It's almost summer with mid-week races galore!
The days are getting longer and we are enjoying light nights for training. It's time to look for some mid-week races to boost your handicap score!
The handicap scoring system rewards regular racing as well as good performances and so summer is a great time to bring your score down with tonnes of races to choose from.
Our race calendar is currently packed with mid-week races as well as those at the weekend and, what's more, the mid-week races tend to be great social affairs with groups of runners heading to the local pubs afterwards for a race debrief and light hearted banter!
Below are a few suggestions, for the next two months, but there are many more on the calendar.
| Date | Race | Venue | Entry | Notes |
| Monday 18th April | Lancaster Roses 5k | Lancaster | Click here | This is an Inter-varsity match between the University of York and Lancaster University but is open to all. |
| Friday 24th April | Ridge off-roader 10k | High Wycombe | Click here | Enjoy stunning scenery in the Chiltern 'Hills |
| Friday 24th April | Whitley 10k | Warrington, Cheshire | Click here | Run on country lanes, mostly closed to traffic |
| Wednesday 27th April | Great Yarmouth Promenade 5 miles | Great Yarmouth | Click here | Part of the Great Yarmouth Promenade race series. Other races - 11th May, 25th May |
| Tuesday 3rd May | Wombwell 10k | Barnsley | Click here | Along the beautiful Pennine Trail |
| Wednesday 4th May | BA Speedbirds Ladies 5k | Uxbridge | Click here | A single lap on a parkland trail |
| Wednesday 4th May | Dudley Kingswinford RC 10k | Wall Heath, West Midlands | Click here | Largest mid-week 10k race in the midlands |
| Tuesday 10th May | Moorclose 10k | Workington, Cumbria | Click here | Out and back on a cycle way |
| Wednesday 11th May | Cottisford 5k | Brackley, Northamptonshire | Click here | Run on slightly undulating, quiet country lanes |
| Friday 20th May | Physiofit Alderley Edge May Fair 5k | Alderley Edge, Cheshire | Click here | Raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young. Run on fields and paths |
| Wednesday 25th May | Whitford Point multi terrain race | Swansea | Click here | Scenic course run on trails, beach and forest tracks |
| Thursday 26th May | The Fountain Five | Lydney, Forest of Dean | Click here | Undulating on Forest tracks |
| Friday 27th May | Framlingham Friday Five | Framlingham, Suffolk | Click here | A new five mile race with pb potential! |
| Tuesday 31st May | St. Ives Bay 10k | Hayle, Cornwall | Click here | Run along the beach and up and over "The Dune"! |
| Wednesday 8th June | Malvern Joggers 10k | Malvern, Gloucestershire | Click here | Multi terrain on tracks, tarmac and across fields |
| Wednesday 8th June | Sphinx AC Summer 5 | Coventry | Click here | Annual 5 mile race in Coventry's War Memorial Park |
| Wednesday 15th June | Lethbridge 10k | Swindon | Click here | Run on a mixture of footpaths, trails and roads through the Wiltshire countryside |
| Thursday 16th June | 10k Cross Trail | Ashton, near Manchester | Click here | New course around two country parks - Park Bridge and Daisy Nook |
Put your entries in today and look forward to a summer of gradually decreasing handicap score!