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 the races I have come across in the North-East to date with a £10 or lower entry fee for affiliated runners (usually add £2 if you’re not affiliated). 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 giving so much uncertainty over the last two years, some races have not yet been officially opened for entry or fixed upon dates yet.
Page last updated July 24th 2022.
March 2022
26/3 Newcastle University Cow Bell – 5k – Newcastle Upon Tyne – Newcastle University Athletics – £5
30/3 Darlington Trail Series Race 1: South Park – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
April 2022
3/4 South Shields Winter Trail Challenge 5/5 – 4k – South Shields – Run Eat Sleep – £6
6/4 Pie and Peas 5k Trail – 5k – Trimdon Grange – Muddy Roads – £10
13/4 Children with Cancer – 5k – Darlington – Children with Cancer UK – £10 (optional additonal £10 donation)
15/4 Good Friday Races – 5k – Newcastle Upon Tyne – Elvet Striders – £5
16/4 Hurworth Fun Run – 5k – Hurworth – Hurworth Parish Council – £3
17/4 St Theresa’s Hospice Fun Run – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £7
20/4 Darlington Trail Series Race 2: Locomotion – 5k – Middleton St George – Darlington Trail Team – £5
24/4 Chase the Kite 10k – 10k – Blaydon – Red Kite Runners – Placeholder date, was £10 in 2019
27/4 Neptune Relays – 1.7Mea for team of 4 – Sedgefield – Sedgefield Harriers – £3ea
27/4 HMP Kirklevington 5k Trail – 5k – Yarm – Muddy Roads – £5
27/4 Spring Coast Road 5k – 5k – Redcar – New Marske Harriers – £6
28/4 Cockfield Chase – 7k – Cockfield – Durham Fell Runners – £6
May 2022
18/5 Saltburn 5k Trail – 5k – Saltburn on Sea – Muddy Roads – £5
25/5 Darlington Trail Series Race 3: Baydale Beck – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
June 2022
7/6 – Bolts Law Basher fell race – 7M – Rookhope Village Hall (7pm) – Dreaming of the Fells – Free! Buffet contributions welcomed
15/6 Lord Stones 5k Trail – 5k – Carlton-in-Cleveland – Muddy Roads – £5
29/6 Darlington Trail Series Race 4: West Park – £5 – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
July 2022
6/7 Curfew Run – 1.3M – Berwick Upon Tweed – Tweed Striders – £6
13/7 Pine Forest 5k Trail – 5k – Middlesbrough – Muddy Roads – £5
20/7 Summer Coast Road 5k – Redcar – New Marske Harriers – £6
26/7 Cock Crow 5k – 5k – Hebburn – Jarrow and Hebburn Athletics Club – £10
27/7 Darlington Trail Series Race 5: Riverside – 5k – Haughton – Darlington Trail Team – £5
August 2022
10/8 Newham Grange Farm 5k – 5k – Coulby Newham – Muddy Roads – £5
17/8 Darlington Trail Series Race 6: South Park – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
21/8 Summer Trails Challenge: Relay – 1hr relay – South Shields – Run Eat Sleep – £6
31/8 Autumn Coast Road 5k – 5k – Redcar – New Marske Harriers – £6
September 2022
1/9 Debbie’s GNR Dollies 5k – 5k – Yarm – Muddy Roads – £5
4/9 Christine Brass Memorial – 5k – Barnard Castle – Stainton & Streatlam Village Hall Committee – £10
4/9 Kirk Harle Capability Brown – 5k – Kirkharle – Run Northumberland – £10
7/9 Trimdon 5k – 5k – Trimdon Grange – Muddy Roads – £5
14/9 Darlington Trail Series Race 7: Baydale Beck – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £5
17/9 Cronkley Fell Race – 17km – Middleton in Teesdale – Durham Fell Runners – £8
18/9 Summer Trails Challenge: Elevation – 5-10km – Run Eat Sleep – £6
October 2022
19/10 Darlington Trail Series Race 8: West Park Night Run – 5k – Darlington – Darlington Trail Team – £4
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