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Flat 5K runs in October 2026

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Choose your distance and chase your personal best on the flat, chip-timed 5K course at London 2012's iconic Olympic venue; all abilities welcome.
  • Sat 3 Oct
  • £28
Windsor, Buckinghamshire

Run Dorney Lake | October | 5K

Choose your distance and chase your personal best on the flat, chip-timed 5K course at London 2012's iconic Olympic venue; all abilities welcome.

  • 5 km road running
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on an out-and-back route along an old railway line (quite flat) then receive a Rhino medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Sat 10 Oct
  • £26-£28
Lincoln, Lincolnshire

Rhino 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 an old railway line (quite flat) then receive a Rhino medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • 5 km trail running + 33 ft ascent
Open to all the family from serious athletes wanting a shorter race to complete beginners wanting to have fun, get fit and raise money for Anna's Hope, or a different charity cause.
  • Sun 11 Oct
  • £19.90
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run

Open to all the family from serious athletes wanting a shorter race to complete beginners wanting to have fun, get fit and raise money for Anna's Hope, or a different charity cause.

  • 5 km road running
Kicking off the famous weekend of running on a route with beautiful views across the Solent, an incredible atmosphere, lovely fresh sea air and a fast and flat route with PB potential.
  • Sat 17 Oct
  • £27-£30
Portsmouth, Hampshire

AJ Bell Great South 5K

Kicking off the famous weekend of running on a route with beautiful views across the Solent, an incredible atmosphere, lovely fresh sea air and a fast and flat route with PB potential.

  • 5 km road running
Enjoy stunning coastal views on this flexible-distance run at Milford on Sea, following an out-and-back route beside Sturt Pond and the Isle of Wight — perfect for all abilities.
  • Sun 25 Oct
  • £37.50-£39.50
Lymington, Hampshire

Wight Lines

Enjoy stunning coastal views on this flexible-distance run at Milford on Sea, following an out-and-back route beside Sturt Pond and the Isle of Wight — perfect for all abilities.

  • 7 hrs trail running + 47 ft ascent
  • Sun 4 Oct
  • £10-£20
London

Cure EB's Butterfly Run | 5K

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

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - October

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 11 Oct
  • £15-£17
Aldershot, Hampshire

The Rushmoor Wellesley 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 18 Oct
  • £24-£26
Abergele, Clwyd

Abergele 5K & 10K | 5K

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

Craggrunner Sprint 5K

  • 5 km road running

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