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Beginner-friendly 5K runs in UK

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  • Wed 15 Jul
  • £18-£22
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, UK

Waddesdon Manor Summer Evening 5K

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

5.30 Nottingham

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

Newstead Abbey Dash 5K

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

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

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

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 5

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

Dave Clarke 5K

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - August

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

The Great Western Runners Towpath Series - Race 4

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 16 Aug
  • £19-£21
Hereford, Herefordshire, UK

The Jon Ward Hereford 5K

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

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

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

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 6

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

Accrington 5K Road Race

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - September

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

Dash in the Dark Southampton

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

Dash in the Dark Isle of Wight

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 6 Oct
  • £7-£10
Edinburgh, UK

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 9 Oct
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire, UK

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - October

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 24 Oct
  • £12-£15
Nelson, Lancashire, UK

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 13 Nov
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire, UK

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - November

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 5 Dec
  • £11.50-£27
Llandudno, Clwyd, UK

Llandudno 5K Santa Dash

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 6 Dec
  • £14.99-£23.99
Oswestry, Shropshire, UK

Shropshire 5K Santa Run

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 22 Dec
  • £7-£10
Edinburgh, UK

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running

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