Running Races in North Yorkshire

5 distances, 23 races: that is the spread Verus has found in North Yorkshire so far, from 17 ultra marathons, 2 half marathons, 2 10Ks, 1 5K and 1 marathon. Whatever you are training for, there is likely a start line here for it.

Racing here runs more or less year round — there is something on in 10 months of the twelve, with October the busiest. That makes North Yorkshire unusually easy to build a season around, because you are rarely more than a few weeks from a start line.

Terrain varies more than a single figure for North Yorkshire suggests. Of the 9 races here that publish an elevation figure, Endurancelife North York Moors Ultra is the flattest at 4,051ft of climb and Hardmoors 160 the hilliest at 22,966ft — a difference large enough to change what a target time means.

On top of the races above, there are 20 parkruns in North Yorkshire every Saturday morning, at no cost to enter — for most people here, that is where running actually 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 North Yorkshire that's missing? Suggest it and we'll research and add it.