Outdoor events calendar 2025 - 2026
Explore 5,000+ runs, rides, swims, walks, triathlons and multi-activity events across the UK and overseas. Filter by date, distance, location and terrain to find the perfect challenge - from fast city 10Ks and iconic marathons to scenic trail runs, sportives, open-water swims and adventure races. Enter online and start planning your next goal.
Featured events
Including boosted events, early bird entries, special offers and deadlines coming up.
- Sun 13 Sep 2026
- £68
Great North Run
Join 60,000 runners at the world’s biggest and best half marathon with a ballot entry. Get the low-down on key dates, the route and race-day logistics, then secure your place on the iconic start line.
- 13.1 miles road running + 404 ft ascent
- Sat 11 - Sun 12 Oct
- £40-£210
Hever Castle Commando Obstacle Festival
The Hever Castle Commando obstacle race is the only event that can recreate the mud, sweat and pain of modern day Royal Marines Commando training. Have you got what it takes?
- Obstacle race 6
- Sat 4 Apr 2026
- £20-£38
Samaritans Way Trail Run & Walk
The Samaritans Way Trail Run is a celebration of the life-changing work of the Teesside Samaritans, so come and take on the trails and get your shoes muddy in solidarity for this great cause.
- 10K run
- Trail run
- Short walk 2
Events this weekend
Runs, rides, swims, walks, triathlons & other outdoor events coming up this weekend.
- Fri 3 Oct
- £16-£27
Midweek Chasing Numbers Oct
The aim of the midweek runs is to hold events as cheaply as possible in order for people to be able to build their numbers or simply to help people achieve their own goals at an affordable price.
- Trail run
- 5K run
- 10K run
- Half marathon
- Marathon
- + 3 more races
- Sat 4 Oct
- £18-£48
DSFRS Multisport Championships
The Torbay Triathlon Weekend is delighted to host the Devon and Somerset Fire Service Multisport Championships! Start with a 5K, followed by a team relay. One swims, one cycles, one runs.
- 5K run
- Sprint triathlon
- Relay triathlon
- Sat 4 Oct
- £47-£88
Dorney Duathlon | October
Take on a Super Sprint, Sprint or Standard distance and take the opportunity to race around this unique and inspiring Olympic venue!! This event is draft-illegal.
- Super sprint duathlon
- Sprint duathlon
- Standard duathlon
- Sat 4 Oct
- £240-£260
THE ROC SCOTLAND
THE ROC takes in the Highlands. Kinlochleven to the summit of Ben Nevis and back, including a Loch swim, stunning mountain/gravel bike sections and the UK's highest mountain!
- 1.5 km lake swimming
- 53 km mountain biking
- 18.5 km multi terrain running
- Sat 4 Oct
- £20
Calverley Chaos
Chaos on the Calverley Millennium Way. A 12km/7.5 mile trail race taking place on the fully marked Calverley Millennium Way footpath. Find out why it's Chaos...
- 12 km trail running + 600 ft ascent
- Sun 5 Oct
Great Scottish Run charity places
Secure your charity place in this celebration of everything that is great about Glasgow while supporting top UK charities. Choose your distance, find a cause and join their team today!
- Half marathon
- 10K run
- Sun 5 Oct
- £22-£51
Torbay Triathlon Autumn
A totally traffic free festival of triathlon offering both junior and senior distance options on the English Riviera. Pool swimming along with tarmac cycling and a parkland run, with a great medal.
- Sprint triathlon
- Super sprint triathlon
- Kids triathlon 7
- Novice triathlon
- Sun 5 Oct
- £33-£55
Thames Meander Autumn
Previously rated one of the top 10 UK marathons by Runners World! Stunningly scenic riverside routes along the Thames towpath. Flat, fast and very runnable with great support, medal and photo.
- 10K run
- Half marathon
- Marathon
- Sun 5 Oct
- £55-£65
Lee Valley Half Century
An unforgettable cycle challenge for all abilities! Ride through the stunning landscapes of Epping Forest and the Lee Valley while supporting Haven House Children’s Hospice.
- Charity bike ride 2
- Sun 5 Oct
- £7-£39
Hastings Half Marathon
This is the race you'll want to keep racing, year after year. Explore the delights of the Hastings Half Marathon as it twists and turns through the historic town of Hastings and beyond.
- Fun run
- Half marathon
- Sun 5 Oct
- £14-£56
Oktoberfest
Get your Oompah vibe on and enjoy a trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. With distances ranging from 5K to ultra marathon along the flat, even towpath - this event is perfect for all abilities.
- 5K run
- 10K run
- 10 miler
- Half marathon
- Trail run
- + 2 more races
- Sun 5 Oct
- £16-£35
The Autumn Lucky Dip Run
Welcome to a 7-hour running event where you can run your choice of distance up to 7 hours at your own pace on a scenic route, with fuel stations each lap, and a lucky dip medal and goody bag!
- Trail run
- 5K run
- 10K run
- Half marathon
- Marathon
- + 3 more races
- Sun 5 Oct
- £38-£40
Autumn Grange Sportive
Introducing the Autumn Grange Sportive which takes you on a stunning 52-mile ride through the rolling hills of Rutland, with the route skirting the picturesque Rutland Water.
- 52 miles road cycling + 819 m ascent
- Sun 5 Oct
- £39-£53
Lincoln Half Marathon
From the Lincolnshire Showground into the heart of the city, past the historic castle and cathedral, to cross the finish line to a roaring crowd, exclusive medal and finisher's goody bag!
- 13.1 miles road running + 437 ft ascent
- Sun 5 Oct
- £21-£25
Barry Buddon FAST 10s
Super flat, super fast, traffic-free roads. Time to update your PB? Runners can focus on their running as well as enjoy some of the stunning coastal scenery.
- 10K run
- 10 miler
Events in September
Runs, rides, swims, walks, triathlons & other outdoor events coming up in September.
- Tue 30 Sep
- £33.30-£39
Kingfisher Challenge
Mature woodland, waterways and open grassland - it’s simply trail running perfection! Run as many 5K laps as you wish in the time limit, then receive your well-deserved medal, flapjack and beer.
- 6 hrs trail running + 111 ft ascent
- Tue 30 Sep
- £14.40-£18
Petzl Night Trails 10K | Coombe Abbey
Coombe Abbey after work with the light fading - grab your head torch and get involved! You'll receive a fantastic medal and goodies too.
- 10 km trail running + 65 m ascent