Leicester Half Marathon Events

Warwickshire's best kept secret for road runners, Draycote Water offers smooth, flat road with stunning reservoir and countryside views.

Running alongside the water, using dam wall pathways and a perimeter service road, you'll find mesmerising views of nature trails, wildlife and boats on the water as you notch up kilometre after kilometre. Some short inclines and downhill stretches keep the landscape changing around you, so you'll not get tired of your surroundings, even as you dig in to the later stages of a race.

Warwickshire's best kept secret for road runners, Draycote Water offers smooth, flat road with stunning reservoir and countryside views.

Running alongside the water, using dam wall pathways and a perimeter service road, you'll find mesmerising views of nature trails, wildlife and boats on the water as you notch up mile after mile. Some short inclines and downhill stretches keep the landscape changing around you, so you'll not get tired of your surroundings, even as you dig in to the later stages of a race.

Marathon training, setting your sights on your first half marathon, or want to enjoy a summer 5 or 10k road race the Battlefield Run at historic Naseby is a great event to add to your calendar.

The first Leamington Spa Half Marathon was such a success we have to do it all again! We are thrilled to bring you a traffic free course starting and finishing in the heart of Royal Leamington Spa along side the iconic Royal Pump Room Gardens. The updated course heads north out of Leamington Spa through scenic villages, passing farms and fields in the beautiful Warwickshire countryside before descending back into the town for a tour of Leamington Spas stunning historic gardens and parks.

As with all of our events, the #LeamHalf will feature a FREE TO ENTER Kids Fun Run so get the kids signed up today!

The Pump Room Gardens will be home to the #LeamHalf Event Village which is a stones throw from the start and finish lines, Event HQ and the kids zone so enter today and get the Sunday in your diary for what is sure to be a great race and a memorable family day out!

The Kenilworth Half Marathon route is an undulating out and back course in the town centre and along quiet country lanes with the first and last part on the Town main street. Although there are several small hills, many runners have obtained PB times on the course.

The course has a rolling road closure in place.

Through the disused Great Central railway and the closed town and country roads of Britain's railway centre, this is the half marathon you can't afford to miss.

With a fun 1k run for the family too, this is your perfect end-of-half-term day out before all the Hallowe'en and fireworks fun.

We're delighted to announce that the Coventry Half Marathon 2019 will take place on Sunday 24 March. We have exciting plans, and with Coventry becoming a European City of Sport it would only be right to make the 2019 event bigger and better than ever, and give runners of all abilities their best shot at being a part of it.

We always hold the event 2 weeks before the London Marathon, so the 2019 races will be on Sunday 14th April. If you are entering the London Marathon, this is a good test for you, with plenty of time to recover.

Both races start and finish at Hose Village Hall, with easy access and parking. Both the races go along quiet rural roads, through attractive, gently undulating countryside, which has been proven over the past 37 years to give many personal best times. We get lots of local helpers, so it is a friendly event, which first-time runners will enjoy, as well as welcoming back our many regular visitors. The 7km Road Race starts after the Half Marathon, so that the runners can watch the exciting start of the Half Marathon and are back at the finish in time to watch the winners arrive.

This well established event aims to offer our runners a safe, well organised, great value event on a course that takes in some lovely Leicestershire scenery around the historic town of Market Bosworth.

We are very pleased to welcome the Lecestershire Road Running League. The Half is the first Summer League race for the League - we're sure runners new to this great event will find it a very rewarding and enjoyable event.

Our official charity - Keepthebeat are pleased to continue the success of the 1 mile event, held entirely within Market Bosworth Water Park. This is a fantastic venue that has many on-site facilites - toilets, showers, shop, cafe, crazy golf, children's play area as well as many water sports. Camping/Caravaning is also available - pre-booking essential!

Take on 13.1 miles at Warwick's only Half Marathon and join the fight against heart disease. This tough, traffic-free route will test even seasoned runners, but you'll feel run-stoppable when you cross that finish line!

New for 2019 is our Family Fun Run, all set within Warwick Racecourse and perfect for littler legs - a great way to get all the family involved.

The Asda Foundation Derby Half Marathon is set to be a hugely popular addition to our running calendar.

A great new challenge for runners old and new, the event, formerly known as the Ramathon, boasts a great city centre course and a truly incredible atmosphere.

Starting and finishing at Derby Countys Pride Park Stadium, the race now in its fifth-year takes runners into the city centre, through the historic Market Place and past the beautiful cathedral.

Its then on to the stunning Elvaston Castle County Park, before returning for the grand finale at Pride Park where youll collect your top-quality souvenirs, including a bespoke T-shirt and medal, and a packed goody bag full of post-event treats!

Make sure you celebrate your achievement in our event village, with a host of activities.

2018 marks 13th edition of the Newtons Fraction Half Marathon run under UKA rules, on an accurately measured 13.1 mile route, the race is one of the countys most popular road races. Organised by Grantham Athletic Club the race starts and finishes on the track inside the South Kesteven Sports Stadium, Trent Road Grantham.

The race heads out of Grantham into the Lincolnshire countryside onto the Grantham to Nottingham Canal towpath for nearly 3 miles to Woolsthorpe by Belvoir, taking in a couple of testing hills along the way before returning back into the stadium for a grandstand finish.