The Great Fjord Swim Galway, 12th October 2013 Swim Ireland’s only fjord in the deep, clean waters of the Atlantic ocean. Two distances of 750m or 2k, with both involving a boat trip to the middle of the loch, where everyone abandons ship and swims back to shore.   Utterly Buttermere Swim Cumbria, 8th June 2...

Zombie Evacuation Nationwide (4 events). October 2013. A 5k obstacle course, with a twist. The course is full of zombies. We did this event last October (race report by @theironkurton) and our initial cynicism was soon replaced by a feeling of complete terror as the event unfolded. But it was a good terror and we'd heartily recommend givi...

The XTRI24 Eastbourne, Sussex. 12 July 2013 An iron distance(ish) triathlon - offroad. The event's put on by Endurancelife and bears their hallmarks - an insanely tough course staged amidst dramatic scenery. After a 2.5km sea swim off the Sussex coast, competitors ride through the night along the full 102 miles of the South Downs Way to Winch...

Aagh, the bucket list!  Is it a good thing or is it a bad thing? Some runners get so obsessed at ticking the races off and working through a list that they actually forget the most important thing; the experience. I would much prefer to run for a lifetime with targets, goals and a ‘to do’ list than get it all over and done with in five year...

So, to help motivate and encourage us all to dig out the winter training bike and bolt on the mudguards, we thought we’d offer up six sportive’s that are guaranteed to give us all a reason to stay in shape and keep a wary eye on helping ourselves to a second helping of comfort food.   The Fred Whitton Challenge Coniston, 12th May ...

Feet in the Clouds - Richard Askwith Feet in the Clouds charts the running year of the author and also gives a wonderful background to the hardy men and women who would put many modern day Olympic athletes to shame.  No lottery funding and high performance kit for these legends, they had to put in a full shift on the farm before any t...

Liverbird Marathon Double Liverpool, December 2012 / January 213 What better way to start the new year than with back to back marathons – 2 marathons in 2 days over new years eve/new years day. Better than a hangover for sure. Option to enter each individually if you don't fancy the double.   Northumberland Coastal Trail Series Ba...

Night Fright Guildford, Surrey. Saturday 27 October 2012 A fancy dress 8.5km run or 2.5km walk at dusk through the medieval Chantry Wood and round St Martha's Church, near Guildford. Expect the unexpected. The walk is ideal for children and all money raised goes to The Royal Surrey County Hospital Charitable Fund. To get a 20% discount ...

Mother Nature has been a fickle mistress this year, teasing us with the occasional flash of proper weather and then once the barbeque is fired up she then drops a weeks’ worth of rain on our heads for a laugh. So let’s just embrace the situation and have a look at six events this summer where getting wet isn’t an option, it’s an absolute r...

We can't escape it, the weather recently has been bonkers.  We think the best thing for this is to focus on doing some open water swimming, and at findarace.com there are some great ones to choose from. It makes perfect sense.   The Bell Buoy Challenge swim 1st September 2012, Devon A 10K open water swimming challenge like no other. S...

The days are now long and, whisper it quietly; there may even be the odd non rain interrupted day on the cards.  So, assuming that there is no longer a worry of possible sub-zero temperatures and a wind chill to freeze your face into a devilish rictus grin, the logical next step must therefore be to start thinking about what fine events we can loo...

Its not all about hardest, fastest, longest. We want to inspire people to do their first 5km as much as their first Ironman. We also love the fact that sport can be inclusive and is a perfect family past time.  That's why we have put together the Super Six - Beginner & Family Events.   Swim for All June 2012, West Yorkshire A perf...

Ahh, the pleasure of a cup of tea and a slice of fruit cake on a Sunday afternoon after completing that long training ride or run. Who needs another re-run of Inspector Morse or the Antiques Roadshow when you could be enjoying these little gems? Guaranteed to provide a dose of inspiration and a big dollop of cheesy dialogue, it’s findarace’s g...

Its that time of year again. With this insanely good weather there's no time to waste in getting your ride out from its winter shed-based slumber, pumping up the tyres, greasing the chain and hitting the road. Here's our pick of 6 of the best Sportive's on offer in the UK over the next couple of months - just the thing to give you the extra motivat...

At Find a Race we aim to bring together all types of events and races across the UK, with the idea of motivating people to open the front door and get out and do something, be it a 5K or an Ironman. But we cant help but get a little bit excited by all the crazy events that are going on around the world, the kind of events that for most of us a...

Here in the Find a Race office (picture a chicken shed with a couple of computers), we get to hear about literally thousands of events. Of those, we enter only a handful ourselves. Here are some of them - the races that we're most looking forward to taking part in this year. Its often the smaller details that set an event apart - like sportive offe...