Running Races in Northumberland

Northumberland has one of the broader calendars Verus covers: 6 races spanning 5 distances, from 2 ultra marathons, 1 10K, 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: 4 months of the year have something on, and October 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 Northumberland suggests. Of the 2 races here that publish an elevation figure, Endurancelife Northumberland Ultra is the flattest at 1,631ft of climb and Cheviot Goat Winter Ultra the hilliest at 9,500ft — a difference large enough to change what a target time means.

Alongside the races, Northumberland has 9 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 Northumberland that's missing? Suggest it and we'll research and add it.