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Beginner-friendly 5K runs in May 2026

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Graded ‘easy’ this scenic 5K trail run is for everyone and can be fast and furious from the word go or taken easy - it’s your enjoyment that counts. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!
  • Sat 16 May
  • £30-£47.50
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

Keswick Mountain Festival | adidas TERREX 5K Trail Run

Graded ‘easy’ this scenic 5K trail run is for everyone and can be fast and furious from the word go or taken easy - it’s your enjoyment that counts. Includes Full Weekend Festival Ticket in the price!

  • 5 km trail running
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Music
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Age 10 & over
Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 17 May
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 3 | Good Vibrations

Set along the beachfront promenade at Southbourne (SoBo), choose your own distance from 5K to ultra, along this flat, tarmacked, lapped route suitable for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs road running
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Coast
  • Age 18 & over
Set in one of East London’s iconic green spaces, this event offers a flat, scenic 5K route through Victoria Park alongside 10K and Half Marathon options on the same day, ideal for all abilities.
  • Sun 24 May
  • £24-£26
London, UK

RUN Victoria Park 5K

Set in one of East London’s iconic green spaces, this event offers a flat, scenic 5K route through Victoria Park alongside 10K and Half Marathon options on the same day, ideal for all abilities.

  • 5 km road running
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 18 & over
  • Sat 2 May
  • FREE
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK

First Saturday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 3 May
  • £18-£20
Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Ipswich Twilight 5K Race

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 8 May
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire, UK

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - May

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 12 May
  • £7-£10
Edinburgh, UK

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • FREE-£8
Guernsey, Guernsey

Chertsey House Dental Road Series - Seaside to Quayside 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 29 May
  • £7-£9
London, UK

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 30 May
  • £39
Altrincham, Greater Manchester, UK

Legless 5K Beer Challenge

  • 5K run

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