Find a race.
Dorset races first. Dates, distances, terrain and entries — checked with the organiser, not scraped and hoped for.
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Putting on a race?
We time races too. Simple kit, live results, built by people who actually stand in a field at 6am setting it up.
Timing for race directors
We organise them as well.
Town to Trail, Doomsday and Beat the Ferry are ours — which is why the timing kit has been tested in rain, mud, forests and car parks.
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Our races
We put on a few ourselves around Dorset. Come and run one.
Visit event Town to Trail
Bournemouth's only trail running event.
Start in the heart of Bournemouth Square and within minutes you're running through pines, parkland and quiet trails that feel miles away from everything. A perfect introduction to trail running.
Visit event The Doomsday Race
A wild run across the Charborough Estate.
A trail race through 600 acres of ancient, oppressive woodland at Charborough Estate. 10K, Half Marathon and Relay — a deliberate act of character building. No PB here, only doom.
Visit event Beat the Ferry
A coastal ultra along the Purbeck peninsula.
Studland Beach, Old Harry Rocks, the South West Coast Path and Corfe Castle. Beat the Ferry (a real runner starting from the back) to earn bragging rights and a prize at Race HQ.
Timing that survives a Dorset winter.
Bib collection, chip timing, live splits, results online before the tea urn runs dry. It's the same kit we drag out to our own races, so it has already been rained on, dropped in mud and set up in a car park in the dark. Available for your event too.
Find your next race
Every race we list is checked with the organiser, with the source and the date we last checked it printed on the page. Everyone's races, not just ours.
On the trails
@eightmile.runEvery runner helps protect the trails.
We work with local groups to support real, visible improvements — repairing, clearing and maintaining our open spaces.
We prioritise low-impact race design and a strict "leave no trace" policy for all runners and crew, targeting zero net impact on sensitive sites.
