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Beginner-friendly 5K runs

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  • Sat 18 Apr
  • £1-£2
Tavistock, Devon, UK

Tavy 5

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 24 Apr
  • £7-£9
London, UK

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 26 Apr
  • £12.95-£22.95
Swansea, West Glamorgan, UK

Colour Run Swansea

  • 5 km road running
  • 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 6
  • Fri 12 Jun
  • £10-£12
York, North Yorkshire, UK

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - June

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 13 Jun
  • £12-£15
Nelson, Lancashire, UK

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 19 Jun
  • £7-£9
London, UK

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 1 Jul
  • £9.20-£13
Warrington, Cheshire, UK

Forest Park Womens-only 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Fri 10 Jul
  • £22
Brighton, East Sussex, UK

5.30 Brighton

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - July

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

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road 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
  • 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

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