The National Running Show celebrates everything running and gives runners of all abilities unprecedented access to industry experts, top brand exhibitors and a range of fun, interactive features.

The seventh National Running Show will be held at the NEC Birmingham on Saturday 25 – Sunday 26 January 2025 and England Athletics has let runABC know of a special limited-time offer of full weekend tickets for just £5. To access this amazing deal simply use the code ENGLANDATHLETICS at the box office until the end of November 2024. 

The outstanding list of more than 50 speakers includes characters we have featured in runABC news items like the 1,000 Marathon Man Steve Edwards and Worthing's "Hardest Geezer" Russ Cook who ran the entire length of Africa (pictured above).

Among the more conventional guest speakers are recently retired Olympian Chris Thompson; elite ultra trail runner Jasmin Paris; New York and Boston Marathon winner and best-selling author Meb Keflezighi and two-time Olympian Andy Baddeley, who has broken four minutes for the mile in 10 different years and who held the parkrun 'world record' at 13:48. The full line-up of speakers and star hosts is available here.

The daily programme runs from 9am to 5pm with three interactive stages to visit: The Inspiration Stage, The Running Skills Theatre, and The Trail & Ultra Stage. The full schedule of events and activities is available here.

The National Running Show has grown to become the pre-eminent exhibition for the world of running since the inaugural event in January 2018 and next year's event will be the biggest to date with more than 240 exhibitor stands, nearly 30 sponsor stands, and over 80 ambassadors from Adam Tango Holland to Zeph Brand. The second annual National Running Show Awards will be presented on the evening of the show's first day. 

If you want to secure weekend admission for £5 don't forget to book before 30 November and add the code ENGLANDATHLETICS at the checkout – click here to bag those cheap tickets.  

Photo courtesy Russ Cook "Hardest Geezer"