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Top 25 Marathon and running event companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 120 marathon and running event companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 1,098 professional contacts across them, including 290 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers marathon and running event companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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120Companies
1,098Contacts tracked
290Verified emails
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The 25 largest marathon and running event companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 120 marathon and running event companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to marathon and running event companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200147 contacts →

Strong evidence

“RunThrough is a global running community with over runners taking part in over 315 events.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceNewcastle Upon Tyne, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20087 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We started the Great North Run in 1981 because we were runners – and if you’re a runner you want everybody to run.” – Brendan Foster, Chairman & Founder The Great Run Company is…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5047 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A.S.O.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Indirect evidenceLincoln, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5044 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Based in Lincoln, the company now in its 38th year has expanded rapidly each year since 1988 and grown from just 2 staff to 35 currently, this rising rapidly in the peak months of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Run For All is part of the lasting legacy of the late amateur athlete and fundraiser Jane Tomlinson CBE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Sports Tours International is the UK's leading independent sports travel company, providing travel to some of the world's best sporting events for cyclists, runners and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Do Something Extraordinary with Destination Sport Experiences.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Strong evidenceWilmslow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20025 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in 2016, Run North West offers both specialist running retail and high-quality events, driven by a team of experienced and passionate runners.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Partial evidenceCardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Run 4 Wales (R4W) is a not-for-profit social enterprise and charitable trust set-up to promote, manage and deliver major sporting events.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Ultra X is the first multi-day marathon series of its kind and is one of the fastest growing and most ambitious sports events brands in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceLetchworth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We provide accurate race timing and event services to race organisers, helping them to increase the number of participants whilst reducing the administrative burden associated…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Spartan is the world's leading endurance sports and wellness brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Strong evidenceSwansea Vale, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Wales' largest independent, family owned running event management company.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cutting-edge, London-based event services company delivering high-performance infrastructure and end-to-end solutions for modern mass participation sport.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Partial evidenceKendal, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“OUR VISION To contribute towards a better society by delivering events that are socially and environmentally responsible.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Partial evidence

“A HUB FOR RUNNER Born out of East London, Runlimited is committed to curating a collective mentality within the world of running.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceWinchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“findarace.com is the UKs largest online aggregator of mass participation sports events.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceLeeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Beyond the Ultimate is home to the Global Race Series.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceHaverfordwest, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Activity Wales events now have 54 events in 6 countries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceEast Sussex, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceWrightington, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“At Epic Events we are long established as one of the largest sporting event organisers in the North of England with close links to the Lake District National Park - specialising…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Impact Marathons are more than races.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Partial evidenceLincoln, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Partial evidence

“OSB Events is one of the industry leading sporting events companies in the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Strong evidenceChester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Active Leisure Events - Organisers of the multi-award winning MBNA Chester Marathon, one of the UK's longest running & largest half marathons, the Essar Chester Half Marathon, and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceNantwich, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“UK Triathlon is a sports company based out of Nantwich, England.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Marathon and running event companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
26.4%Verified-email coverage
9.2Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
20.8%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
87
11-50
28
51-200
5

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 120 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among marathon and running event companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “marathon and running event companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names marathon and running event companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among marathon and running event companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 290 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Marathon and running event companies by metro

  • Marathon and running event companies in London25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names marathon and running event companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many marathon and running event companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 120 marathon and running event companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Runthrough, headquartered in Manchester, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most marathon and running event companies?

London leads with 25 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (7) and Glasgow (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 290 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 120 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.