This traffic-free event explores the grounds of beautiful Tatton Park and is the perfect opportunity for a chip-timed personal best.
Join us for a unique opportunity to run a 5K, 10K or half marathon at the world famous Aintree Racecourse, best known for annually holding the world-famous Grand National steeplechase.
The Altra Anglesey Trail Half Marathon & 10K is set in the beautiful surroundings of Newborough Forest, Anglesey. The course takes you through the trees onto the beautiful winding woodland trails which once hosted the Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Championships.
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival (EMF) Junior races are a great way to get the whole family involved in Edinburgh Marathon Festival weekend.
Registered for your event? Training underway? Great! Now it’s time to get fundraising to help The Smallest Things create a better world for premature babies and their families.
Take on this incredible challenge along Cornwall's stunning Atlantic Coast. Beginning in Padstow and ending at Land's End, choose to take on three marathons over three days, or just one.
Join hundreds of runners as they Chase The Sun through London’s beautiful Hyde Park on Wednesday 18 September 2024!
A truly special race that not only takes in many of Bath's beautiful attractions, but also has the longest underground section for each race distance in the UK!
The Leeds Half Marathon is Yorkshire’s biggest and probably loudest event of its kind. This much-loved run raises hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity every year and often attracts more than 7,500 runners.
The Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon will see 7,777 participants take on a brand new route through Leeds that starts and finishes at Headingley Stadium.
The AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run is the Midlands’ biggest and best running event, with thousands of Brummie runners taking to the streets every year to challenge themselves and raise cash for charity.
The AJ Bell Great Birmingham Run is the Midlands’ biggest and best running event, with thousands of Brummie runners taking to the streets every year to challenge themselves and raise cash for charity.
This ROAD CLOSED course takes in the famous landmarks of Gateshead, including Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Sage Gateshead, Tyne Bridge and Swing Bridge before finishing in the iconic Gateshead International Stadium.
This flat and fast route, follows one lap for the half marathon and two laps for the marathon.
The majority of the route follows closed roads around the town, with the remainder on the Stratford Greenway footpath, a hard compact footpath, ideal for PB racing!
The Reading Half Marathon culminates in a finish rarely found outside an Olympic stadium with over 15,000 people cheering you into the stadium and over the finish line.
This 10k is one of the biggest and best-loved road runs in the region.
The course is flat and fast, perfect for seasoned runners chasing a PB. But fancy-dressed fundraisers and beginners looking for a fun and friendly first run will love it too.
The world’s largest and best Inflatable 5K at many different locations around the UK.
A major event in the UK's running calendar, the Sheffield Half Marathon is South Yorkshire’s biggest event of its kind.
A historical running experience you will not want to miss.
The start line sits on the front courtyard of Hampton Court Palace, and your finishing line will be found in the stunning Palace Gardens.
Starting and finishing at Molineux Stadium this race is open to all abilities and offers the perfect opportunity to run a chip timed 10k!
The Weston Super Half will take in the glorious sites of Weston-super-Mare and the surrounding picturesque Somerset villages and countryside in this single lap, closed road, fast half marathon event.
Battersea Park is one of London’s most picturesque parks and has been a favourite course for those wanting to run a PB! The course is totally flat, offering the perfect opportunity to push yourself to a personal best.
We are excited to announce the return of the Leicester 10K!
Starting at Jubilee Square, runners will head into the city centre and onto Granby Street to Victoria Park. The beautiful greenery of the park will then weave through the University of Leicester before looping back and making its way back to Jubilee Square.
Starting and finishing within Alton Towers Theme Park this is an event for the entire family. Open to all abilities. *FREE ride access after the race is included in your entry!
The Oxford Half Marathon 2023 is a flat and fast 13.1-mile route through historic Oxford.
The Royal Parks Half Marathon, is London’s original half marathon. Run on closed roads through four of the eight Royal Parks it’s also the greenest race of its kind in the UK.
Dash past iconic central London sights Big Ben, the London Eye and the River Thames in a 10K race to remember on Sunday 9 July 2023.
The adidas Manchester Marathon is one of the UK’s premier running events, famous for its fast, flat and friendly route.
Over 12,000 runners take part in the marathon each April, enjoying a course that starts in Preston Park, snakes its way through Brighton city centre, along the glorious seafront and finishes at the iconic Madeira Drive in front of thousands of cheering spectators.
We’d love you to join us at The Smallest Things World Prematurity Day virtual festival on Zoom.
It’s a celebration of all things Smallest Things and will include the launch of our 2021 After NICU: A Post Pandemic report, an Employer with Heart panel discussion and Prem Aware Award schools update - plus a coffee and chat with Dads do NICU! You can come along to just one, or as many sessions as you like.
See below for full details of the programme.
This FREE event is open for families, professionals, employers and anyone with an interest in supporting families of children born prematurely. To save your space, simply click below and register your details. A link to join will be sent out to all who have registered in advance.
We currently have spaces available to run the Great North Run (13.1 miles) on 12 September in Newcastle.
We would ask runners to raise £350 in sponsorship.
If you would be interested, please email hello@thesmallesthings.org
Do you want to run the 2020 Great North Run for premature babies and The Smallest Things? We have five places in the event – get in touch today and we’ll support you all the way!
The Great North Run half marathon takes place on Sunday 13 September 2020 and we have five charity places reserved for The Smallest Things. You won’t need to pay a registration fee and will need to pledge to fundraise a minimum of £350. For more information about the event, click here.
Do you want to run the 2020 Great Manchester 10K for premature babies and The Smallest Things? We have five places in the event – get in touch today and we’ll support you all the way!
The Great Manchester 10K run takes place on Sunday 24 May 2020 and we have five charity places reserved for The Smallest Things. You won’t need to pay a registration fee and will need to pledge to fundraise a minimum of £350. For more information about the event, click here.
