Running Races in Lancashire

Lancashire has one of the broader calendars Verus covers: 11 races spanning 5 distances, from 4 ultra marathons, 4 10Ks, 1 marathon, 1 half marathon and 1 5K. A county with that range is one you can train a whole year in without leaving.

The calendar is concentrated rather than continuous: 7 months of the year have something on, and May 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 Lancashire suggests. Of the 3 races here that publish an elevation figure, Panopticons Ultra is the flattest at 4,700ft of climb and Three Towers Ultra the hilliest at 9,000ft — a difference large enough to change what a target time means.

Alongside the races, Lancashire has 14 parkruns — free, weekly, and the way a lot of people here got started.

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