Run your best race
Race Plus is an independent guide to UK running events. Find a race, work out the pace you need, follow a training plan that fits and understand your result when the timing chip has done its work.
Calculators
Half marathons
- Brighton Half MarathonBrighton
- Cardiff Half MarathonCardiff
- Cheltenham Half MarathonCheltenham
- Coventry Half MarathonCoventry
- Four Villages Half MarathonHelsby, Cheshire
- Great West RunExeter
- Hackney Half MarathonHackney, London
- North London Half MarathonWembley, London
10K races
- Brighton 10KBrighton
- Hull 10KHull
- Leeds 10KLeeds
- Leeds Abbey DashLeeds
- Middlesbrough 10KMiddlesbrough
- Plymouth 10KPlymouth
- Wrap Up and Run 10K
- Yateley 10K SeriesYateley, Hampshire
Triathlons and more
- Blenheim Palace TriathlonWoodstock, Oxfordshire
- City of London MileCity of London
- Etape CaledoniaPitlochry, Perthshire
- London TriathlonRoyal Victoria Dock, London
- Mablethorpe Marathon and Half MarathonMablethorpe, Lincolnshire
- Taunton Marathon and Half MarathonTaunton
Training plans
- Couch to 5KNine weeks from walking to 30 minutes of running.
- 10K in eight weeksFor runners who can already cover 5K.
- Half marathon in twelve weeksA weekly long run, a tempo session and a taper.
- Marathon in sixteen weeksLong runs to 20 miles and a three-week taper.
- Race day checklistWhat to pack and when to arrive.
Timing and results explained
- How chip timing worksBib tags, mats and antennas, and why a chip sometimes misses.
- Chip time vs gun timeWhich one counts, and which to quote as your time.
- How to read race resultsPositions, categories, splits and what DNF means.
- How to find old race resultsWhere to look for a time from years ago.
- What is a good finish time?Rough benchmarks for 5K to the marathon.
Independent guide. Race Plus is not connected with any race organiser or timing company. It takes no entries, holds no places and publishes no individual results. Dates, prices and entry details change every year, so check them on the organiser's own website.