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Ultra runs in UK

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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! Themed medal too!
  • Thu 21 May 2026
  • £16-£135
Durham, County Durham, UK

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 1

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! Themed medal too!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 4 more races
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.
  • Fri 22 May 2026
  • £16-£36
Durham, County Durham, UK

Dun Holm Challenge - Day 2

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.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
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.
  • Sat 23 May 2026
  • £16-£36
Durham, County Durham, UK

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 3

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.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Can you survive Farmmageddon? You have 32 hours to complete 100 miles over a fantastic 5.3K loop through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm. 24-hour or shorter distance options too.
  • Sat 23 - Sun 24 May 2026
  • £33-£165
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

Farmmageddon

Can you survive Farmmageddon? You have 32 hours to complete 100 miles over a fantastic 5.3K loop through the lovely grounds of Hyde Hall Farm. 24-hour or shorter distance options too.

  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 18 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run 2
  • + 2 more races
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.
  • Sun 24 May 2026
  • £16-£36
Durham, County Durham, UK

Dun Holm Challenge | Day 4

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.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
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 2026
  • £16-£36
Durham, County Durham, UK

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.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Taking in the two Munro summits of Cairn a Chlamain and Ben Dearg along with Glen Tilt and the vast forests of Blairuachdair, the Full Tilt Ultra has it all. Are you up to the challenge?
  • Sat 30 May 2026
  • £79
Pitlochry, Perth and Kinross, UK

Blair Castle Trail Weekender | Full Tilt Ultra 58K

Taking in the two Munro summits of Cairn a Chlamain and Ben Dearg along with Glen Tilt and the vast forests of Blairuachdair, the Full Tilt Ultra has it all. Are you up to the challenge?

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Mountainous
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 58 km trail running + 2026 m ascent
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.
  • Sat 6 Jun 2026
  • £80-£130
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

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.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Age 12 & over
  • Fixed time runs 2
  • Ultra run
The UK’s favourite 24-hour trail race! 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?
  • Sat 6 - Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £80
  • 2 charities
Reading, Berkshire, UK

Endure24 | Reading

The UK’s favourite 24-hour trail race! 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?

  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Ballot
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Event expo
  • Park
  • Free venue entry
  • Sustainability policy
  • Relay
  • Age 18 & over
  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
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.
  • Sat 6 Jun 2026
  • £53.50
Llangollen, Clwyd, UK

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.

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 21 & over
  • 50 km trail running + 5435 ft ascent
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.
  • Sat 6 Jun 2026
  • £63-£85
Guisborough, North Yorkshire, UK

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.

  • Enter online
  • Age 20 & over
  • 60 km trail running + 4560 ft ascent
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!
  • Sat 6 Jun 2026
  • £20-£88
Otley, West Yorkshire, UK

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!

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 17 & over
  • 50 km trail running + 1000 m ascent
This route takes in the Valley of the Owls in Suffolk, with some of the oldest roads in England and very beautiful countryside.
  • Sun 7 Jun 2026
  • £33-£38
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

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.

  • Enter online
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 725 ft ascent
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.
  • Sat 13 Jun 2026
  • £210-£220
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

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.

  • Recycling
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 70 miles trail running + 3460 ft ascent
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.
  • Sat 13 Jun 2026
  • £60-£62
Wadhurst, East Sussex, UK

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.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 20-80
  • 50 km trail running + 1500 ft ascent
Take on a challenge fit for royalty in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a non-stop 100km challenge!
  • Sat 20 Jun 2026
  • £55-£165
Chichester, West Sussex, UK

Race to the King

Take on a challenge fit for royalty in this epic ultramarathon along the South Downs Way and Monarch’s Way. Choose from two unique 50km loops – or tackle both in a non-stop 100km challenge!

  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Free venue entry
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 100K ultra run
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • Trail run
  • Ultra run
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!
  • Sat 20 Jun 2026
  • £32.50
Minehead, Somerset, UK

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!

  • Enter online
  • Age 16 & over
  • 30 miles trail running
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!
  • Sun 21 Jun 2026
  • £16-£29
Durham, County Durham, UK

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!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
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.
  • Fri 26 Jun 2026
  • £113-£115
Goudhurst, Kent, UK

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.

  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 16 & over
  • 1 day trail running + 305 ft ascent
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.
  • Sat 27 Jun 2026
  • £33-£35
Buntingford, Hertfordshire, UK

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.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 32 miles trail running + 164 ft ascent
The north's favourite 24-hour trail race! 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?
  • Sat 27 - Sun 28 Jun 2026
  • £80-£130
  • 2 charities
Wetherby, West Yorkshire, UK

Endure24 | Leeds

The north's favourite 24-hour trail race! 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?

  • Recycling
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Ballot
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Event expo
  • Park
  • Free venue entry
  • Sustainability policy
  • Relay
  • Age 18 & over
  • 24 hrs multi terrain running
Conquer Britain's oldest trail, the ancient Ridgeway, as you race towards the 5000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones.
  • Sat 11 - Sun 12 Jul 2026
  • £85-£255
Watlington, Oxfordshire, UK

Race to the Stones

Conquer Britain's oldest trail, the ancient Ridgeway, as you race towards the 5000-year-old Avebury Standing Stones.

  • Families
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 50K ultra run 2
  • 100K ultra run 3
The 100-mile ultra for people who don't do 100-mile ultramarathons. Walk or run from Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle within 48 hours, fully supported.
  • Sat 25 Jul 2026
  • £330
Bamburgh, Northumberland, UK

Rat Race 100 Ultramarathon

The 100-mile ultra for people who don't do 100-mile ultramarathons. Walk or run from Bamburgh Castle to Edinburgh Castle within 48 hours, fully supported.

  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Hilly
  • Park
  • Rural
  • Coast
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 100 miles trail running + 4853 ft ascent
Stunning scenery and great local trails from the amazing Piglove By The River beer garden in the heart of Citu’s Climate Innovation District - grab a post-run picnic bench and a pint of craft beer!
  • Sun 26 Jul 2026
  • £15-£31
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

AIRE Ultra Trail

Stunning scenery and great local trails from the amazing Piglove By The River beer garden in the heart of Citu’s Climate Innovation District - grab a post-run picnic bench and a pint of craft beer!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 18 & over
  • 45 km trail running + 784 ft ascent
West Yorkshire’s very first female-only ultra-marathon! Travelling through woodlands and open moorland, this scenic route passes through Hebden Bridge and Haworth as well as other areas of beauty.
  • Sat 1 Aug 2026
  • £50-£65
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK

She Strides Ultra 50K

West Yorkshire’s very first female-only ultra-marathon! Travelling through woodlands and open moorland, this scenic route passes through Hebden Bridge and Haworth as well as other areas of beauty.

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Hilly
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 16 & over
  • 50 km trail running + 5000 ft ascent

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