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Beginner-friendly 5K runs in UK

Find beginner-friendly 5k runs in UK in 2026/2027 - filter by date, location or category, display on a map or use the advanced search to find your perfect race.

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  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - July

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 15 Jul
  • £7-£9
Preston, Lancashire

Preston Fast 5K Road Race - Race 4

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 15 Jul
  • £18-£22
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Waddesdon Manor Summer Evening 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 16 Jul
  • £14.95
Swansea, West Glamorgan

The Bay 5K Series - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 17 Jul
  • £22
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

5.30 Nottingham

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 22 Jul
  • £11-£13
Cardiff

SSAFA Cardiff 5K Road Race Series - Race 3

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 24 Jul
  • £10-£12
Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire

Newstead Abbey Dash 5K

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

Wirral Seaside 5K Run Series - Race 5

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 31 Jul
  • £7-£9
London

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 4 Aug
  • £9-£17
Exeter, Devon

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 5

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

Bitton 5K Summer Series - Race 4

  • 5 km road 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
  • Sun 16 Aug
  • £19-£21
Hereford, Herefordshire

The Jon Ward Hereford 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
  • Thu 27 Aug
  • £14.95
Swansea, West Glamorgan

The Bay 5K Series - Race 3

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 1 Sep
  • £9-£17
Exeter, Devon

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 6

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 3 Sep
  • £8.20
Accrington, Lancashire

Accrington 5K Road Race

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 11 Sep
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - September

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 19 Sep
  • £16-£20
Southampton, Hampshire

Dash in the Dark Southampton

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £13-£14
Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Hitchin Town Centre 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £16-£20
Newport, Isle of Wight

Dash in the Dark Isle of Wight

  • 5 km road running

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