Runs in Kent
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- Sun 21 Dec
- £22
- Sun 21 Dec
- £22
Kent Christmas Cracker | 5 Mile
Grab your running shoes and put on your Santa hat - it's time for this cracking Christmas race! Come and enjoy the spirit of Christmas and superb racing on this flat and fast course.
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 15 & over
- 5 miles road running + 108 ft ascent
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £73-£75
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £73-£75
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Two: Dover | 7 Hour Challenge
Not ready to run all night? You still might. The 7 Hour Challenge follows the exact same format, just capped at seven yards. It’s not a warm-up. It’s your first real taste of what this format demands.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 7 hrs trail running + 443 ft ascent
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £113-£115
- Sat 10 Jan 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Two: Dover | Full Challenge
The Backyard Ultra format is simple: Run a 4.167-mile loop (a “yard”) every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Finish within 60 minutes to stay in. Miss the bell, and you're out.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £7
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £7
Bedgebury Forest Junior Race
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- All ages
- 2 km trail running + 91 ft ascent
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £22
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £22
Bedgebury Forest 5 Mile
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist and turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. With a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 15 & over
- 5 miles trail running + 405 ft ascent
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £28
- Sun 1 Feb 2026
- £28
Bedgebury Forest 10 Mile
A superb and stunning race using the trails that twist & turn beneath the majestic forest canopy of Bedgebury National Forest. And, with a brand new junior race offering, it's one for the family too!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 17 & over
- 10 miles trail running + 810 ft ascent
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £73-£75
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £73-£75
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden | 7 Hour Challenge
Not ready to run all night? You still might. The 7 Hour Challenge follows the exact same format, just capped at seven yards. It’s not a warm-up. It’s your first real taste of what this format demands.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 7 hrs trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £113-£115
- Sat 7 Mar 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden | Full Challenge
The Backyard Ultra format is simple: Run a 4.167-mile loop (a “yard”) every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Finish within 60 minutes to stay in. Miss the bell, and you're out.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sun 29 Mar 2026
- £31
- Sun 29 Mar 2026
- £31
Brett Lydd Half Marathon
A delectable racing experience perfect for those planning a spring marathon, over a pancake flat course using the wide, quiet country lanes surrounding the marsh town of Lydd in Kent.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Age 17 & over
- 13.1 miles road running + 104 ft ascent
- Sun 29 Mar 2026
- £33
- Sun 29 Mar 2026
- £33
Brett Lydd 20 Mile
A delectable racing experience perfect for those planning a spring marathon, over a pancake flat course using the wide, quiet country lanes surrounding the marsh town of Lydd in Kent.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Age 18 & over
- 20 miles road running + 206 ft ascent
- Sun 19 Apr 2026
- £29
- Sun 19 Apr 2026
- £29
Kent Spring Half Marathon
A superbly crafted spring half marathon through some of Kent's prettiest countryside for your racing pleasure... Will you accept the challenge?
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 17 & over
- 13.1 miles multi terrain running + 721 ft ascent
- Sun 19 Apr 2026
- £38
- Sun 19 Apr 2026
- £38
Kent Spring Marathon
A superbly crafted spring marathon through some of Kent's prettiest countryside for your racing pleasure... Will you accept the challenge?
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 18 & over
- 26.2 miles multi terrain running + 1459 ft ascent
- Fri 26 Jun 2026
- £113-£115
- Fri 26 Jun 2026
- £113-£115
Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Four: Bedgebury
Backyard Ultra is simple: You run a 4.167-mile loop, known as a “yard” every hour, on the hour. You must finish within 60 minutes and be back in the starting corral ready to go again.
- Newcomers
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Event village
- Rural
- Age 16 & over
- 1 day trail running + 305 ft ascent
- Sun 7 Sep
Julie Rose Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon
- 26.2 miles track and field
- Sun 7 Sep
Julie Rose Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon
- 13.1 miles track and field
- Sun 21 Sep
Hospice Run | Half Marathon
- 13.1 miles road running + 1174 ft ascent