Running can be an expensive hobby if you’re into racing. After realising how much I spent in 2019 (half of which I didn’t get to) I decided to focus on prioritising races which cost under £10 to enter, and there are more out there than you realise when you start looking! Races do not have to break the bank, especially if you’re happy to support your local running clubs for a cheer and a smile rather than handing over your hard-earned cash to a bigger company for a metal plate on a ribbon you won’t no what to do with by the time you get home 🙂
Below is the list of all the races I have come across in the North-East to date with a £10 or lower entry fee. If I have completed them, either this year or previously, and written a race review this will be hyperlinked with the date, and the race entries where possible will be linked in the race title.
This page will be updated as the year progresses – with Covid-19 restrictions still in place in the UK, some races have not yet been officially opened for entry or fixed upon yet.
Page last updated June 13th 2021.
June 2021
23/6 Kirkleatham 5k Trail – 5k – Kirkleatham – Muddy Roads – £5
30/6 Pie and Pea 5k Trail – 5k – Trimdon Grange – Muddy Roads – £8
30/6 Darlington Trail Series #3 – 5k – South Park, Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
July 2021
1/7 Children With Cancer – 5k – South Park, Darlington – Darlington Harriers – £10
21/7 Willow Miner’s Trail – 5.7M – Durham – Elvet Striders – £7 – 2019
13/7 Chapelfell Top Fell Race – 7km – Weardale – Durham Fell Runners – £8
14/7 Lordstones 5k Trail – 5k – Lordstones Country Park – Muddy Roads – £5
21/7 Darlington Trail Series #4 – 5k – Baydale Beck, Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
August 2021
18/8 Trimdon Loop 5k Trail – 5k – Trimdon Grange – Muddy Roads – £5
25/8 Darlington Trail Series #5 – 5k – Locomotion, Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
September 2021
18/9 Cronkley Fell Race – 17km – Holwick – Durham Fell Runners – £8
22/9 Newham Grange Farm 5k – 5k – Coulby Newham – Muddy Roads – £5
29/9 Darlington Trail Series #6 – 5k – West Park, Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
26/9 Coxhoe Trail Run – 10k – Coxhoe, Durham – Active Life Coxhow – £10
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