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Beginner-friendly 5K runs in Spring

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Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • £37.50-£39.50
Blandford Forum, Dorset

London Calling

Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!

  • 7 hrs multi terrain running + 33 ft ascent
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

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
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

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
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

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
Entries closed
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • £12.95-£22.95
Swansea, West Glamorgan

Colour Run Swansea

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 29 Apr
  • £7.50-£9.50
Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Seaside 5K Run Series - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 2 May
  • FREE
Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

First Saturday of the Month 5K

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

Ipswich Twilight 5K Race

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 5 May
  • £9-£17
Exeter, Devon

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 6 May
  • £10-£12
Bristol, Gloucestershire

Bitton 5K Summer Series - Race 1

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - May

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

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 13 May
  • £27-£29
Hereford, Herefordshire

Hereford Couriers 5K Series - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 20 May
  • £11-£13
Cardiff

SSAFA Cardiff 5K Road Race Series - Race 1

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 20 May
  • £7-£9
Preston, Lancashire

Preston Fast 5K Road Race - Race 2

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

Chertsey House Dental Road Series - Seaside to Quayside 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £25
Swansea, West Glamorgan

Swansea 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 27 May
  • £7.50-£9.50
Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Seaside 5K Run Series - Race 3

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 28 May
  • £12.40-£14.40
Warrington, Cheshire

Rob McHarry Memorial Birchwood Park 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Fri 29 May
  • £7-£9
London

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

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

Legless 5K Beer Challenge

  • 5K run
  • Sun 31 May
  • From £17.50
Leeds, West Yorkshire

The Doko Challenge North

  • 5 km xc running

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