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Get involved in this Lord of the Run Part 3 (LOTR) style run. Whether you love or hate it, come join in anyway by going on an adventure across the Thames!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

Lord of The Run Part 3

Get involved in this Lord of the Run Part 3 (LOTR) style run. Whether you love or hate it, come join in anyway by going on an adventure across the Thames!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Multi terrain trail running through the glorious trails surrounding Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds including the beautiful River Aire and Bramley Fall Park for runners of all stripes with a bespoke medal.
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £54-£56
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Kudos its Kirkstall Abbey | Ultra Marathon

Multi terrain trail running through the glorious trails surrounding Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds including the beautiful River Aire and Bramley Fall Park for runners of all stripes with a bespoke medal.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 21 & over
  • 32 miles trail running + 509 ft ascent
Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, Rhino medal and goody bag.
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £26-£28
Hull, East Yorkshire, UK

Rhino Run

Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, Rhino medal and goody bag.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 12 & over
  • 10K run 2
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • Fixed time runs
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 & kit.
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £26-£37.50
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | Nov | 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 & kit.

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 16 & over
  • 40 miles multi terrain running + 8988 ft ascent
Join a December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!
  • Fri 5 Dec
  • £16-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Christmas Jumper Jaunt

Join a December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £16-£40
Staines, Surrey, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
The only way is up with this race along the Offas Dyke footpath. The scenery and terrain become more and more beautiful, and challenging as you go!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £51.50
Prestatyn, Clwyd, UK

Sea 2 Summit | Offa's Dyke Ultra Marathon

The only way is up with this race along the Offas Dyke footpath. The scenery and terrain become more and more beautiful, and challenging as you go!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 18 & over
  • 33 miles trail running
Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!
  • Sat 13 Dec
  • £54-£56
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 1 | Ultra Marathon

Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 21 & over
  • 50 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22-£34
Durham, County Durham, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | North

Come and join in Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run, at this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!

  • 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 14 Dec
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 1 | Step into Christmas

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
  • Public transport links
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
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 & kit.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £26-£37.50
Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, UK

Running Tribe Races | Dec | 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 & kit.

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 16 & over
  • 40 miles multi terrain running + 8464 ft ascent
It's December, so what better way to finish the year than with a Christmas event? Follow two laps of the Windmill Way route plus 5K to make the ultra distance of around 47K.
  • Sat 20 Dec
  • £32.50-£37.50
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK

Christmas Canter | Ultra Marathon

It's December, so what better way to finish the year than with a Christmas event? Follow two laps of the Windmill Way route plus 5K to make the ultra distance of around 47K.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 764 ft ascent
Come and join in at the Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run in the picturesque Dare Valley in Wales! At this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!
  • Sun 21 Dec
  • £16-£40
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | Wales

Come and join in at the Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run in the picturesque Dare Valley in Wales! At this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of the incredible themed medals!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Park
  • All ages
  • Road run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
If you prefer to put on a pair of trainers rather than open presents, drink and eat Christmas dinner (or if you want to get a run in before you do all of that) then this is the event for you!
  • Thu 25 Dec
  • £16-£35
Egham, Surrey, UK

Christmas Day Cracker Run

If you prefer to put on a pair of trainers rather than open presents, drink and eat Christmas dinner (or if you want to get a run in before you do all of that) 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
Welcome to the 6-hour Boxing Day Challenge, where you can run the distance of your choice on an out-and-back route along the River Thames, with fuel stations, bespoke medal and goody bag.
  • Fri 26 Dec
  • £28-£30
Egham, Surrey, UK

Boxing Day Challenge

Welcome to the 6-hour Boxing Day Challenge, where you can run the distance of your choice on an out-and-back route along the River Thames, with fuel stations, bespoke medal and goody bag.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • + 1 more race
Join the final event of the year and see it out with a bang! You can choose the medal you want from a selection from throughout the year!
  • Sat 27 Dec
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

Year End Time Turner

Join the final event of the year and see it out with a bang! You can choose the medal you want from a selection from throughout the year!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, medal and goody bag.
  • Wed 31 Dec
  • £16-£35
Egham, Surrey, UK

River Thames Run

Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, medal and goody bag.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • + 1 more race
Yay it's 2026 and what better way to celebrate than running your first 5k/marathon/50k etc!!!
  • Thu 1 Jan 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

New Years Day Run

Yay it's 2026 and what better way to celebrate than running your first 5k/marathon/50k etc!!!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, Rhino medal and goody bag.
  • Sat 3 Jan 2026
  • £16-£35
Egham, Surrey, UK

Rhino Run

Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, Rhino medal and goody bag.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra run
  • + 1 more race
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 9 Jan 2026
  • £16-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Midweek Chasing Numbers Jan

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
Come and get involved in this Rise From The Ashes Run at The Last Hop in Staines, as long as you complete at least 3km you will be rewarded with one of the incredible phoenix medals!
  • Sat 10 Jan 2026
  • £16-£35
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Rise From The Ashes Run - South

Come and get involved in this Rise From The Ashes Run at The Last Hop in Staines, as long as you complete at least 3km you will be rewarded with one of the incredible phoenix medals!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • All ages
  • Trail run
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • + 3 more races
Looking for a challenge to get you out during the dull winter days and embrace the fine British weather? Run one ultra, or run both consecutive days, and circumnavigate the city of Leeds.
  • Sat 10 - Sun 11 Jan 2026
  • £32.50-£110
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Leeds Country Way Winter Ultras

Looking for a challenge to get you out during the dull winter days and embrace the fine British weather? Run one ultra, or run both consecutive days, and circumnavigate the city of Leeds.

  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Public transport links
  • Age 20 & over
  • Ultra run 3
A crisp morning start from the farm on a 50/50 road-trail mix with coastal views. Run a loop (a 'yard') every hour, on the hour, until only one runner remains. Miss the bell, and you're out.
  • Sat 10 Jan 2026
  • £73-£115
Dover, Kent, UK

Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Two: Dover

A crisp morning start from the farm on a 50/50 road-trail mix with coastal views. 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
A fabulous 43-mile point-to-point race, well established as the season opener to the Ultra race calendar and always sells out. From the countryside along the Grand Union Canal into London.
  • Sat 10 Jan 2026
  • £80
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

Country to Capital Ultra

A fabulous 43-mile point-to-point race, well established as the season opener to the Ultra race calendar and always sells out. From the countryside along the Grand Union Canal into London.

  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • GPS tracking
  • Undulating
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • 43 miles trail running + 1404 ft ascent
Enjoy a trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter on your choice of distance, along the flat towpath for runners of all abilities, from novices to PB chasers!
  • Sun 11 Jan 2026
  • £58
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

Skipton Sweetie Skedaddle | Ultra Marathon

Enjoy a trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter on your choice of distance, along the flat towpath for runners of all abilities, from novices to PB chasers!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Age 21 & over
  • 30 miles trail running

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