01 MARCOST
XMiles Bolton Half Marathon & 10K
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Parkland
- City
- Historic
- Road
£39Entry
annual place calendar guide
2026 running races in North West
2026 running race guide for North West, built from source-backed race dates, exact UK-region values, route-map coverage, elevation profiles and distance breakdowns.
2026 running races in North West coverage
12Dated race pages5Distances5Mapped routes2Elevation profiles42%Map coverage
Dated race pages
Featured 2026 running races in north west
01 MARCOST
XMiles Bolton Half Marathon & 10K
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
- Road
£32Entry
02 MAYCOST
Coniston Fell Race
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Countryside
- Lakeside
£15Entry
31 MAYSCORE
Great Manchester Run
North West
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Road
31 MAYSCORE
Great Manchester Run
North West
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Waterfront
- Road
24 JULMAP
Lakeland 100
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 1,020 pts / lakeland100.com
- Mountainous
- Lakeside
- Countryside
- Parkland
£190Entry
12 SEPCOST
THE LAP - Windermere Ultra
North West
Event weekend
- Cost
- Character
- Hilly
- Lakeside
- Countryside
- Mountain
£135Entry
20 SEPMAP
Keswick Half Marathon
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 382 pts / www.keswickhalfmarathon.co.uk
- Hilly
- Lakeside
- Countryside
- Mountain
£37Entry
25 SEPMAP
Altra 13 Valleys Ultra (Keswick)
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Cost
- Character
GPS trace: 1,315 pts / www.13valleysultra.com
- Mountainous
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Lakeside
£230Entry
04 OCTSCORE
asics Manchester Half
North West
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- City
- Road
- Big City
11 OCTMAP
Chester Marathon
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 790 pts / www.activeleisureevents.co.uk
- Gently Rolling
- Riverside
- Historic
- City
- Ascent
- 220 m
- m/km
- 5.2 m/km
0.3%GAP
11 OCTMAP
Chester Marathon
North West
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 219 pts / www.activeleisureevents.co.uk
- Riverside
- City
- Historic
- Countryside
- Ascent
- 60 m
- m/km
- 6.0 m/km
0.9%GAP
2026 running races in North West by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Half Marathons | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Ks | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Ultramarathons | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Others | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Related race guides
2026 running races
All dated race pages in this annual calendar group.
North West running races
All indexed race pages in this UK region, across available calendar periods.
Running race calendar
Month, season and year race guides built only from source-backed date evidence.
Running race route maps
Mapped race pages with stored route geometry and elevation evidence where available.
2026 running races in North West questions
What 2026 running races in north west are included?
This guide includes 12 race pages whose latest source-backed race date falls in 2026 and whose source-backed UK region is North West. It does not infer annual recurrence unless that edition date is present.
Which 2026 running races in north west have route maps?
5 race pages in this guide currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured 2026 running races in north west ordered?
Featured races are ordered by race date first, then by available evidence such as route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data and race-character tags.