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Ultra runs in UK

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Come and join in Smurf Run, who doesn't love those little blue characters and therefore a medal reflecting how adorable they are!
  • Sun 15 Feb 2026
  • £16-£27
Durham, County Durham, UK

Smurf Run | North

Come and join in Smurf Run, who doesn't love those little blue characters and therefore a medal reflecting how adorable they are!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 15 Feb 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 2 | My Funny Valentine

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
Due to the success of the Rebellious Rubber Ducky Run in 2025 Saturn Running is holding it's second event inspired by the adorable bath toys!
  • Sat 21 Feb 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Rubber Ducky Dash

Due to the success of the Rebellious Rubber Ducky Run in 2025 Saturn Running is holding it's second event inspired by the adorable bath toys!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer an Ultra Marathon but if you want to go easy, simply run a cool Marathon or Half Marathon, depending on how you feel on the day!
  • Sat 21 Feb 2026
  • £26-£37.50
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | Feb | 30 Mile Ultra Marathon

A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer an Ultra Marathon but if you want to go easy, simply run a cool Marathon or Half Marathon, depending on how you feel on the day!

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 16 & over
  • 30 miles multi terrain running + 6139 ft ascent
42 miles of footpath meandering through the historic countryside of Essex in an easterly direction towards the coast, along an ancient pilgrimage route dating back to the 7th century!
  • Sun 22 Feb 2026
  • £60
Ongar, Essex, UK

St Peters Way Ultra

42 miles of footpath meandering through the historic countryside of Essex in an easterly direction towards the coast, along an ancient pilgrimage route dating back to the 7th century!

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 18 & over
  • 42 miles trail running + 2117 ft ascent
New venue! Come and enjoy the paths, trails and woodland of Thetford Forest in a looped-route ultra with fantastic support each lap and a medal at the finish!
  • Sun 22 Feb 2026
  • £33-£38
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

Thetford Festival of Running | Ultra Marathon

New venue! Come and enjoy the paths, trails and woodland of Thetford Forest in a looped-route ultra with fantastic support each lap and a medal at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs trail running
A tough but rewarding day out with great views! Run as many 3.3-mile laps as you wish. If you like uphills, you’ll love the first half of the lap. If you love downhills, you’ll love the second half!
  • Fri 27 Feb 2026
  • £33.30-£39
Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, UK

Badger Challenge

A tough but rewarding day out with great views! Run as many 3.3-mile laps as you wish. If you like uphills, you’ll love the first half of the lap. If you love downhills, you’ll love the second half!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs trail running + 423 ft ascent
There's another animal inspired event for you, the featured animal this time is a giraffe! The medal, as always, is incredible and definitely one to add to your animal collection!
  • Sat 28 Feb 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Giraffe Gallop

There's another animal inspired event for you, the featured animal this time is a giraffe! The medal, as always, is incredible and definitely one to add to your animal collection!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Take on lapped course through the stunning South Yorkshire Park country park of Rabbit Ings and reach the finish to hang your finisher's medal around your neck with pride.
  • Sat 28 Feb 2026
  • £54-£56
Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK

Carry on in the Colliery | Ultra Marathon

Take on lapped course through the stunning South Yorkshire Park country park of Rabbit Ings and reach the finish to hang your finisher's medal around your neck with pride.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 21 & over
  • 30 miles trail running + 1572 ft ascent
Come and get involved in the second St David's Day Dragon Run in the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park in, of course, Wales!
  • Sun 1 Mar 2026
  • £16-£35
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

St Davids Day Dragon Run

Come and get involved in the second St David's Day Dragon Run in the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park in, of course, Wales!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Park
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
The aim of the midweek runs is to hold events as cheaply as possible in order for people to be able to build their numbers or simply to help people achieve their own goals at an affordable price.
  • Fri 6 Mar 2026
  • £16-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Midweek Chasing Numbers Mar

The aim of the midweek runs is to hold events as cheaply as possible in order for people to be able to build their numbers or simply to help people achieve their own goals at an affordable price.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
There's another animal inspired event for you, the featured animal this time is a panda! The medal, as always, is incredible and definitely one to add to your animal collection!
  • Sat 7 Mar 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Panda Plod

There's another animal inspired event for you, the featured animal this time is a panda! The medal, as always, is incredible and definitely one to add to your animal collection!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Flat, fast and friendly at Lillyroo’s near Deal, one of Europe's flattest backyard courses. Run a loop (a 'yard') every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Miss the bell, and you're out.
  • Sat 7 Mar 2026
  • £73-£115
Deal, Kent, UK

Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden

Flat, fast and friendly at Lillyroo’s near Deal, one of Europe's flattest backyard courses. Run a loop (a 'yard') every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Miss the bell, and you're out.

  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 16 & over
  • Fixed time runs
  • Ultra run
Enjoy stunning coastal views on this flexible-distance run at Milford on Sea, following an out-and-back route beside Sturt Pond and the Isle of Wight — perfect for all abilities.
  • Sun 8 Mar 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Lymington, Hampshire, UK

Wight Riot

Enjoy stunning coastal views on this flexible-distance run at Milford on Sea, following an out-and-back route beside Sturt Pond and the Isle of Wight — perfect for all abilities.

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs multi terrain running + 47 ft ascent
Come and join in The Sloth Scamper, slow is the new fast and you can earn yourself a medal with an adorable sloth on to boot - anyone know what a group of sloths is called?
  • Sat 14 Mar 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Sloth Scamper

Come and join in The Sloth Scamper, slow is the new fast and you can earn yourself a medal with an adorable sloth on to boot - anyone know what a group of sloths is called?

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Fast, flat, PB-grabbing ultra on traffic-free trails and the canal towpath with a bespoke medal and treats at the finish line. First-time ultra runners welcome.
  • Sat 14 Mar 2026
  • £54-£56
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Spring Time Canal Canter | Ultra

Fast, flat, PB-grabbing ultra on traffic-free trails and the canal towpath with a bespoke medal and treats at the finish line. First-time ultra runners welcome.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 21 & over
  • 32 miles trail running + 59 ft ascent
Come and join for Dashing Dog Charity run in the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park in Wales, not only is the scenery beautiful and you will earn one of the awesome medals...
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £18-£38
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

The Dashing Dog Charity Run - Wales

Come and join for Dashing Dog Charity run in the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park in Wales, not only is the scenery beautiful and you will earn one of the awesome medals...

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Park
  • All ages
  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and join The Flying Fox event, are you as cunning and as quick as a fox and fancy showcasing your running skills with us?
  • Sat 21 Mar 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Flying Fox

Come and join The Flying Fox event, are you as cunning and as quick as a fox and fancy showcasing your running skills with us?

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and join in for Dashing Dog Charity run along the picturesque River Thames, not only is the scenery beautiful and you will earn one of the awesome medals...
  • Sun 22 Mar 2026
  • £18-£40
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Dashing Dog Charity Run

Come and join in for Dashing Dog Charity run along the picturesque River Thames, not only is the scenery beautiful and you will earn one of the awesome medals...

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Run as many 3.5-mile loops through the forest as you want within the 6-hour time limit, at the award-winning Salcey Forest.
  • Tue 24 Mar 2026
  • £33.30-£39
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

Elephant Challenge

Run as many 3.5-mile loops through the forest as you want within the 6-hour time limit, at the award-winning Salcey Forest.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 6 hrs trail running + 91 ft ascent
"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard"...not quite sure where we're going with this but come and join Saturn Running for our Milkshake Meander event!
  • Sat 28 Mar 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

Milkshake Meander

"My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard"...not quite sure where we're going with this but come and join Saturn Running for our Milkshake Meander event!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
The Way of the Dead (formerly the 'Dartmoor Traverse East to West') returns for the second year, with a 50K Dartmoor Traverse route from east to west.
  • Sat 28 Mar 2026
  • £49
Newton Abbot, Devon, UK

Way of the Dead 50K

The Way of the Dead (formerly the 'Dartmoor Traverse East to West') returns for the second year, with a 50K Dartmoor Traverse route from east to west.

  • Age 18 & over
  • 50K ultra run
Spring along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the Spring Tide Sir Titus Trot along the flat, even towpath. Perfect for all abilities, it tends to sell out very quickly.
  • Sun 29 Mar 2026
  • £54-£56
Shipley, West Yorkshire, UK

Sir Titus March Mayhem | Ultra Marathon

Spring along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with the Spring Tide Sir Titus Trot along the flat, even towpath. Perfect for all abilities, it tends to sell out very quickly.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 21 & over
  • 52 km trail running
A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer an Ultra but if you feel like going easy, run a cool 1-3 loops instead! Ideal for testing out fuelling techniques and kit.
  • Sun 29 Mar 2026
  • £26-£37.50
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | Mar | 40 Mile Ultra Marathon

A new and unique concept where you turn up ready to conquer an Ultra but if you feel like going easy, run a cool 1-3 loops instead! Ideal for testing out fuelling techniques and kit.

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 16 & over
  • 40 miles multi terrain running + 9006 ft ascent
Who doesn't know and love The Fraggles! Come and join in the Fraggle Run and earn a medal based on the adorable little creatures!!
  • Sun 29 Mar 2026
  • £17-£29
Durham, County Durham, UK

Fraggle Run - North | 50K

Who doesn't know and love The Fraggles! Come and join in the Fraggle Run and earn a medal based on the adorable little creatures!!

  • Enter online
  • Age 20 & over
  • 50 km trail running

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