5K runs in December 2025
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- Fri 5 Dec
- £20-£27
The Christmas Jumper Jaunt | 5K
Join a 5K December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!
- Enter online
- Flat
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 6 Dec
- £17.50-£21.50
Alyn Waters Winter Trails | 5K & 10K
Alyn Waters is a great place for trail running! The country park is accessible, the paths easy to follow and with a variety of terrain, and with a few ups and downs to make you really earn your medal!
- Families
- Newcomers
- Dogs allowed at venue
- Event village
- Park
- Age 11 & over
- 5K run
- 10K run
- CaniCross
- Sat 6 Dec
- £28-£32
A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Flat
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 6 Dec
- £20
Cannock Chase Forest Christmas 5K
Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km trail running + 508 ft ascent
- Sun 7 Dec
- £31-£36
Bauble Bimble
Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 4 or 6-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.
- Newcomers
- Fancy dress
- Event village
- Park
- Age 18 & over
- Multi-terrain run 2
- Sun 7 Dec
- £14-£16
Do you like my Bingley Baubles | 5K
Enjoy a festive trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter. A challenging and scenic run over towpath, woodland, and fields with joyous distances from 5K to a full marathon.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 16 & over
- 5 km trail running + 102 ft ascent
- Sun 7 Dec
- £26-£28
- 1 charity
BTR Liverpool Santa Dash | Santa Dash 5K
The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just the second year (back in 2005) achieved Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering
- Enter online
- All ages
- 5 km road running
- Sun 7 Dec
- £20
Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash 5K
A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km multi terrain running + 380 ft ascent
- Sun 7 Dec
- £11-£16
Allsorts Tinkley Gate Santa Dash | 5K
Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running
- Sat 13 Dec
- £14-£16
Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 1 | 5K
Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 5 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
- Sun 14 Dec
- £37.50-£39.50
SoBo Series | Volume 1 | Step into Christmas
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.
- Newcomers
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Event village
- Coast
- Public transport links
- Age 18 & over
- 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
- Sun 14 Dec
- £14-£16
Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 2 | 5K
An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or to challenge yourself over this distance.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 16 & over
- 5 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
- Sun 14 Dec
- £22-£32
A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | North | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running
- Sun 14 Dec
- £20
Salcey Forest Christmas 5K
Watch out Dasher, Comet and Blitzen! It's time to fly around the beautiful Salcey Forest trails. Come for the seasonal atmosphere, the festive cheer and finish-line medals!
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km multi terrain running + 180 ft ascent
- Sun 14 Dec
- £31-£36
Twas The Run Before Christmas | 4 Hour
Run as far as you can during the 4-hour event through Brandon Country Park in the very heart of Thetford Forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, head out for more and enjoy some festive fun!
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Undulating
- Traffic free
- Age 18 & over
- 4 hrs multi terrain running + 299 ft ascent
- Sat 20 Dec
- £23-£25
Christmas Canter | 5K
It's December, so what better way to finish the year than with a Christmas event? Follow the Windmill Way route for 5K.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Hilly
- Age 18 & over
- 5 km road running + 358 ft ascent
- Sat 20 Dec
- £9
Santa Run Wales | 5K
Get your Santa suits, reindeer antlers, and elf ears ready — Christmas is coming, and so is the most magical 5K fun run of the year!
- Enter online
- Traffic free
- All ages
- 5 km trail running
- Sun 21 Dec
- £27-£32
A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | Wales | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km road running
- Sun 21 Dec
- £16-£18
ATW Nottingham Holme Run | 5K
Organised by ATW Events, this fantastic, traffic-free 5K takes place at the scenic National Water Sports Centre in Nottingham, offering a perfect setting for runners of all abilities.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km road running + 16 ft ascent
- Thu 25 Dec
- £23-£27
Christmas Day Cracker Run | 5K
Come and join the morning of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a Christmas present, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Traffic free
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Fri 26 Dec
- £28-£30
Boxing Day Challenge | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a flat, out-and-back route along the River Thames then receive a bespoke medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 27 Dec
- £23-£27
Year End Time Turner | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a fantastic pick and mix medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Wed 31 Dec
- £16-£18
River Thames Run | 5K
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on an out-and-back route along the River Thames then receive a medal and goody bag at the finish!
- Enter online
- Traffic free
- Age 12 & over
- 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
- Sat 6 Dec
Cowdray Estate Trail Run Series - Winter
- 5K run
- CaniCross 2
- 10K run