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5K runs in August 2026

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  • Sat 8 Aug
  • £10-£25
Stirling

The Maverick Ochil Hills Trail | Short - 5K

  • 5 km trail running + 161 m ascent
  • Sat 8 Aug
  • £23-£31
Bordon, Hampshire

Brutal - Bordon | 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Thu 13 Aug
  • £24
Wokingham, Berkshire

Dinton 5K & 10K Summer Series - Race 4 | 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Thu 13 Aug
  • £12-£18
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Dave Clarke 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Fri 14 Aug
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - August

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 14 Aug
  • £12.50
Bristol, Somerset

The Great Western Runners Towpath Series - Race 4

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 15 Aug
  • £97.47
Badminton, Gloucestershire

Tough Mudder South West | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 16 Aug
  • £12-£15
Loughborough, Leicestershire

The Loughborough Colour Run

  • Fun run 2
  • Sun 16 Aug
  • £19-£21
Hereford, Herefordshire

The Jon Ward Hereford 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 22 Aug
  • £19
Killin, Stirling

Killin 10K & 5K | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 22 Aug
  • £12-£15
Nelson, Lancashire

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 26 Aug
  • £12
Edinburgh

Sundowner 5K Series - Race 3

  • 5 km trail running
  • Wed 26 Aug
  • £6.50-£8.50
Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Seaside 5K Run Series - Race 6

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 30 Aug
  • £15-£17
Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Menzies Stevenage Race Day | ASK Physio Stevenage 5K

  • 5 km road running

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