Running events calendar

Running events calendar

The UK's most comprehensive list of running events with runs for every type of runner over all distances and all terrains including the biggest mass participation events in the world.

XTERRA Snowdonia Trail Marathon

XTERRA Snowdonia Trail Marathon

A stunning Trail Marathon, Ultra Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 24hr event starting and finishing in Wales' outdoor capital, Llanberis.

Choose your distance

Running events in the UK

From parkruns to ultra runs in the mountains, there is no activity with such a huge variety of events as running and we've got 1000's listed here. Use the quick links below to find your next run or scroll down to discover some of the best events coming up.

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Choose your distance or terrain

From short fun runs to ultra marathons, on or off-road.

5K runs

5K runs

Perfect events for parkrunners or first-timers as well as speed demons looking for a PB.

Find a local 5K
10K runs

10K runs

One of the most popular distances for runs and a great step towards a half marathon.

10K runs
10 mile runs

10 mile runs

10 mile runs have a legacy going back decades as a classic middle distance race.

10 milers
Half marathons

Half marathons

At half the ultimate running distance, 13.1-miles is a classic milestone for most runners.

Half marathons
Marathons

Marathons

The marathon is well established as the ultimate running distance. Find your 26.2-mile race here!

Marathons
Ultra runs

Ultra runs

Running anything longer than a marathon, an ultra is an endurance event like no other.

Ultra runs
Fun runs

Fun runs

Explore fun runs in the UK, including kids running races and free fun runs!

Run for fun
Charity runs

Charity runs

Find a local charity run or secure a charity place in the biggest runs in the UK.

Run for charity
Road races

Road races

From scenic 5K's, fast-paced 10K's to marathons through historic cities.

Find a road run
Trail runs

Trail runs

Escaping to the trails has never been so popular - find your next off-road run right here.

Run the trails
Mud runs

Mud runs

Combine a serious endurance challenge with getting filthy just for the fun of it!

Mud runs
Obstacle races

Obstacle races

Combine running with obstacles and mud across distances from 3-15K.

Obstacles
Multi-terrain runs

Multi-terrain runs

Runs with a varied mix of road and off-road terrain over a range of distances.

Multi-terrain runs
Fixed time runs

Fixed time runs

Enjoy running without the pressure of a specific distance but for a set time, featuring 24-hour solo or relay events.

Fixed time runs
CaniCross

CaniCross

Enter an event with your four-legged friend and share the race experience!

Dog runs

Featured running events

What's hot in the world of running events.

Great North Run 2025
Selling fast

Great North Run 2025

You can still be part of the nation's favourite half marathon with a charity place!

Run in 2025
Crackpots 10K Trail Run
Gold reviews

Crackpots 10K Trail Run

Explore the trails, moorland and rivers of Nidderdale in North Yorkshire then soak up the atmosphere of the annual village Family Fete!

Enter for £22
Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!
  • Sun 13 Jul
  • £39.95-£49.95
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon

Welcome to the stunning Sherwood Pines for an incredible day of running in the forest - whether it's your first event, you're going for a PB or if you just want a day in the forest with friends!

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
Be Your Greatest in 2025
Road & trail

Be Your Greatest in 2025

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Royal Parks Half Marathon
13.1-mile goal

Royal Parks Half Marathon

Jog or run traffic-free through four gorgeous London parks and admire world-famous landmarks along the way!

Get a place quick
Sun... Sea... Running as it should be. Run along both Boscombe and Bournemouth piers on a stunning coastal route as part of the Run Bournemouth weekend running festival.
  • Sun 12 Oct
  • £44.75-£50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Bournemouth Half Marathon

Sun... Sea... Running as it should be. Run along both Boscombe and Bournemouth piers on a stunning coastal route as part of the Run Bournemouth weekend running festival.

  • 13.1 miles road running

Running events coming up

Featured events are listed below - select your region to see all events.

50 years of Lake District running in one unforgettable weekend! Trail runners, fell runners, orienteers and walkers of all abilities in an iconic location with family-friendly activities and more.
  • Sat 31 May - Sun 1 Jun
  • FREE-£85
Ambleside, Cumbria, UK

Lake District Running Festival

50 years of Lake District running in one unforgettable weekend! Trail runners, fell runners, orienteers and walkers of all abilities in an iconic location with family-friendly activities and more.

  • Sprint orienteer
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Trail run
  • Marathon
  • + 2 more races
Entries closed
A fast, flat 10K route that is almost all on tarmac and is one of the most beautiful 10Ks in the country. The kids races make the event even more exciting, especially as all finishers get a medal!
  • Sat 31 May
  • £9-£24
  • Entries closed
Yelverton, Devon, UK

Burrator 10K and Kids Races

A fast, flat 10K route that is almost all on tarmac and is one of the most beautiful 10Ks in the country. The kids races make the event even more exciting, especially as all finishers get a medal!

  • 10K run
  • Fun run 2
Rothwell Cakeathon takes place within Rothwell Park - a race that ends with cake. Collect your cake, your finisher's medal and enjoy the beautiful Rothwell Park.
  • Sun 1 Jun
  • £24-£56
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

'Ruddy' Rothwell's Cakeathon

Rothwell Cakeathon takes place within Rothwell Park - a race that ends with cake. Collect your cake, your finisher's medal and enjoy the beautiful Rothwell Park.

  • Multi-terrain run 3
  • 10 miler
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
In its fifth 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 1 Jun
  • £23-£37.50
Ware, Hertfordshire, UK

Circuit Du Sore Legs | Part Cinq

In its fifth 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?

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • 50K ultra run
  • + 1 more race
Thousands of runners of all abilities and ages will be welcomed to Green Park in Reading to run a traffic-free, super-flat route as part of a family-friendly event day.
  • Sun 1 Jun
  • £12-£27
Reading, Berkshire, UK

Green Park Reading 10K

Thousands of runners of all abilities and ages will be welcomed to Green Park in Reading to run a traffic-free, super-flat route as part of a family-friendly event day.

  • Fun run 2
  • 10K run
Enjoy every spellbinding step through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.
  • Fri 6 Jun
  • £7-£21
Rye, East Sussex, UK

Rye Summer 10K & 5K Series | Race One

Enjoy every spellbinding step through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
Take on this fast and flat summer extravaganza along with the Leeds to Liverpool canal. These out-and-back routes are perfect for all participants looking to run further in a friendly atmosphere.
  • Sat 7 Jun
  • £14-£42
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Summer Extravaganza Day 1

Take on this fast and flat summer extravaganza along with the Leeds to Liverpool canal. These out-and-back routes are perfect for all participants looking to run further in a friendly atmosphere.

  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • 5K run
The majestic château hosts this epic multi-sport weekend for athletes of all levels, complete with a range of disciplines, festival village, friendly spectators and top reviews all-round!
  • Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
  • £15-£375
Chantilly, France

Chateau de Chantilly Triathlon and Multisport Festival

The majestic château hosts this epic multi-sport weekend for athletes of all levels, complete with a range of disciplines, festival village, friendly spectators and top reviews all-round!

  • Ironman
  • Half Ironman
  • Olympic triathlon
  • Sprint triathlon 2
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • + 12 more races
If you like great beer and running on amazing riverside trails then this event is for you! Run through the beautiful valley of the North Esk River to finish at the brewery for a free beer.
  • Sat 7 Jun
  • £32-£42
Loanhead, Midlothian, UK

Hop Run

If you like great beer and running on amazing riverside trails then this event is for you! Run through the beautiful valley of the North Esk River to finish at the brewery for a free beer.

  • 10K run
  • 5K run
Take on England’s finest countryside at your own pace with stunning views all the way, featuring the Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a halfway point by Lake Windermere, forests and nature reserves.
  • Sat 7 - Sun 8 Jun
  • £39-£199
Kendal, Cumbria, UK

Lake District Ultra Challenge

Take on England’s finest countryside at your own pace with stunning views all the way, featuring the Garburn Pass, historic Ambleside, a halfway point by Lake Windermere, forests and nature reserves.

  • Trail run 2
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Marathon
The Magna Carta event are based in scenic Runnymede and right near the site where the treaty of Magna Carta was agreed by King John of England and signed on 15th June 1215.
  • Sat 7 Jun
  • £33-£55
Egham, Surrey, UK

Magna Carta Summer

The Magna Carta event are based in scenic Runnymede and right near the site where the treaty of Magna Carta was agreed by King John of England and signed on 15th June 1215.

  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
A truly beautiful area of North Wales! The route uses two way-marked 15-mile linear routes either side of the river, to create a spectacular, challenging excursion in and above the valley.
  • Sat 7 Jun
  • £50
Llangollen, Clwyd, UK

The Llangollen 50K

A truly beautiful area of North Wales! The route uses two way-marked 15-mile linear routes either side of the river, to create a spectacular, challenging excursion in and above the valley.

  • 50 km trail running
A community-focused event, ATW St Albans Half Marathon aims to raise money for local charities and organisations as well as put on a great day out for all the family, delivered by runners for runners.
  • Sun 8 Jun
  • £11-£41
St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK

ATW St Albans Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & Fun Run

A community-focused event, ATW St Albans Half Marathon aims to raise money for local charities and organisations as well as put on a great day out for all the family, delivered by runners for runners.

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • Half marathon
  • Challenge walk
  • 10K run
Take on this fast and flat summer extravaganza along with the Leeds to Liverpool canal. These out-and-back routes are perfect for all participants looking to run further in a friendly atmosphere.
  • Sun 8 Jun
  • £14-£55
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Summer Extravaganza | Day 2

Take on this fast and flat summer extravaganza along with the Leeds to Liverpool canal. These out-and-back routes are perfect for all participants looking to run further in a friendly atmosphere.

  • 10K run
  • 5K run
  • 10 miler
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 2 more races
Entries closed
This routes takes in the village of Ousden which is known as the Valley of the Owls in Suffolk, with some of the oldest roads in England and very beautiful countryside.
  • Sun 8 Jun
  • £23-£37.50
  • Entries closed
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

The Valley of the Owls Run

This routes takes in the village of Ousden which is known as the Valley of the Owls in Suffolk, with some of the oldest roads in England and very beautiful countryside.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
The award winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a third year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.
  • Sun 8 Jun
  • £22
Ripon, North Yorkshire, UK

Crackpots Trail Run

The award winning 10km-ish trail run is back for a third year and takes in quiet country lanes, off-road trails, moorland and rivers within Nidderdale AONB as part of the annual village Family Fete.

  • 11 km trail running
As the sun slowly dips and ignites the bay in a riot of liquid rose gold, take to the tarmac and fall in love with this summer 5K in Gosport.
  • Tue 10 Jun
  • £7-£15
Gosport, Hampshire, UK

Gosport 5K Summer Series | Race Three

As the sun slowly dips and ignites the bay in a riot of liquid rose gold, take to the tarmac and fall in love with this summer 5K in Gosport.

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
Coastal paths with a satisfying mix of hills plus flatter, faster sections on a multi-lap route round the stunning Mount Edgcumbe Peninsula - never before used for a running race!
  • Sat 14 Jun
  • £24-£40
Torpoint, Cornwall, UK

Rame Head Race

Coastal paths with a satisfying mix of hills plus flatter, faster sections on a multi-lap route round the stunning Mount Edgcumbe Peninsula - never before used for a running race!

  • 10K run
  • CaniCross 2
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
Take on a 5K or 10K around the Royal Estate. A major event in the East Anglian running calendar, the Run Sandringham 10K & 5K will attract a large field of runners of all abilities.
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £16-£26
Sandringham, Norfolk, UK

Run Sandringham 10K & 5K

Take on a 5K or 10K around the Royal Estate. A major event in the East Anglian running calendar, the Run Sandringham 10K & 5K will attract a large field of runners of all abilities.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
A scenic out-and-back course alongside the Huddersfield Canal, West Yorkshire, with bespoke medals, sweets and other goodies for all finishers.
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £15-£42
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

Av seen thee a'fore at Slawit

A scenic out-and-back course alongside the Huddersfield Canal, West Yorkshire, with bespoke medals, sweets and other goodies for all finishers.

  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Trail run
  • Marathon
Entries close soon
If you need a goal to motivate you, the Men’s 10K is the perfect opportunity for you to lace up those trainers and make a difference, either to your own life or someone else’s.
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £36.50
  • Entries close soon
Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Men's 10K Glasgow

If you need a goal to motivate you, the Men’s 10K is the perfect opportunity for you to lace up those trainers and make a difference, either to your own life or someone else’s.

  • 10 km road running
Entries close soon
If you need a goal to motivate you, the Women’s 10K is the perfect opportunity for you to lace up those trainers and make a difference, either to your own life or someone else’s.
  • Sun 15 Jun
  • £36.50
  • Entries close soon
Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Women's 10K Glasgow

If you need a goal to motivate you, the Women’s 10K is the perfect opportunity for you to lace up those trainers and make a difference, either to your own life or someone else’s.

  • 10 km road running
Conquer a challenge fit for royalty through the heart of Sussex in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a 100km!
  • Sat 21 Jun
  • £80-£180
Chichester, West Sussex, UK

Race to the King

Conquer a challenge fit for royalty through the heart of Sussex in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a 100km!

  • 100K ultra run
  • 50K ultra run 2
Entries close soon
Welcome to the 65th edition of this historic event! The Perambulation is Exmoor National Park’s iconic traditional self-navigated circular long-distance walking event dating back over 725 years!
  • Sat 21 Jun
  • FREE-£30
  • Entries close soon
Minehead, Somerset, UK

Exmoor Perambulation

Welcome to the 65th edition of this historic event! The Perambulation is Exmoor National Park’s iconic traditional self-navigated circular long-distance walking event dating back over 725 years!

  • Challenge walk 2
  • Trail run
  • Ultra run
  • Short walk
Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Cheshire in the discipline of your choice! Bring your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.
  • Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jun
  • £35-£295
Malpas, Cheshire, UK

Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon and Multisport Festival

Get active in the beautiful grounds and surrounding area of stunning Cheshire in the discipline of your choice! Bring your friends and celebrate completing your challenge in the festival village.

  • Relay triathlon 2
  • Kids triathlon 5
  • Novice triathlon
  • Super sprint triathlon
  • Sprint triathlon 2
  • + 15 more races
Challenge yourself in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds featuring the Cotswold Way itself, villages, footpaths and trails with fabulous views on route plus full support and hospitality.
  • Sat 21 - Sun 22 Jun
  • £39-£199
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK

Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge

Challenge yourself in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds featuring the Cotswold Way itself, villages, footpaths and trails with fabulous views on route plus full support and hospitality.

  • Trail run 2
  • Ultra run 4
  • 100K ultra run
  • 10K run
Entries close soon
Take on Exmoor’s toughest challenge and battle the elements in a most exclusive and challenging event combining running, scrambling, tunneling and optional swimming!
  • Sun 22 Jun
  • £16-£25
  • Entries close soon
Minehead, Somerset, UK

Man vs Moor

Take on Exmoor’s toughest challenge and battle the elements in a most exclusive and challenging event combining running, scrambling, tunneling and optional swimming!

  • Fun run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • 10 miler
Join like-minded runners doing different distances, starting from the base camp of Hyde Hall Farm and encompassing the beautiful grounds around it.
  • Sat 28 Jun
  • £23-£37.50
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Cock-a-doodle Dawdle

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

  • Multi-terrain run 2
From the idyllic basecamp hub in Bakewell, charity challengers will head into the fabulous Peak District National Park on a route from 10 miles right up to the full 100km with full support!
  • Sat 28 - Sun 29 Jun
  • £39-£199
Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

Peak District Ultra Challenge

From the idyllic basecamp hub in Bakewell, charity challengers will head into the fabulous Peak District National Park on a route from 10 miles right up to the full 100km with full support!

  • Ultra run 3
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Trail run 2
  • Tue 17 Jun
  • £7.50-£25
Andover, Hampshire, UK

Thruxton 10K Series Race 2 & Fun Run

Experience the thrill of running on the UK’s fastest race track, the iconic Thruxton Motor Racing Circuit, over a fast-paced, flat and completely safe 10K distance on summer evenings.

  • 10K run
  • Fun run