Running Events in East of England

A hard-standing surfaced course through the beautiful Ferry Meadows. The course is relatively flat in the main, with a few ups and downs and you will take in the varied and beautiful landscapes of meadows, lakes and woodland in one of the largest country parks in the region. Situated at the heart of Nene Park, its all less than three miles from Peterborough city centre.

Join us for this brand new 10k race using the relatively flat forest paths and trails in and around Salcey Forest.

The event is open to runners of all abilities, from novices to experienced athletes and is perfect for spring marathon training.

And if 10k doesn't quite suit, why not try the 5k option?

There will be bespoke medals and finish line goodies on offer to all finishers.

There are prizes on offer to leading men and ladies plus a variety of age category prizes and team prizes for both male and female (3 to score).

Thousands of participants start the day off with a plain white t-shirt at registration, then whilst completing the 5KM course getting covered head to toe in rainbows of coloured powder.

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The Clacton Half Marathon and 10k returns to Clacton and is held as part of the Clacton Carnival. The Half Marathon is a flat out and back course along the seafront and is ideally suited to runners of all standards.

If the Half Marathon isn't quite your distance then why not try the Clacton 10k? A fast and flat 10k along the seafront which will suit runners new to the 10k distance or those hoping for a fast time.

The Clacton Carnival Golden Mile Fun Run should appeal to sprinters of all ages, sizes and abilities. Test yourself against the best on this pancake flat 1 Mile course.

Bespoke medals and finish line goodies are on offer to all finishers.

An easy trail run/walk with feed stations every few miles, stocked with optional WINE samples!

So run, walk or crawl your way around this wine themed event, possibly the best excuse ever to get out of the house on a Saturday

Prizes for 1, 2 & 3rd place, best team name, best fancy dress... spot prizes

Take a run through the stunning Estate at Abbots Ripton near Huntingdon.

10k of varied terrain and surroundings - mixed terrain of forest, farm track and fields awaits. A fairly level course should make it pretty fast for you P.B. seekers; although we may not be able to resist sending you up and over our few rare fenland hills! Each participant receives a GoFeral medal.

Fun Run also available on the day at 11am, 5 for children aged 5+, to be accompanied by a non-fee paying adult up to 11 years old.

Once again, the picturesque village of Cranford will host the annual Cransley Hospice Road Races, sponsored by Western Power Distribution.

Last year our flagship event attracted over 400 runners collectively across the three events; the 10k, Half Marathon, and 2.3k Junior Run.

We are excited to announce the brand new Colchester Stampede half marathon! You will have the unique chance to run the first ever Colchester Stampede 10km and half marathon at Colchester Zoo. Come and run at Colchester zoo, home to over 260 species and set in 60 acres of parkland and lakes!

Come and run a chip timed 5k, 10k, Half Marathon or marathon around the flat and fast Bedford Autodrome.

Designed from scratch by former F1 driver Jonathan Palmer, there is nowhere else in the world like Bedford Autodrome. Join us for a unique opportunity to run a 5k, 10k, Half Marathon or Full Marathon at the one and only Bedford Autodrome and enjoy the thrill of running a brand new course and racing your way to a new chip timed personal best on this smooth traffic free tarmac motor racing circuit!

You'll be following in the footsteps of travellers, herdsmen and soldiers who have used the Ridgeway since prehistoric times. Be entranced by the ancient landscapes, hidden valleys, beautiful downland and woodland.

As with all of our events, everything is taken care of at the Druid's Challenge so you can focus on the experience!

A fast flat course with very few twists or turns. This England Athletics licensed race has been designed with one primary objective in mind... To help you achieve your Personal Best.

Welcome to the Hatfield Broad Oak 10k Race incorporating the 1 mile family fun run.

The HBO 10K has grown to be one of the largest and most popular road races in the South East, attracting 1500 runners nationwide.

Held in the medieval village of Hatfield Broad Oak near Bishops Stortford and organised by the local school PTA the race is held on country roads which are fully closed to traffic which gives the race a very special atmosphere as residents and spectators gather to cheer you on as you loop through the village in a figure of eight eventually finishing on the beautiful village green in the heart of the village. Of course, we must also mention that runners are then presented with the famous HBO 10k technical t-shirt the colour of which is a close guarded secret each year until race day!

The race is a real community effort with support from local companies offering sponsorship and local villagers giving up their day to help set-up, marshal and take down after the event. As always, a big thank you goes out to all runners, volunteers and sponsors that make this event so special!

A new series of evening canicross races based in the Cambridgeshire countryside, to be held at Holly Lodge Farm in Upton. Whether you are a seasoned experienced runner, or someone looking for a new way for you and your pet to get fit, this is for you! We also have a run dogless option. This is for anyone who wants to run without a dog; which may be because they are running with a family member, or feel it is too hot on the day for their dogs to run.

The Harwich Runners 5k Series will be run on a Tuesday evening and race HQ is the Harwich Rugby Club

The handicap is based on 40 minutes - so if you think it will take you 30 minutes you will have a handicap of 10 minutes and start at 8:10pm, 20 miniute 5k will have a handicap of 20 minutes and start at 8:20 and so on. The idea being that everyone should finish close together. Handicaps are adjusted as you get quicker and by the end of the series many will have improved their 5k PB.

Part of the highly prestigious and well established Friday 5 series of Summer evening races held at different venues between May and July. A popular five mile mixed terrain race starting from Kirton Recreation Ground.

The Flaming June Half & Quarter Marathon. Welcome to our event website and we look forward to welcoming runners next June to the sixth Flaming June Half & Quarter Marathon running events on Sunday 2nd June.

This is a 5k suitable for all abilities. This is thousands of people uniting with one purpose. Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research. This is beating cancer.

The second race in the Jaguars 10K Series, this fast and flat road race takes place around RAF Coltishall and is suitable for experienced runners and beginners alike - for the quickies its a chance to record a PB and for those who are new to races, a perfect first race.

This is a race suitable for all abilities. This is thousands of women uniting with one purpose. Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER.

Our aim is to develop a long-standing high-quality road race suitable for all standards and to be inclusive to wheelchair racers.

The course is designed to take in some great parts of Bedford. The entire course is on good tarmac roads with few turns and no dodgy off-road bits. Its flat and should, therefore, be very fast! For the runners safety, we are operating a rolling road-closure. Traffic will be excluded from the runners side of the road*. The start/finish area is closed for the day enabling runners and spectators safe access.

Organised by Newark Athletic Club, the event consists of 5 races, run on the Monday to Friday of the week, normally in the first week of June. Racers can run in as many races as they like but those running all 5 races will get a souvenir and be eligible for the Gordon Whelbourn Running Week prizes. The 10k road race run on Friday can also be run as an open event, there are separate prizes.

The ever popular Ipswich 5k Summer Series. This is the second race in the series which features an undulating two lap course in Christchurch Park. Runners of all standards are welcome, including beginners, and there will be a medal and finish line goodies for all finishers.

You can enter a single race, or purchase a three race or four race season ticket. The series comprises four 5K races. Points scored in your best three races count towards overall Series prizes (first 100 male and female finishers in each race score points).

There will be prizes for race winners and winners of vet categories, plus team prizes and a special series prize for 1st Male and 1st Female.

The three Summer Series 10 km races in 2019 will be held on 5th June, 26th June and 17th July 2019. These are held on a Wednesday evening at 19:30 and begin and finish at the Bungay Area Running Centre (BARC) near The Maltings, Ditchingham.

Runners can enter for 1, 2 or all 3 races.

The Friday 5 is a popular series of 6 open races, with each one approximately 5 miles in length. Held on Friday evenings between May and July, across Suffolk and Essex, the races are always family friendly and are a great way to spend a summer's evening. Prizes are awarded to individuals and teams at each race, and also for the series as a whole (based on a points system).

Sunrise City is a 5k run or walk that takes place at the unusual time of 5.30am on a Friday morning in the summer. But more than that, it is a community that is growing, with more and more people joining the Purple Movement and adding a wave of colour to their city streets when nobody is expecting it.

The Friday 5's are a series of six 5 mile races that take place on Friday evenings throughout the summer. Each runner is awarded points based on the position they come within their age category in each race, with the best four results counting towards the final score. Any runner who competes in at least four of the six races will receive a series medal.

Your age group will be determined by your age on the date of the first race of the Series so that you will be in the same age group for the entire series.

A 5K race around the Marston Vale Forest centre on multi-terrain

Challenge Running and Atlas Running have joined together to bring their hugely successful Last One Standing race to England. The concept is simple, you start on the hour every hour and have to run and complete a 4.1 mile trail route in that time. You must run the loop and be back ready to start the next loop or you are out, the race continues until there is only one person who has completed a loop within the hour.

Bubble Rush Ipswich will return to Chantry Park on Saturday 8 June this year you can join the fun for less!

A relay race around the village of Skeyton. Teams consist of three runners: 1st runner (1 lap - 2.2 miles), 2nd and 3rd runners (2 laps - 4.4 miles) and together (all 3 runners as a team) (1 final lap - 2.2 miles). The race starts from the Goat public house, at 10:30am.

Alex Moore was a former Norfolk Gazelle who died in a sky diving accident in 2003 at the age of 24, leaving a fiance, Clare Neve. An RAF Corporal, originally from Caterham in Surrey, Alex was a talented runner who joined Norfolk Gazelles in 2001. To celebrate Alex's life, Norfolk Gazelles set up the Alex Moore Memorial Relay in 2004.

Run at Stanwick Lakes events are organised by Rockingham Forest Trust, the same organisation that manages the 750 acre Stanwick Lakes nature reserve. They are running events for all ages and include 5k, 10k and Half marathons. From experienced athletes, to rookie runners.

This race is suitable for all abilities. This is thousands of people uniting with one purpose. Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research.

Tony Robinson Multi-terrain 10K and the Mini-Beast 2.5k family fun run. Both races begin on the playing field off The Brook in Sutton in-the-Isle and we welcome athletes of all ages & abilities.

The aim has always been, and continues to be, for this event to be friendly, welcoming, and open to all. Starts at the The Brook in Sutton in-the-Isle.

We are very excited to be back at Huntingdon Racecourse. This time we're bursting in with the Bubble Rush, a brand new event.

A set of three 5 kilometer races, held on the country roads of Wroxham and Hoveton. Suitable for newcomers and those pursuing a 5k time.

The Friday 5 is a popular series of 6 open races, with each one approximately 5 miles in length. Held on Friday evenings between May and July, across Suffolk and Essex, the races are always family friendly and are a great way to spend a summers evening. Prizes are awarded to individuals and teams at each race, and also for the series as a whole (based on a points system).

The Broads Walk Challenge offers the perfect location for one of the best river walks in the UK. This National Park is beautiful with a unique habitat, offering fantastic wildlife and beautiful country views. It has quiet country lanes, well-maintained tracks, paths and nature trails such as the Weavers Way. You will find yourself trekking through gently rolling countryside following the winding rivers and waterways as they make their way out to sea.

We're going to have a six hour challenge running event, run as many, or as few laps as you wish under the shadow of the famous White Cliffs of Dover at Samphire Hoe! Fancy dress is most certainly encouraged and there will be prizes for the best ! Run a marathon, run an ultra, run less, as long as you complete one loop you're a finisher! We do warn you though, this may be an event where you consume more calories than you burn off! We put on events run exactly the way we wish they were all run. Low key, friendly and with most of the entry fee being spent on the runners. Please explore and consider joining us.

MESSERS SANDFORD, STONEMAN & COLLINS, cordially invite you to strap on your drinking trousers and tie off your trail shoes to compete in a splendiferous scramble around the bustling market town of Braintree. We start you with the thrills of trail running, and then finish you with the spills of a beer festival!

Come and join hundreds of other Bubblers for an incredi-bubble summer of multicoloured frothy fun! Start in a sea of bubbles and walk, run or dance your way through eight Bubble Stations along the 5km route as the bubble cannons create a four-foot-deep bubble bath around you.

An opportunity to join Enigma Running to complete a marathon or half marathon!

The Bubble Rush is a fun run up to 5k that you can walk, jog or run! It is not about speed or winning, its about having fun and enjoying the bubbles! Participants run or walk the course which has four Bubble Stations each with a different coloured foam. The route will be 2 laps so you get double the bubbles you can choose to complete the route once if you have little ones or by going around twice and completing the full 5K.

Celebrate whats great about Milton Keynes by joining us for the Cattle Creep 10K, a fantastic riverside run through the less well known parkland of north Milton Keynes. The route uses the old Cattle Creep (mind your head!) to take you under the Grand Union Canal to the parkland on the other side. This pretty route starts and ends at the Wolverton House Stonehouse in the north of Milton Keynes and follows the river as it winds its way through the fields and farmland of the Ouse Valley Park.

COMPANY OF RUNNERS have decadent delight to invite you to a Friday night of fanciful flight on the Flitch Way. Basking in the evening summer sunlight you will travel in your finest sartorial suits and dresses from Rayne Station to Bannister Green Halt and back. About five fabulous miles. This is a combination of trail running and high fashion so be sure to dress to impress. Black tie, evening gowns and trail shoes are a must!

The Marathon Challenge is a suite of three races which take place over three consecutive days. The races consist of a 5 mile run, an 8.1 mile trail race, and a half marathon; all of which adds up to a full marathon distance. Races may be entered in any combination, i.e. you may enter one, two or all three. The dates for the 2018 races have now been set as 22/23/24 June.

The Bury Friday 5 is one of six races that make up the Friday 5 Series, with each one approximately 5 miles in length. Held on Friday evenings between May and July, across Suffolk and Essex, the races are always family friendly and are a great way to spend a summer's evening. Prizes are awarded to individuals and teams at each race, and also for the series as a whole (based on a points system).

Although this is part of the Friday 5 Series many local runners choose to run this race without taking part in the Series.

This will be the ninth year of this midsummer evening 10km road race organised by Grantham Running Club in the quiet lanes around Long Bennington. It promises to be an even better event than last year with a 900 limit and chip timing.

The accurately measured course whilst not pancake flat has delivered many 'seasons best' and a few elusive pb's. This is also an ideal course to attempt your first 10k race.