Running Races in East Sussex

East Sussex has one of the broader calendars Verus covers: 7 races spanning 5 distances, from 3 ultra marathons, 1 5K, 1 half marathon, 1 marathon and 1 10K. A county with that range is one you can train a whole year in without leaving.

The calendar is concentrated rather than continuous: 5 months of the year have something on, and March is the busiest. Worth knowing if you are planning a build — the racing here comes in clusters, so a goal race and a tune-up are not always the sensible distance apart.

Terrain varies more than a single figure for East Sussex suggests. Of the 4 races here that publish an elevation figure, Brighton & Hove 10K is the flattest at 57ft of climb and Endurancelife Sussex Ultra the hilliest at 5,266ft — a difference large enough to change what a target time means.

Alongside the races, East Sussex has 12 parkruns — free, weekly, and the way a lot of people here got started.

If nothing here fits your dates, the fullest calendars Verus covers elsewhere are London (39 races), Hertfordshire (30 races) and Kent (26 races).

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 East Sussex that's missing? Suggest it and we'll research and add it.