Race Diary

 

THERE ARE so many running opportunities around that it can become quite expensive.  You have to decide which are the important ones for you and work on those.   If you want to bring the costs down parkrun is free and open to everybody, look for local events that help to raise money for local charities, you get to run a great event and give money to worthy causes.   They still charge but are a lot cheaper and just as much fun as you get into the spirit of the running community.   Good luck!

London Winter 10km Run
Sunday 15th February 2026 - Completed
Raising money for Cancer Research.   Fully closed roads around Central London.
Click here for website.

Lindfield Village 10km run
Sunday 17th May 2026
Annual Lindfield Village Fun Weekend that ends with a 10km village XC run.
Click here for website.

RABBIT Run 
Saturday 18th July 2026

12km run on private land at Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, South Wales.   Highlights include amazing forests, large sand dunes, and thigh deep rivers you have to cross.
Click here for website.

Cardiff Half Marathon 
Sunday 4th October 2026
It has been a few years since I last run this event.   It's a beautiful run from Cardiff down to Penarth and around the Cardiff Bay area.   Looking forward to this run after getting through the ballott.   Click here for website.

West Sussex Fun Run League
Various dates
The league is made up of 16 athletics clubs who all host one run per year.   That's 12 months, 16 races with 85 miles of running in total.

1st January. Hangover 5, Worthing - completed.

15th February. Run Your Heart Out 8k, Crawley - missed due to London Winter Run (see above).

22nd March. Fittleworth Flyers event, Fittleworth.

6th April. Lewes Easter Monday Fun Run, Lewes.

19th April. Chicken Run, Burgess Hill (Ditchling).

10th May. Hedgehoppers 5, Portslade.

27th May. Trundle View, Chichester.

17th June. Beach Run, Littlehampton.

1st July. Roundhill Romp, Steyning.

12th July. Hove Stinger, Hove.

19th July. Seven Stiles, Henfield.

5th August. Highdown Hike, Worthing.

23rd August. Windlesham House 4, Worthing.

6th September. Tilgate Forest 5, Crawley.

TBC: Haywards Heath Harriers.

25th October. Steepdown Challege, Lancing.

1st November. Gunpowder Trot, Horsham. 

Park Run
Like a lot of regular events I have difficulty with regular attendance due to shift working.   If I am free then I will turn up at a parkrun.   Grass roots running at it's finest.

January
24th - Claire Park.

February
7th - Wakehurst.