Events and News

The date is set for the 5th Salmon Run on Saturday 19th September 2026 and booking is open for the ultra and the relay now.

This is a lovely annual running event with running challenges from 44 to 1.5 miles, both competitive and non-competitve community running in the beautiful Exe river valley all on one day in September. 

Our motivations remain the same and the issue as pertinent as ever. We run with the salmon to celebrate their awesome life and their journey up our river Exe which they call home. Its all about the Atlantic Salmon whose numbers are are down by 75% since the 70s . Salmon are now critically endangered and potentially set to disappear from the Exe.  The salmon, as a keystone species, is a representative for the diversity in the river catchment. The salmon faces many serious challenges, mostly man-made and many exacerbated by climate change. Tidelines works with Westcountry Rivers Trust to improve the river habitat to help give salmon a fighting chance. By running in Salmon Run we bring this extraordinary species to light, highlight their incredible life cycle and migration and show our love for the river and our community! And we have a lot of fun and get healthy at the same time! Come Join us this year! Run Wild with the Salmon!

There is the Salmon Run Ultra 44 mile run in which runners take on the whole 44 miles, running for endurance, to support the salmon and for the Salmon Run Ultra Trophy!
And a Salmon Run ‘relay’ in which 11 teams run one section of the river passing the baton (Samatha the salmon) from team to team from the sea to the spawning grounds. Distances in the relay are between 2.5 and 10 miles so we welcome all running skills!
You can challenge yourself with a distance that suits you or take it easy by choosing a short section to run. Something for everyone! Its a great day!

Want to find out more or book? click here