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Ultra runs in UK in May 2026

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Push your limits on a stunning 24-hour Lake District loop over 5K. Run solo or in a team to complete as many laps as possible in an unforgettable test of endurance and spirit, as part of the festival.
  • Sat 30 - Sun 31 May
  • £45-£75
Ambleside, Cumbria

Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere 24hr Ultra

Push your limits on a stunning 24-hour Lake District loop over 5K. Run solo or in a team to complete as many laps as possible in an unforgettable test of endurance and spirit, as part of the festival.

  • 24 hrs trail running
Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this is the run for you! Durham-themed medal too.
  • Mon 25 May
  • £15-£29
Durham, County Durham

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 5

Whether you are a Durham resident, you just love the area, or you fancy running along the River Wear with views of the Cathedral, then this is the run for you! Durham-themed medal too.

  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and join this May Midweek Medal Madness event, where runners will also be celebrating Leon's Birthday!
  • Fri 29 May
  • £15-£27
Staines, Surrey

Midweek Medal Madness | Leons Birthday Run

Come and join this May Midweek Medal Madness event, where runners will also be celebrating Leon's Birthday!

  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and celebrate 50 years since the release of the iconic Rocky film! Have you got the Eye of The Tiger, the guts to get the glory and the will to rise up to the challenge and run?
  • Sat 30 May
  • £14-£34
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan

Rocky at 50 Run | Wales

Come and celebrate 50 years since the release of the iconic Rocky film! Have you got the Eye of The Tiger, the guts to get the glory and the will to rise up to the challenge and run?

  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Take on the amazing Telford T50 pathway taking in so many special and interesting places in Telford. From the world-famous Ironbridge to the heights of the Wrekin, through past industrial areas.
  • Sat 30 May
  • £67
Telford, Shropshire

The Telford T50 Trail Run

Take on the amazing Telford T50 pathway taking in so many special and interesting places in Telford. From the world-famous Ironbridge to the heights of the Wrekin, through past industrial areas.

  • 50 miles trail running
Push your limits on a stunning 24-hour Lake District loop over 5K. Run solo or in a team to complete as many laps as possible in an unforgettable test of endurance and spirit, as part of the festival.
  • Sat 30 - Sun 31 May
  • £45-£75
Ambleside, Cumbria

Lake District Running Festival | Grasmere 24hr Ultra

Push your limits on a stunning 24-hour Lake District loop over 5K. Run solo or in a team to complete as many laps as possible in an unforgettable test of endurance and spirit, as part of the festival.

  • 24 hrs trail running
In its sixth 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 31 May
  • £27-£38
Ware, Hertfordshire

Circuit Du Sore Legs

In its sixth 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
  • Sat 2 May
  • £69.90-£79.90
Bristol, Somerset

Bristol Backyard Ultra

  • 1 day trail running
  • Sat 2 May
  • £50-£99
Brecon, Powys

Rasus y Bannau

  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • 100K ultra run
  • Sat 2 May
  • £135-£150
Inverkeithing, Fife

Fife Pilgrim Way Ultra Marathon

  • 90 km trail running
  • Sat 2 May
  • £89
Lynton, Devon

The Maverick Exmoor X-Trail | 50K Ultra

  • 56 km trail running
  • Sun 3 May
  • £28-£77
Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire

Tempo Trail Races

  • 100K ultra run 2
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run 2
  • Sun 3 May
  • £52-£54
Marlborough, Wiltshire

Marlborough Downs Challenge | 33 Mile

  • 33 miles trail running
  • Mon 4 May
  • £56
Winchester, Hampshire

BigWayRound - Winchester | 50K Ultra Marathon

  • 50 km trail running
  • Fri 8 - Sun 10 May
  • £65-£230
Chepstow, Gloucestershire

The Bridge 200

  • Ultra run 3
  • Fri 8 May
  • £36-£38
Preston, Lancashire

Brockholes Bimble | Ultra

  • 6 hrs trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £55-£150
Brecon, Powys

Tenacious Ten Hour Endurance Challenge

  • 10 hrs trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £46-£53
Newark, Nottinghamshire

Dukeries 30/40

  • Trail run 2
  • Sat 9 May
  • £40-£80
Buckie, Moray

Moray Coastal Trail Races

  • 50K ultra run
  • Ultra run
  • Sat 9 - Sun 10 May
  • £35-£80
Reading, Berkshire

Goring Gap Trails

  • Ultra run 2
  • Long distance walk
  • Short walk 2
  • Half marathon
  • Sat 9 May
  • £59-£129
London

London 100

  • Road run
  • 50K ultra run
  • 100K ultra run
  • Sat 9 May
  • £118-£120
Chesham, Buckinghamshire

Chiltern Hills 100K

  • 100 km trail running
  • Sat 9 May
  • £93-£95
Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross

Cateran Trail Ultramarathon

  • 55 miles trail running + 7450 ft ascent
  • Sat 9 May
  • £60
Taunton, Somerset

Westcountry Ultra Flat 50 Miler

  • 50 miles trail running + 2128 ft ascent
  • Sat 9 May
  • £71
Exmoor, Devon

Endurancelife | Exmoor | Ultra

  • 32.6 miles trail running + 6785 ft ascent
  • Sat 9 May
  • £38-£40
Tiverton, Devon

Canal Shuffle & 10K | 7 Hour Challenge

  • 7 hrs trail running

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