Ultra runs in UK in June 2026

• Sat 6 Jun
• £80-£130

Suffolk Back Yard Ultra Festival

Push your limits at the highly competitive Summer Suffolk Backyard Ultra — run 4.167 miles every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains standing.

• Fixed time runs 2
• Ultra run

• Sat 6 Jun
• £15-£35

Strawberry Shortcake Scamper

Who remembers the character Strawberry Shortcake and all her adorable friends like Orange Blossom and Lemon Meringue?! Here's your chance for a medal of her!

• Road run
• 5K run
• 10K run
• Half marathon
• Marathon
• + 3 more races

• Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun
• £95-£105
• Team places only

Endure24 | Reading

The UK’s biggest 24-hour relay! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the stunning 8km course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

Team places only

• 24 hrs multi terrain running

• Sat 6 Jun
• £53.50

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 + 5435 ft ascent

• Sat 6 Jun
• £76-£88

Samaritans Way Ultra | 60K Ultra

Take on the trails on the Official Samaritans Way created by Teesside Samaritans many years ago. Run alone or in a relay; there are different options and different distances to get your shoes muddy.

• 60 km trail running + 4560 ft ascent

• Sat 6 Jun
• £20-£88

North Leeds Skyline | 50K Ultra Trail/Relay

Starting from Otley, trail runners will follow a waymarked 31.3-mile trail route on hilly and scenic paths through Chevin Forest Park and beyond. Team relay option too. Check out the great reviews!

• 50 km trail running + 1000 m ascent

• Sun 7 Jun
• £16-£35

The Summer Lucky Dip Run

Come and join the Summer Lucky Dip Run! There is no set medal for this race, instead, you will get to choose your own from a selection of medals from past events!

• Road run
• 5K run
• 10K run
• Half marathon
• Marathon
• + 3 more races

• Sun 7 Jun
• £33-£38

Valley of the Owls Run | Ultra Marathon

This route takes in the Valley of the Owls in Suffolk, with some of the oldest roads in England and very beautiful countryside.

• 7 hrs road running

• Sat 13 Jun
• £210-£220

Rat Race | The Wall

Run or hike the UK's most iconic ultramarathon and conquer 70 miles in 26 hours over a fully waymarked journey through Hadrian's Wall country. Ideal first ultra.

• 70 miles trail running + 3460 ft ascent

• Sat 13 Jun
• £60-£62

Bewl Water Summer | Ultra

Scenic mixed-terrain route around Bewl Water on undulating rural wooded trails and quiet country lanes. The marathon on the same day was previously rated one of the top UK marathons.

• 50 km trail running + 1500 ft ascent

• Sat 13 - Sun 14 Jun
• £90-£225

Run Sandringham 24

A major event in the East Anglian running calendar, attracting a large field of runners of all abilities to the winter residence of The Royal Family, to run a 24-hour race around the estate.

• 24 hrs trail running

• Sun 14 Jun
• £16-£35

Labyrinth 40th Anniversary Run

Come and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic film released in 1986! A cult classic from the 80s, one of Charlotte's favourite films, and who doesn't love David Bowie as the Goblin King!

• Road run
• 5K run
• 10K run
• Half marathon
• Marathon
• + 3 more races

• Sat 20 Jun
• £60-£185

Race to the King

Take on a challenge fit for royalty in this epic ultramarathon taking in the South coast, South Downs Way, and Monarch’s Way over your choice of distance from a 30km loop up to a non-stop 100km!

• 100K ultra run
• 50K ultra run 2
• Trail run
• Charity ultra

• Sat 20 Jun
• £32.50

Exmoor Perambulation | Ultra Trail Marathon

66th edition! The Perambulation is Exmoor National Park’s iconic traditional self-navigated circular long-distance event dating back over 725 years and now you can run the full distance!

• 30 miles trail running

• Sun 21 Jun
• £16-£29

Lord of The Run | North

Come and join in for Lord of The Run run! Whether you love the series of books and the film franchise or you just fancy a run along the beautiful River Wear, then this is the event for you!

• Trail run
• 5K run
• 10K run
• Half marathon
• Marathon
• + 3 more races

• Fri 26 Jun
• £113-£115

Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Four: Bedgebury

Series finale on wide forest gravel through Bedgebury National Pinetum and Forest. Run a loop (a 'yard') every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Miss the bell, and you're out.

• 1 day trail running

• Sat 27 Jun
• £33-£38

Cock-a-doodle Dawdle | Ultra Marathon

Join like-minded runners doing different distances, starting from the base camp of Hyde Hall Farm and encompassing the beautiful grounds around it over a lovely looped ultra trail route.

• 32 miles trail running

• Sat 27 - Sun 28 Jun
• £95-£105
• 2 charities
• Team & charity places only

Endure24 | Leeds

The north's biggest 24-hour relay! Epic, Brutal, Relentless. Race against the clock to tackle as many laps of the iconic course as you can. How far can you go in 24 hours?

Team & charity places only

• 24 hrs multi terrain running