Updates to future races in NE England
Information about races (e.g., 10K, 10M and half marathon),
both road races and multi-terrain,
in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear,
County Durham, Teesside, North Yorkshire
and beyond. Last updated on Fri 21 Nov at 15:01:37 GMT
Latest postal/online entry forms. Great Grizedale Forest Trail Race, Baildon Boundary Way, Saltwell 10K, Dewsbury 10K, Haweswater Half Marathon, Morpeth 11K, Tees Valley Half Marathon, Paras' 10 Endurance Run, Coniston Trail Race, Derwentwater Trail Race.
Baildon Boundary Way's Form now available. An entry form for the Baildon Boundary Way is now available. As the race is limited to 400 runners, you should enter soon/now if you wish to do the race.
An explanation.
The table below lists entries
of the
"future races" web page
that have recently been added/changed.
GOTCHA: THE ENTRIES ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER OF THE RACES.
Instead, the most recently updated entries are listed first.
The "updated" link indicates when an entry was last updated.
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Feedback. If you want to send praise or details of errors or missing races, please email barry.cornelius@oucs.ox.ac.uk. Thanks.
| date |
day
time |
location
distance |
closing date
EODs? |
links | comments | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2009 | 28 | Sat 1300 | Grizedale Forest (Hawkshead) 10M   | none given no |
| "Great Grizedale Forest Trail Race"; "traffic-free, wide, well-surfaced (not tarmac), man-made forest trails"; "numbers will be given out on the day"; "commemorative award"; "light refreshments voucher"; in 2004, I wrote "hard-core trail through forests with views; green cycling route clockwise; first 2M is hilly; although described as undulating the course had a tendency to hill in many places" | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 05 | Sun 1000 | Baildon (Leeds) half marathon | limit no |
| "Baildon Boundary Way"; race was full in 2008 on Jan13, in 2007 on Jan05 and in 2006 on Jan12; part of the "Airedale Triple"; "souvenir"; RW once wrote "... varied multi-terrain conditions ... takes in open moorland; steep, single-track woodland climbs and descents; stretches of tarmac past back-to-back terrace houses; canal towpaths; and even sandy horse gallops"; I enjoyed this race immensely when I did it in 2003; walkers (no dogs) as well at 0830 | |||||||||
| Jun 2009 | 09 | Tue | Blaydon 5.9M | ? ? |
| "Blaydon Race"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 21 | Sun 1050 | Saltwell (Gateshead) 10K | Dec15 yes |
| "Saltwell 10K"; from 2006 onwards, the race has been using a new traffic-free course; "start at the south end of East Park Road with finish in Saltwell Park"; "an engraved glass with miniature and refreshment bag"; "collect your number at registration on the day"; junior races as well from 1000 | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 01 | Thu 1300 | Morpeth 11K | Dec18 yes |
| "Morpeth 11K"; "attractive, scenic"; out via "Mitford to Mitford Steads and then a return leg by the Whalton Road and the Sun Inn to finish on the Stanners after negotiating Carlisle Park"; "numbers are to be collected on the day" | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 14 | Sun 0800 | West Vale (Halifax) 50M | ? no |
| "Calderdale Way Relay"; RACE FULL on Nov13; "change of venue: start and finish at Clay House Park, West Vale"; "50M and 12000 feet; teams of 12; 6 legs run in pairs; in 2007 there was a max of 100 teams" | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 01 | Sun 0900 | Dewsbury 10K | ? ? |
| "Dewsbury 10K"; "entry form is being prepared and should be on the website by Sunday at the latest (hopefully earlier)"; like 2008, in 2009 this race will start at 0900 (instead of 0930 of previous years); out and back course; in 2008, chips were used; when I ran it in 2002 I wrote "as boring as the Leeds Abbey Dash, too early [in the morning], headwind; some K markers (people!)" but I got a fast time | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 01 | Sun 1130 | Haweswater half marathon | Feb24 yes |
| "Haweswater Half Marathon"; "NB voucher and memento"; "out and back course from Bampton village passes along shores of Haweswater via Mardale Head in a remote and dramatic mountain valley"; "hilly course offers an exhilarating and challenging run"; "not for the fainthearted!"; junior races as well | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 22 | Sun 1100 | Pocklington 10M | limit no |
| "Snake Lane 10"; www.ukresults.net reported RACE FULL on Nov02 (32 days); the 2008 race was full in 47 days (on Nov18), the 2007 race was full in only 56 days (Nov22) and the 2006 race was full by Dec07; "flat, rural"; "memento" | |||||||||
| Nov 2008 | 23 | Sun 0930 | Leeds 10K | Nov10 or limit no |
| "Leeds Abbey Dash"; RACE FULL before Nov02; "in 2006 the race was full on Nov06; the race usually fills before the cd; as in 2007, the start is outside the Town Hall; "super fast and flat, music and entertainment along the route, t-shirts in race packs for you to wear on the day"; in 2003, I wrote "was good to leave [Durham] at 0700" | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 19 | Sun 1030 | Redcar half marathon | none given yes |
| "Tees Valley Half Marathon"; aka "Redcar Half Marathon"; "fast all tarmac course - come and attack your PB"; "T-shirt and Goodie Bag"; "chips"; off-road 3K family fun run (at Kirkleatham Showfield at 1045) as well | |||||||||
| May 2009 | 12 | Tue | Alnwick 10K | ? ? |
| "Les Allcorn 10K"; | |||||||||
| Sep 2009 | 13 | Sun 1000 | Catterick 10M | ? ? |
| "Paras' 10 Endurance Run"; "uniquely tough run follows the same undulating multi terrain course used in paratrooper selection"; open to the public for the first time in 2008; "medal and a T-shirt"; can be run in your usual running kit or you can enter the P Company Challenge where you run with a bergen (rucksack) weighing 35lb (excluding food water) and wearing military style boots; use this link to get a gradient map; all of the route is on this map | |||||||||
| Aug 2009 | 07 | Fri | Lowther (Penrith) half marathon | ? ? |
| "Lowther Run"; a "trail run" forming part of the Lowther Show | |||||||||
| Jun 2009 | 06 | Sat | Garburn (Lake District) 24K | ? ? |
| "Garburn Trail Race"; the race was full in 2007 on May 10 and in 2006 on May14; limit also reached in 2005; "footpaths and bridleways from Staveley to Windermere"; "short sections of tarmac, grassy footpaths, stoney bridleways with some stiles"; "T-shirt to all finishers, and spot prizes"; "K markers" | |||||||||
| Oct 2009 | 03 | Sat | Coniston 15K | ? ? |
| "Coniston Trail Race"; the race was full in 2006 well before cd; "well marked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways takes in views of Lake Coniston and the surrounding peaks"; "one short 200m [hill] which only agile mountain goats will be able to run"; "memento"; "spot prizes" | |||||||||
| Sep 2009 | 06 | Sun | Keswick 14K | ? ? |
| "Derwentwater Trail Race"; the race was full in 2007 on Jun19; "well marked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways takes in panoramic views of Lake Derwentwater and the surrounding peaks of the Skiddaw and Blencathra range"; "T-shirt"; "K markers" | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 18 | Sat | Hawkshead 15K | ? ? |
| "Hawkshead Trail Race"; the race was full in 2008 on Feb14, in 2007 on Mar09 and in 2006 on Mar16; "well marked and marshalled footpaths and bridleways"; "views of Lake Windermere and the surrounding peaks of the Coniston Hills, the Langdales and most of the Lakeland fells"; "underfoot conditions are generally good, and the course has fast running conditions and no stiles"; "T-shirt" | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 18 | Sun | York half marathon | limit no |
| "Brass Monkey Run"; on Oct21 the RACE WAS FULL; last year the race was full within 3 days of the release of the entry form; "chip timing will be provided this year and the chips will be issued on the day"; "fast, flat and rural"; for 2006 I wrote "the race starts at York racecourse and then heads south taking in Bishopthorpe, Acaster Malbis, Stonebridge Farm, Acaster Selby, westwards to Appleton Roebuck, and then northwards to Woolas Hall Farm, Acaster Malbis, Bishopthorpe, and finishing at York racecourse, it's a sort of upside down letter P" | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 14 | Sat | Durham | ? ? |
| "Run 5k for Children in Zambia"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Oct 2009 | 04 | Sun | Newcastle half marathon | ? ? |
| "Great North Run"; | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 10 | Fri | Marske 10K | ? ? |
| "Mermaid 10K"; guess at the date | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 12 | Sun | North Shields 10K | ? ? |
| "North Tyneside 10K"; guess at the date | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 12 | Sun | Guiseley (Leeds) 10K | ? ? |
| "Guiseley Gallop"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 10 | Fri | Newburn | ? ? |
| "Elswick Good Friday Road Races"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 04 | Sun | Hart (Hartlepool) 6M | ? ? |
| "Old Monks 6"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 26 | Fri | Whitley Bay 5K | ? ? |
| "Woodlawn Boxing Day 5K"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 01 | Thu | Newcastle Town Moor 10K | ? ? |
| "Resolution Run"; no details are available yet | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 26 | Fri 1100 | Guiseley (Leeds) 7M | Dec09 or limit no |
| "Chevin Chase"; in 2007, the race was full on Dec07; T-shirt; "a seven mile run over Otley Chevin, starting and finishing in Guiseley"; "multi-terrain" | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 04 | Sun 1030 | Whitley Bay 8M | n/a only |
| "Run for Bob"; "register on the day in the Club headquarters on Churchill Playing Fields between 9.45 and 10.20"; "allow about 10 minutes to get to the start of the run"; "scenic trail run along a coastal path and through Holywell Dene"; "this is a run, not a race"; "there will be no timekeepers and no results"; "tea/coffee and cakes will be available" | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 08 | Sun 1200 | Ripon 10K | Jan31 yes |
| "St Wilfrid's Muddy Boots 10K"; "multi-terrain"; "over undulating farmland and through picturesque countryside "; "includes road, footpaths and trails"; "wear suitable footwear"; "medal"; fun run as well (at 1100) | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 08 | Sun 1100 | Little Strickland (Penrith) 10M | Mar02 yes |
| "Little Strickland 10"; "undulating and scenic course on quiet rural country roads"; "medal"; "bar and food (to purchase) will be available in the village hall"; "profits from the day will go towards the refurbishment of the village hall" | |||||||||
| May 2009 | 03 | Sun 1000 | West Vale (Halifax) 10M | ? no |
| "Bluebell Trail 10"; in 2009 there will be no entries on the day | |||||||||
| May 2009 | 04 | Mon 1030 | Stockton-on-Tees 10K | limit limit |
| "Tees Barrage 10K"; previously known as the "David Lloyd 10K"; "early entry advised as the 2008, 2007 and 2006 events were oversubscribed"; T-shirt | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 25 | Sun 0930 | Meltham (Huddersfield) 10K | none given yes |
| "Meltham 10K"; formerly "The Moorside 10K"; "memento to first 300"; found this hard work with many, many, hills when I did it in 2002 | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 18 | Sat 1200 | Great Langdale (Lake District) 10K | ? ? |
| "St. George's Day 10K"; | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 28 | Sun 1115 | Ripon 10K | Dec13 or limit no |
| "Jolly Holly Jog 10K";"memento"; "one-lap scenic multi-terrain course"; "race limit 600"; race was full in 2007 on Nov26, in 2006 on Dec10, in 2005 on Nov26, in 2003 on Nov 21; 1.5M off-road fun run (at 1000) as well | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 28 | Sat | Coniston 13.875M | ? ? |
| "Coniston 14"; | |||||||||
| Jun 2009 | 14 | Sun 1115 | Castle Howard 10K | none given yes |
| "Mizuno Wave Harrier 10K Trail Race"; 6K trail race (at 1000) and kids dash (at 1005) as well | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 01 | Sun 1100 | Norton (Doncaster) 9M | ? ? |
| "Norton 9"; "T-shirt"; 5K fun run as well | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 14 | Sat | Dentdale 14.2153M | ? ? |
| "Dentdale Run 14.3"; | |||||||||
| Apr 2009 | 26 | Sun | London marathon | ? ? |
| "Flora London Marathon"; | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 22 | Sun | Huddersfield 10K | ? ? |
| "Huddersfield 10K"; | |||||||||
| Jan 2009 | 04 | Sun 0930 | Hove Edge (Brighouse) 10K | Dec27 yes |
| "Pennine 10K"; memento | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 06 | Sat 1400 | Gosforth Park (Newcastle) 5M | Nov27 yes |
| "Norman Woodcock Memorial"; "mainly flat course incorporating 2 laps of the ambulance track inside the racecourse"; "entirely on roads" | |||||||||
| Feb 2009 | 15 | Sun 1200 | Roberttown (Liversedge) half marathon | none given no |
| "Liversedge Half Marathon"; the race became full in 2008 on Jan15 and in 2007 on Jan24; hilly in several places; collect numbers on the day; "mile markers"; "long sleeved T-shirt" | |||||||||
| Dec 2008 | 21 | Sun 1100 | Loftus (North York Moors) 12.66K | none given yes |
| "Loftus Poultry Run"; "multi-terrain"; "long sleeved Christmas T-shirt"; "commemorative mug for all pre-entered runners"; often there are two sections that are muddy | |||||||||
| Nov 2008 | 29 | Sat 1300 | Ravenstonedale 10K | Nov17 yes |
| "Ravenstonedale 10K"; limit of 150 runners; 2.5M fun run (at 1230) as well | |||||||||
| Jul 2009 | 18 | Sat | Bishop Wilton (York) half marathon | ? ? |
| "Yorkshire Wolds Half Marathon"; part of the "Bishop Wilton Show and Craft Fair"; | |||||||||
| Mar 2009 | 29 | Sun 0900 | Bradford 10K | Mar22 no |
| "Epilepsy Action Bradford 10K"; start/finish in Centenary Square; "fast, flat course"; "course closed to traffic"; "chip timing"; "K markers"; "T-shirt" | |||||||||
