This list is maintained by Rick Wood so please direct any errors or omissions to him. (AVR addresses are Firstname dot Lastname at AxeValleyRunners dot org dot uk)
Most dates have been confirmed for this year but those with a question mark are guessed from last year's.
Our own events are highlighted. The list also includes some AVR club events, also highlighted, cos that makes it easier for us to see what's happening within the club.
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We sometimes receive enquiries about other Grizzly-like events in the area so this is a general list of multi-terrain ("trail") races in and around East Devon. Distances are all in miles.
| Race | Month | Dist | Organiser | Profile |
| Axmouth Challenge | Jan | 9 | AVR | More on road than off but some cracking hills! |
| Broadclyst Bimble | Jan | 13 | South West RR | Ranges from road to gunk. |
| Four Trigs | Feb | 17 | Sidmouth RC | Self-navigation via the four trigs around the lower Sid valley. |
| Dalwood Three Hills | Feb | 10 | Dalwood village | Three l-o-n-g hills and the best post-race refreshments in the world! |
| Grizzly | Mar | 20 | AVR | The multiest-terrain running experience in the whole of spacetime! |
| Exe to Axe | Apr | 20 | Sidmouth RC | Follows the coast path from Exmouth to Seaton. Self-navigation but just keep the sea on your right! |
| Umborne Ug | May | 6 | AVR | Small, friendly and unflat! |
| Talaton Trotter | Jun | 6 | AVR | The loveliest 6ish-mile multi-terrain course around? |
| Midsummer Dream | Jun | 17 | AVR | |
| Forde Abbey 10K | Jul | 6 | (Chard) | A lovely undulating cross-country for a summer's evening, complete with river crossing. |
| Charmouth Challenge | Jul | 8 | Charmouth School | Some breathtaking views ... and breathtaking climbs! |
| Killerton Kanter | Jul | 6 | South West RR | Around the grounds of Killerton estate. |
| Great West Fell Race | Aug | 5 | Ironbridge Runner | Fell running on Dartmoor. |
| Sidmouth Festival Run | Aug | 6 | Sidmouth RC | All off-road, starting and finishing with a monster hill (up at the start, down at the end)! |
| Haselbury Trail | Aug | 6 | Crewkerne RC | Another nice cross country for a summer's evening. |
| Musbury Castle | Oct | 8 | Musbury village | Another seriously unflat race! |
| Yarcombe Yomp | Nov | 5/10 | AVR | A new race for 2008, almost all off-road. |
| Drogo 10 | Nov | 10 | South West RR | Almost all off-road with some monster climbs. |
| Bicton Blister | Nov | 10 | Exmouth Harriers | Undulating rather than hilly so very runnable. |
| The Full Monty-Cute! | Nov | 10 | Crewkerne RC | Beautiful countryside running. Did I mention the hills? |