Running Races in Dorset
12 running races across Dorset on Verus — from marathons to local 10Ks — each with its own hub covering entry, route, elevation, a pace calculator, charity places, and the real Verus athletes running and fundraising for it.
12
Total Races
6
Ultra Marathons
1
Marathons
2
Half Marathons
2
10Ks
1
5Ks
Ultra Marathons in Dorset
(6)Run to the Sea Bournemouth
Ringwood to Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
Dorset Hillfort Ultra
West Dorset, UK
Endurancelife Dorset Ultra
Durlston, Swanage, Dorset, UK
The Cerne Giant
Cerne Abbas, Dorset, UK
Jurassic Coast Ultra Challenge
Dorset, UK
BigSea Trails (WATER)
Studland, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK
About Running in Dorset on Verus
Verus tracks 12 races across Dorset at 5 different distances — 6 ultra marathons, 2 half marathons, 2 10Ks, 1 5K and 1 marathon. Few counties give you that much choice of what to actually run.
Racing in Dorset comes in clusters rather than a steady drip: 6 months carry a date, and October carries the most of them. Plan a build around that shape rather than assuming something is always a few weeks out.
Where organisers publish elevation, the races here are fairly consistent underfoot — 2 of them give a figure, ranging from 4,265ft to 4,416ft of climb.
Dorset also has 11 parkruns running every Saturday, free to enter — the weekly habit that sits underneath the race calendar above rather than competing with it.
When racing happens in Dorset
Every race links through to its own page with entry details, the course, elevation where the organiser publishes it, and a pace calculator. Spotted a race in Dorset that's missing? Suggest it and we'll research and add it.
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Also racing in Dorset
Smaller local races we've indexed but not written a full guide for. We link straight to the organiser rather than keeping you here — there's nothing we could tell you about these that they don't tell you better.
parkruns in Dorset
Free, weekly and every Saturday morning — 11 of them in Dorset. Not races, so they're listed separately, but they're where a lot of people start.
See all 11 parkruns in DorsetRunners in Dorset
Who's in Dorset over the next three months — athletes who live here, and anyone passing through. Visiting for a race? Add your dates and locals can find you.