Name: Thames Trot
Start: 2026-09-13
End: 2026-10-24
Location: Oxford

In the land of fish &amp; chips and tea time, on English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish roads, the routes and distances will satisfy your wildest ambitions 🤪!&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buckingham Palace</a>, Big Ben, Abbey Road, Stonehenge... Between pop culture, the royal family and British series taking over every screen, the country already feels familiar. Now it's your turn to go and make your own memories there, on a trip or a race! London, the world capital of fashion, finance and music, is also a city of runners at heart, with its vast parks and streets that never seem to have been fully explored. Scotland plays in a different league: Edinburgh and Glasgow shine culturally, while the&nbsp;<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlands" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Highlands</a>&nbsp;stretch northward in a silence that would drown out any playlist 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿.The United Kingdom is a surprisingly diverse territory geographically. We often picture a rainy, flat country, but that's an oversimplification. The Scottish Highlands offer peaks exceeding 1,300 metres, starting with&nbsp;<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Nevis</a>&nbsp;which tops out at 1,345 metres, the highest summit in the British Isles. Wales hides Snowdonia National Park with its ridges and mountain lakes. Further south, the South Downs trace gentle hills between forests and white cliffs along the Channel, while Cornwall rolls out wild moorland all the way to the Atlantic 🌊.British weather — everyone talks about it. And yes, it rains. Often. Sometimes horizontally. But that's also what makes the landscapes so green and the atmosphere so unique. The months from April to October remain the most favourable for running, with cool and consistent temperatures that let you hold a pace without melting. Winter? That's for the hardy.Find the race calendar for the United Kingdom right here. Road races, trail, marathon or ultra — the options are endless. For fans of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/disciplines/trail/trails-au-royaume-uni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trail running in the great outdoors</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/centurion-south-downs-way-100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Downs Way 100</a>&nbsp;offers 161 km between Winchester and Eastbourne along limestone ridges and coastal cliffs, a benchmark event in the World Trail Majors. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/great-glen-ultra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Great Glen Ultra</a>takes you into the Scottish Highlands over 117 km along the legendary Loch Ness — keep your eyes peeled 👀. On the road side, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/marathon-de-londres" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London Marathon</a>&nbsp;is one of the seven World Marathon Majors: every April, more than 50,000 participants set off from the Cutty Sark to reach Buckingham Palace via Tower Bridge, cheered on by a crowd that never lets up 💨. For a more intimate experience, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/royal-parks-semi-marathon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal Parks Half Marathon</a>&nbsp;treats you every October to a setting among Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens and St James's Park 🏰. So what are you waiting for — pick your race based on your level and your tolerance for rain. God save the runner!The United Kingdom has plenty more playgrounds for multi-disciplinary athletes 🏊. On the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/disciplines/triathlon/triathlon-au-royaume-uni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">triathlon</a>&nbsp;side,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/ironman-70-3-weymouth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ironman 70.3 Weymouth</a>&nbsp;is the must-do event in Dorset: 1.9 km of swimming in Weymouth Bay, 90 km of cycling on the county's rolling roads, and 21 km of running along the seafront, all set against a UNESCO World Heritage backdrop. For fans of off-road two-wheeled adventures, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/course/south-scotland-outdoor-festival" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South Scotland Outdoor Festival</a>&nbsp;in Carronbridge offers&nbsp;<a href="https://www.finishers.com/disciplines/gravel/gravel-au-royaume-uni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gravel</a>&nbsp;routes of 62 and 112 km through the wooded hills of the Southern Uplands 🚴. Whatever your discipline of choice, the United Kingdom has thought of you.

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The Amazing Northampton Run

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Thames Trot 2026

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