 May
  • £33-£38
Dereham, Norfolk

The Birthday Run | Full Marathon

Zig Zag Running is 6 years old this month so why not come along and celebrate?! You are promised lots of cake!

  • 26.2 miles multi terrain running + 496 ft ascent
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.
  • Thu 21 May
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 1 | Marathon

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.
  • Fri 22 May
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge - Day 2 | Marathon

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Experience Edinburgh's festival of running on Bank Holiday weekend! With nine distances on offer there's something for everyone - come and smash your PB at the marathon, previously voted UK's fastest!
  • Sat 23 - Sun 24 May
  • FREE-£176
Edinburgh

Edinburgh Marathon Festival

Experience Edinburgh's festival of running on Bank Holiday weekend! With nine distances on offer there's something for everyone - come and smash your PB at the marathon, previously voted UK's fastest!

  • Marathon 2
  • Half marathon
  • 10K run
  • 5K run
  • Fun run 4
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
  • £33-£38
Buntingford, Hertfordshire

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.

  • 26.2 miles trail running + 1312 ft ascent
Come and join in for the Catch Me If You Can event!
  • Sat 23 May
  • £22-£34
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Catch Me If You Can - Northampton | Marathon

Come and join in for the Catch Me If You Can event!

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.
  • Sat 23 May
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 3 | Marathon

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Part of the London 2 Brighton Ultra weekend, run, jog or walk from Turners Hill through wonderful Sussex countryside up & over the testing South Downs before coastal views to Brighton Racecourse.
  • Sat 23 - Sun 24 May
  • £139
Crawley, West Sussex

Sussex Marathon

Part of the London 2 Brighton Ultra weekend, run, jog or walk from Turners Hill through wonderful Sussex countryside up & over the testing South Downs before coastal views to Brighton Racecourse.

  • 42 km trail running + 700 m ascent
Run an unforgettable journey through Cape Town’s iconic landscapes, from mountain to sea—embrace world-class competition, vibrant culture, and the ultimate test of human endurance.
  • Sun 24 May
  • £35
South Africa

Sanlam Cape Town Marathon

Run an unforgettable journey through Cape Town’s iconic landscapes, from mountain to sea—embrace world-class competition, vibrant culture, and the ultimate test of human endurance.

  • 26.2 miles road running + 160 m ascent
Come and join in for the Slow and Steady Wins The Race event!
  • Sun 24 May
  • £22-£34
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Slow and Steady Wins The Race - Northampton | Marathon

Come and join in for the Slow and Steady Wins The Race event!

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Based out of East Hull this marathon will run out on the TransPennine Trail towards Hornsea, it should allow runners to enjoy a flat even surface ideal or both beginners or for seasoned athletes.
  • Sun 24 May
  • £40-£42
Hull, East Yorkshire

Get the Hull out of Here | Marathon

Based out of East Hull this marathon will run out on the TransPennine Trail towards Hornsea, it should allow runners to enjoy a flat even surface ideal or both beginners or for seasoned athletes.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.
  • Sun 24 May
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 4 | Marathon

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this looped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this lapped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.
  • Mon 25 May
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 5 | Marathon

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this lapped marathon is for you! Durham-themed medals too.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
Come and join this May Midweek Medal Madness event, where runners will also be celebrating Leon's Birthday!
  • Fri 29 May
  • £15-£27
Staines, Surrey

Midweek Medal Madness | Leons Birthday Run | Marathon

Come and join this May Midweek Medal Madness event, where runners will also be celebrating Leon's Birthday!

  • 26.2 miles road running
Come and celebrate 50 years since the release of the iconic Rocky film! Have you got the Eye of The Tiger, the guts to get the glory and the will to rise up to the challenge and run?
  • Sat 30 May
  • £14-£34
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan

Rocky at 50 Run | Wales

Come and celebrate 50 years since the release of the iconic Rocky film! Have you got the Eye of The Tiger, the guts to get the glory and the will to rise up to the challenge and run?

  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
A 42K trail run as part of the Lake District Running Festival in an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...
  • Sun 31 May
  • £55
Ambleside, Cumbria

Lake District Running Festival | 42km Grasmere Gallop

A 42K trail run as part of the Lake District Running Festival in an iconic location with a grandstand finish, wooden medal, free event photos and, more importantly, cake...

  • 42 km trail running + 1905 m ascent
Run. Refuel. Repeat. Take on the Rothwell Cakeathon and earn every slice in this friendly, traffic-free, flat, runnable course with a welcoming, no-pressure atmosphere.
  • Sun 31 May
  • £40-£42
Leeds, West Yorkshire

Rothwell Cakeathon | Marathon

Run. Refuel. Repeat. Take on the Rothwell Cakeathon and earn every slice in this friendly, traffic-free, flat, runnable course with a welcoming, no-pressure atmosphere.

  • 26.2 miles trail running
In its sixth year! Come take on the challenge of the track at Wodson Park. Do you have it in you to complete your distance on a 400-metre athletics track?
  • Sun 31 May
  • £36-£38
Ware, Hertfordshire

Circuit Du Sore Legs | Full Marathon

In its sixth year! Come take on the challenge of the track at Wodson Park. Do you have it in you to complete your distance on a 400-metre athletics track?

  • 26.2 miles track and field
Who remembers the character Strawberry Shortcake and all her adorable friends like Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue?! Here's your chance for a medal of her!
  • Sat 6 Jun
  • £15-£35
Staines, Surrey

Strawberry Shortcake Scamper

Who remembers the character Strawberry Shortcake and all her adorable friends like Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue?! Here's your chance for a medal of her!

  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
The UK’s biggest 24-hour relay! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the stunning 8km course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?
  • Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun
  • £95-£105
  • Team places only
Reading, Berkshire

Endure24 | Reading

The UK’s biggest 24-hour relay! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the stunning 8km course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
Take on the trails on the Official Samaritans Way created by Teesside Samaritans many years ago. Run alone or in a relay; there are different options and different distances to get your shoes muddy.
  • Sat 6 Jun
  • £55-£65
Guisborough, North Yorkshire

Samaritans Way Ultra | 40K Marathon

Take on the trails on the Official Samaritans Way created by Teesside Samaritans many years ago. Run alone or in a relay; there are different options and different distances to get your shoes muddy.

  • 40 km trail running + 3387 ft ascent
Start from Kendal Base Camp, head up the Longsleddale Valley, over the testing Garburn Pass with stunning 360 views towards Windermere and then on to Ambleside and Rydal's Water's edge.
  • Sat 6 Jun
  • £139
Kendal, Cumbria

Lakes Marathon

Start from Kendal Base Camp, head up the Longsleddale Valley, over the testing Garburn Pass with stunning 360 views towards Windermere and then on to Ambleside and Rydal's Water's edge.

  • 42 km trail running + 1200 m ascent

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