- 17 Oct 2021 Bedford Autodrome 20 October | Bedfordshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 28 Nov 2021 Oulton Park Running Gp November | Cheshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 05 Dec 2021 Goodwood Motor Circuit 20 Dec | West Sussex RACE GOING AHEAD
- 18 Dec 2021 Celtic Trail 20 Mile | Port Talbot Neath RACE GOING AHEAD
- 13 Feb 2022 Bramley 20 Mile - Reading Roadrunners Event | Berkshire PROVISIONAL
- 13 Feb 2022 Goodwood Motor Circuit 20 Feb 2022 | West Sussex RACE GOING AHEAD
- 20 Feb 2022 Cardiff 20 Miles | Glamorgan PROVISIONAL
- 27 Feb 2022 Tarpley 20 Mile | Suffolk TBC
- 06 Mar 2022 Draycote Water 20 Mile Race | Warwickshire FULL
- 06 Mar 2022 Irwell Valley 20 Miles | Greater Manchester PROVISIONAL
- 06 Mar 2022 Knighton 20 | Shropshire FULL
- 06 Mar 2022 Wrexham 20 Mile | Wrexham RACE GOING AHEAD
- 13 Mar 2022 Locke Park 20Ten | North Yorkshire TBC
- 13 Mar 2022 Spen 20 Mile Race | West Yorkshire CANCELLED
- 20 Mar 2022 East Hull 20 Mile Race | East Riding of Yorkshire TBC
- 20 Mar 2022 Gloucester 20 | Gloucestershire ENTRIES NOT OPEN YET
- 27 Mar 2022 Bedford Autodrome March 2022 | Bedfordshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 09 Apr 2022 Wuthering Heights Wander Haworth 20 | West Yorkshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 19 Jun 2022 Gargrave 20 Mile Race | North Yorkshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 14 Aug 2022 Brett Lydd 20 Mile Race | Kent RACE GOING AHEAD
- 21 Aug 2022 Oundle 20 Mile Road Race | Northamptonshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 21 Aug 2022 Trimpell 20 Mile Race | Lancashire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 03 Sep 2022 South Park 20 Mile | County Durham RACE GOING AHEAD
- 04 Sep 2022 Dunstable Downs Challenge 20 | Bedfordshire TBC
- 04 Sep 2022 Golden Ball 20 Mile Race | Lancashire TBC
- 04 Sep 2022 Hillingdon 20 | London RACE GOING AHEAD
- 04 Sep 2022 South Cheshire 20 | Cheshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 10 Sep 2022 Mk Festival Running 20 | Buckinghamshire ENTRIES NOT OPEN YET
- 11 Sep 2022 Marathon Prep Race Dorney Lake - 20 Miler | Buckinghamshire RACE GOING AHEAD
- 11 Sep 2022 Twin Lakes 20 | Bedfordshire PROVISIONAL
- 11 Sep 2022 Wymondham Ac 20 Miler | Norfolk RACE GOING AHEAD
- 25 Sep 2022 Conwy 20 Mile | Wales 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.
