WhyWeRun runners setting out together beneath a Welsh sunset
Shared challenges. Real connection.

Extraordinary experiences.
Together as one.

From the Welsh coast to the high Pyrénées, we bring people together for adventure and connection.

Explore our experiences
Purpose Beyond Yourself™

Go further than you thought you could.

WhyWeRun brings people together for local trail runs, guided mountain adventures in the Pyrénées and a five-day charity ultramarathon on the Welsh coast.

Run or walk. In Wales, there are no cut-offs. In the Pyrénées, our guides set a pace the group can share. Come on your own or bring a friend. You’ll have people beside you.

“I found a version of myself I never knew existed, and my perspective on ‘the impossible’ has been permanently shifted.”

Kelley Mullarkey Wales 2025
A candid moment of connection between members of the WhyWeRun community

The people become part of the story.

This is WhyWeRun

Running brings
us together.

Different challenges, the same spirit. We look after one another, make space for honest connection and discover what we can do together.

From local trail runs to mountain adventures and our five-day charity ultramarathon in Wales, it starts with showing up.

Meet WhyWeRun

“In your lowest moments, there was always someone to give you the energy you needed.”

Steve Waters Wales 2024
A runner approaching the finish through a corridor of supporters
The Wales film · 2025

See what a week
together feels like.

“The true meaning of community, acceptance and support.”

Danny Laverick · Wales participant, 2024

Watch the film

Purpose Beyond Yourself™

The miles mean more.

£244,631
Raised for bigmoose through Wales
Community fundraising total

Helping more people access mental health support through the efforts of our Wales community.

See our impact

Closer to home

It can start
with a local run.

Shared trails, familiar faces and a reason to get outside. Join a local run and get to know the WhyWeRun community.

Find a run club
A WhyWeRun run club group sharing a trail run through woodland