Running Events
Looking for your next running challenge? We have put together a list of some local trail and road events coming up in 2024, covering a range of distances. In these events, you get the benefits of a great event (new routes, personal challenge, support, probably CAKE and often medals!) but are often also supporting other local running clubs and charities along the way. It would be great to see RIOT represented at some of these events, so consider signing up or even rallying a group together and making a social event of it!
Ox 12-hour raceSat 18 MayTrailOx 50 MileSat 18 MayTrailThe Dorset Mud RunSat 18 MayTrailOx Half MarathonSun 19 MayTrailEgdon EasySat 25 MayRoadGiants Head Half MarathonSun 16 JunTrailRound the Rock 10kSun 7 JulDorset Road Race League
| Race | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Broadstone Quarter | Mon 1 Jan | Dorset Road Race League |
| Swanage 10k | Sun 14 Jan | Road |
| Axmouth Challenge (9m) | Sun 14 Jan | Multiterrain |
| Dark Moors 5 | Sat 27 Jan | Trail |
| Dark Moors 10 | Sat 27 Jan | Trail |
| Blackmore Vale Half | Sun 4 Feb | Dorset Road Race League |
| Lytchett 10 | Sun 11 Feb | Dorset Road Race League |
| Portland Coastal Marathon | Sun 11 Feb | Trail |
| Portland Coastal Half | Sun 11 Feb | Trail |
| Portland Coastal 10k | Sun 11 Feb | Trail |
| Lulworth Cove Ultra | Sat 24 Feb | Trail |
| Lulworth Cove Marathon | Sat 24 Feb | Trail |
| Lulworth Cove Half Marathon | Sat 24 Feb | Trail |
| The Terminator | Sun 25 Feb | Multiterrain |
| Spring Larmer (7 and 20 miles and marathon) | Sat 2 Mar | Trail |
| Spring Larmer (10 miles and half marathon) |
Sun 3 Mar | Trail |
| Granite Way 10m | Sun 10 Mar | Road |
| Granite Way 20m | Sun 10 Mar | Road |
| Weymouth Half | Sun 17 Mar | Road |
| Salisbury 10 | Sun 17 Mar | Road |
| The Grizzly | Sun 17 Mar | Trail |
| The Grizzly (cub) | Sun 17 Mar | Trail |
| Jurassic Coast Challenge – day 1 | Fri 22 Mar | Trail |
| Mapperton Muddle (10k and half marathon) | Sat 23 Mar | Trail |
| Jurassic Coast Challenge – day 2 | Sat 23 Mar | Trail |
| Jurassic Coast Challenge – day 3 | Sun 24 Mar | Trail |
| Yeovil Half Marathon | Sun 24 Mar | Road |
| Bournemouth Bay 10k | Sun 24 Mar | Road |
| Bournemouth Bay Half | Sun 24 Mar | Road |
| Easter Bunny 10k | Mon 1 Apr | Road |
| JPs Exe to Axe | Sun 7 Apr | Trail |
| Minster Milers’ Mash 10k | Sun 7 Apr | Trail |
| Marnhull 12k | Sun 21 Apr | Road |
| Portland Pig Backyard Ultra 2024 | Sun 5 May | Trail |
| North Dorset Village Marathon | Sun 5 May | Dorset Road Race League |
| Hardy Half | Sun 12 May | Trail |
| Dark Ox (10.5k) | Fri 17 May | Trail |
| May 5 | Sun 19 May | Dorset Road Race League |
| Light Ox (10.5k) | Sun 19 May | Trail |
| Great West Run – Half | Sun 26 May | Road |
| Tarrant Valley 10k | Sun 2 Jun | Multiterrain |
| Puddletown Plod Half | Sun 9 Jun | Road |
| Purbeck 10k | Fri 14 Jun | Dorset Road Race League |
| Giants Head Marathon | Sat 15 Jun | Trail |
| Coombe Keynes 10k | Sun 23 Jun | Purbeck Trail Series |
| Ham & Lyme 100k | Sat 29 Jun | Trail |
| Ham & Lyme 50k | Sat 29 Jun | Trail |
| Portland 10 | Sun 7 Jul | Road |
| Cider 24-hour race | Fri 19 Jul | Trail |
| Cider Frolic | Sat 20 Jul | Trail |
| Piggy Plod (10k) | Sun 21 Jul | Trail |
| Maiden NewTen (10k) | Wed 24 Jul | Road |
| Sturminster Half | Sun 4 Aug | Dorset Road Race League |
| The Beast | Sun 1 Sep | Purbeck Trail Series |
| Dumble Bimble | Tue 3 Sep | Road |
| Phil and Bonnie Bounder 10k | Sun 8 Sep | Trail |
| Phil and Bonnie Bounder 6k | Sun 8 Sep | Trail |
| Black Hill (10k) | Sun 22 Sep | Purbeck Trail Series |
| The Bosun (5.5m) (fell) | Sun 22 Sep | Trail |
| The CapTEN (11m) (fell) | Sun 22 Sep | Trail |
| Hoburne 5 | Sun 22 Sep | Dorset Road Race League |
| Weymouth 10 | Sun 13 Oct | Dorset Road Race League |
| Studland Stampede | Sun 13 Oct | Purbeck Trail Series |
| Great South Run | Sun 20 Oct | Road |
| Dark Valley (14m) | November | Trail |
| Wimborne 10 | Sun 17 Nov | Dorset Road Race League |
| Boscombe 10k | Sun 24 Nov | Dorset Road Race League |
| Full MontyCute 10mile | Sun 1 Dec | Trail |