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Beginner-friendly Trail runs in East Midlands

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  • Sat 7 Feb
  • £41.50
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

The Hardwick Hobble – Winter – Day 1

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sun 8 Feb
  • £41.50
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

The Hardwick Hobble – Winter – Day 2

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sun 15 Feb
  • £41.50
Heanor, Derbyshire, UK

The Butterfly Effect – Birdwing

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sun 1 Mar
  • £41.50
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK

Pierrepont Plod – Winter

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sun 8 Mar
  • £41.50
Swadlincote, Derbyshire, UK

Rosliston Rumble: Weekend Edition – Spring

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sat 4 Apr
  • £25-£27
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Pink Moon - Ladies Trail Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Fri 8 May
  • £33.30-£39
Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK

Bat Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £38-£40
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, UK

Spire Ultra

  • 33 miles trail running
  • Sat 16 May
  • £33-£35
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

Ian Milne White Peak Marathon

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sat 16 May
  • £30-£32
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

White Peak Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles trail running + 800 ft ascent
  • Sat 16 May
  • £17-£19
Matlock, Derbyshire, UK

Festival of Running Down in a Shot 10K

  • 10 km trail running + 372 m ascent
  • Wed 3 Jun
  • £35.10-£39
Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, UK

Griffin Challenge

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sat 4 - Sun 5 Jul
  • £49-£199
Bakewell, Derbyshire, UK

Peak District Ultra Challenge

  • Ultra run 3
  • 100K ultra run 2
  • Trail run 2
  • Sat 19 Sep
  • £45-£50
Buxton, Derbyshire, UK

The High Peak 40 Challenge

  • 40 miles trail running

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