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Beginner-friendly 5K runs in March 2026

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Run your way across the galaxy on a fun, flexible lapped course where you choose the distance, set the pace and earn an out-of-this-world finisher’s medal in the stunning Hurn Forest.
  • Sat 28 Mar
  • £37.50-£39.50
Ringwood, Dorset, UK

Intergalactic

Run your way across the galaxy on a fun, flexible lapped course where you choose the distance, set the pace and earn an out-of-this-world finisher’s medal in the stunning Hurn Forest.

  • 7 hrs trail running + 56 ft ascent
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • Fri 13 Mar
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire, UK

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - March

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 14 Mar
  • £12-£15
Nelson, Lancashire, UK

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 15 Mar
  • FREE-£8
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, UK

Chertsey House Dental Road Series - Chouet 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 17 Mar
  • £7-£9
Edinburgh, UK

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 18 Mar
  • £14.40-£18
Carlisle, Cumbria, UK

Watchtree 5K Run

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 21 Mar
  • £1-£2
Tavistock, Devon, UK

Tavy 5

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 21 Mar
  • FREE-£60
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

The Chocolate 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 27 Mar
  • £7-£9
London, UK

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 29 Mar
  • £25
York, North Yorkshire, UK

Puzzlerun 5K

  • 5 km road running

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