- 25 Sep 2022 Conwy 20 Mile | Wales NOT GOING AHEAD
- 25 Sep 2022 Goodwood Motor Circuit 20 Mile Sept | West Sussex ENTRIES OPEN
- 23 Oct 2022 Bedford Autodrome 20 October | Bedfordshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 20 Nov 2022 Oulton Park Running Gp November | Cheshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 15 Jan 2023 Skipton Skidaddle 20 Miler | North Yorkshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 12 Feb 2023 Bramley 20 Mile - Reading Roadrunners Event | Berkshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 12 Feb 2023 Cardiff 20 Miles | Glamorgan PROVISIONAL
- 26 Feb 2023 Tarpley 20 Mile | Suffolk ENTRIES OPEN
- 05 Mar 2023 Brett Lydd 20 Mile Race | Kent NOT GOING AHEAD
- 05 Mar 2023 Draycote Water 20 Mile Race | Warwickshire NOT GOING AHEAD
- 05 Mar 2023 Irwell Valley 20 Miles | Greater Manchester PROVISIONAL
- 05 Mar 2023 Wrexham 20 Mile | Wrexham NOT GOING AHEAD
- 05 Mar 2023 Wymondham Ac 20 Miler | Norfolk NOT GOING AHEAD
- 12 Mar 2023 Knighton 20 | Staffordshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 12 Mar 2023 Mk Festival Of Running 20 | Buckinghamshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 12 Mar 2023 Oundle 20 Mile Road Race | Northamptonshire NOT GOING AHEAD
- 12 Mar 2023 Spen 20 Mile Race | West Yorkshire PROVISIONAL
- 12 Mar 2023 Thames Riverside 20 | London PROVISIONAL
- 12 Mar 2023 Trimpell 20 Mile Spring 2023 | Lancashire ENTRIES OPEN
- 19 Mar 2023 Gloucester 20 | Gloucestershire PROVISIONAL
- 19 Mar 2023 Twin Lakes 20 | Bedfordshire ENTRIES OPEN
- 26 Mar 2023 Ashby 20 | Leicestershire ENTRIES NOT OPEN YET
- 26 Mar 2023 East Hull 20 Mile Race | East Riding of Yorkshire PROVISIONAL
- 26 Mar 2023 Marathon Prep Race Dorney Lake - 20 Miler | Buckinghamshire PROVISIONAL
- 04 Jun 2023 Wuthering Heights Wander Haworth 20 | West Yorkshire PROVISIONAL
- 18 Jun 2023 Gargrave 20 Mile Race | North Yorkshire PROVISIONAL
- 03 Sep 2023 Dunstable Downs Challenge 20 | Bedfordshire PROVISIONAL
- 03 Sep 2023 Golden Ball 20 Mile Race | Lancashire ENTRIES OPEN
- 03 Sep 2023 Hillingdon 20 | London PROVISIONAL
- 03 Sep 2023 Oakley 20 Mile | Beds PROVISIONAL
- 03 Sep 2023 Sheffield 20 Mile | South Yorkshire PROVISIONAL
- 03 Sep 2023 South Cheshire 20 | Cheshire PROVISIONAL
- 10 Sep 2023 20 Along The Forth | Lothian PROVISIONAL
- 10 Sep 2023 Marathon Training Day In Mk 20 | Bucks PROVISIONAL
- 16 Sep 2023 South Park 20 Mile | County Durham PROVISIONAL
These races are a perfect warm up option for those attempting a marathon. They allow to see how you cope with your chosen marathon pace in the context of a race and also to practice and fine tune your preparations such as getting your gel strategy correct without going quite as far as a marathon.
Many training plans suggest completing several twenty mile runs in the training phase and so using a race as one of these long runs can give an added focus and add that extra bit of excitement and competition to your plan! The round number of 20 miles is used in the U.K and U.S but in Europe the more common long race choice that is not a marathon is the 30km. Many European cities have urban trail races that are very popular and can be very tough in terms of length, elevation and terrain underfoot.
The 20 mile warm up race is the perfect time to make sure all your race day kit is just how you want it for the marathon. Just don't get too carried away if the 20 mile race is not your actual goal race and don't do one so close to your marathon that you don't get chance to taper properly. The races show below are all over the country so you should be able to find a suitable one nearby.
