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Road runs in Essex

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The Fun Run takes place before the 5K races and is in an ideal venue to chase a fast time as the 1-mile course is traffic-free, pancake flat and on smooth tarmac.
  • Fri 8 Aug
  • £12-£14
  • Fri 8 Aug
  • £12-£14
Colchester, Essex, UK

ATW Colchester Friday Night Runs | 1 Mile Road Race/Fun Run

The Fun Run takes place before the 5K races and is in an ideal venue to chase a fast time as the 1-mile course is traffic-free, pancake flat and on smooth tarmac.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running
Incorporating the Essex 5K County Championships. An ideal venue to chase a fast time as the course is traffic-free, pancake flat and on smooth tarmac.
  • Fri 8 Aug
  • £19-£21
  • Fri 8 Aug
  • £19-£21
Colchester, Essex, UK

ATW Colchester Friday Night Runs | 5K Road Race

Incorporating the Essex 5K County Championships. An ideal venue to chase a fast time as the course is traffic-free, pancake flat and on smooth tarmac.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running
It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking mile event. It's part of a seaside racing extravaganza!
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £7
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £7
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Clacton Fun Run

It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking mile event. It's part of a seaside racing extravaganza!

  • Enter online
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running
It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking 10K. It's a seaside racing extravaganza!
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £24-£26
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £24-£26
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Clacton 10K

It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking 10K. It's a seaside racing extravaganza!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 15 & over
  • 10 km road running + 170 ft ascent
It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking half marathon. It's a seaside racing extravaganza!
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £28-£30
  • Sun 17 Aug
  • £28-£30
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Clacton Half Marathon

It's the crash of waves and the sea-salt that lingers in the cool coastal air. It's your moment to fly along the promenade in this cracking half marathon. It's a seaside racing extravaganza!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running + 380 ft ascent
Don't miss out on one of the biggest running events in Essex; it's something special! Join runners as they go race, run, jog, and walk through Central Park and into the Essex countryside.
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £42-£58.50
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £42-£58.50
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Chelmsford Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon

Don't miss out on one of the biggest running events in Essex; it's something special! Join runners as they go race, run, jog, and walk through Central Park and into the Essex countryside.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 26.2 miles road running + 918 ft ascent
Don't miss out on one of the biggest running events in Essex; it's something special! Join runners as they go race, run, jog, and walk through Central Park and into the Essex countryside.
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £30-£44.50
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £30-£44.50
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Chelmsford Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon

Don't miss out on one of the biggest running events in Essex; it's something special! Join runners as they go race, run, jog, and walk through Central Park and into the Essex countryside.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running + 380 ft ascent
Join ATW for the Remembrance Runs at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £14
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £14
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Remembrance Runs | Family Mile

Join ATW for the Remembrance Runs at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running
Join ATW for the Half Marathon Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £35-£37
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £35-£37
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Remembrance Runs | Half Marathon

Join ATW for the Half Marathon Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running + 89 ft ascent
Join ATW for the 5K Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £19-£21
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £19-£21
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Remembrance Runs | 5K

Join ATW for the 5K Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running + 46 ft ascent
Join ATW for the 10K Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £27-£29
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £27-£29
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Remembrance Runs | 10K

Join ATW for the 10K Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 15 & over
  • 10 km road running
Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £7
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £7
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Southend Rudolph Run | Rudolph Scurry

Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • All ages
  • 1 mile road running
Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, UK

Southend Rudolph Run | Rudolph 5 Mile

Kick off your festive celebrations with this cracking race... The Southend Rudolf Run is filled with seasonal delights and racing fun designed to delight with every step!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Fancy dress
  • Age 15 & over
  • 5 miles road running + 49 ft ascent
An exciting stadium base and a route which takes you past iconic landmarks of the UK's oldest town with thousands of people cheering you on as you run through the centre!
  • Sun 8 Mar 2026
  • £33-£35
  • Sun 8 Mar 2026
  • £33-£35
Colchester, Essex, UK

Colchester Half Marathon

An exciting stadium base and a route which takes you past iconic landmarks of the UK's oldest town with thousands of people cheering you on as you run through the centre!

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Rural
  • Age 17 & over
  • 13.1 miles road running + 403 ft ascent
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
  • 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
This disused airfield has a fast, flat, tarmac course with no sharp corners, and the surrounding tree cover makes for relatively still conditions on most days - but your PB or run stress-free.
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £16-£18
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £16-£18
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Debden 5K

This disused airfield has a fast, flat, tarmac course with no sharp corners, and the surrounding tree cover makes for relatively still conditions on most days - but your PB or run stress-free.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running + 46 ft ascent
This disused airfield has a fast, flat, tarmac course with no sharp corners, and the surrounding tree cover makes for relatively still conditions on most days - but your PB or run stress-free.
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £25-£27
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £25-£27
Saffron Walden, Essex, UK

ATW Debden 10K

This disused airfield has a fast, flat, tarmac course with no sharp corners, and the surrounding tree cover makes for relatively still conditions on most days - but your PB or run stress-free.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 16 & over
  • 10 km road running + 46 ft ascent
The Colchester Stampede 10k presented by Larking Gowen event has a route like no other and one you wont want to miss out on.
  • Sun 17 May 2026
  • Sun 17 May 2026
Colchester, Essex, UK

Colchester Zoo Stampede 10K

The Colchester Stampede 10k presented by Larking Gowen event has a route like no other and one you wont want to miss out on.

  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Free venue entry
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 15 & over
  • 10 km road running + 77 m ascent
  • Tue 29 Jul
Harwich, Essex, UK

Harwich Runners 5K Series - Race 5 | Junior 1 Mile

  • 1 mile road running
  • Tue 29 Jul
Harwich, Essex, UK

Harwich Runners 5K Series - Race 5 | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 14 Sep
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Pleshey & Essex Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Sun 1 Mar 2026
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Chelmsford Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | 5K

  • 5 km road running + 79 ft ascent
  • Sun 1 Mar 2026
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Chelmsford Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | 10K

  • 10 km road running + 135 ft ascent
  • Sun 1 Mar 2026
Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Chelmsford Half Marathon, 10K and 5K | Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running + 338 ft ascent
  • Sun 22 Mar 2026
Brentwood, Essex, UK

Brentwood Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running

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