Fun runs in Essex
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- Sat 8 Nov
- £14
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
- Sun 14 Dec
- £7
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
- Sun 14 Dec
- £22
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
- Sun 26 Apr 2026
- £50
The Maldon Mud Race
The Original World Famous Maldon Mud Race in which competitors race to be the first to complete a 400 metre dash over the bed of the River Blackwater and only happens at low tide!
- Newcomers
- Enter online
- Fundraising required
- Fancy dress
- Event village
- Park
- Age 16 & over
- 500 m multi terrain running