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5K runs with PB potential in September 2026

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The AJ Bell Great North 5K is the curtain-raiser event for the North East’s biggest weekend of sport! It’s a fun, flat 5k dash around Newcastle and Gateshead’s vibrant Quayside.
  • Fri 11 Sep
  • £27-£30
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

AJ Bell Great North 5K

The AJ Bell Great North 5K is the curtain-raiser event for the North East’s biggest weekend of sport! It’s a fun, flat 5k dash around Newcastle and Gateshead’s vibrant Quayside.

  • 5 km road running
  • Families
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Age 11 & over
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 26 Sep
  • £28
Windsor, Buckinghamshire

Run Dorney Lake | September | 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
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • Tue 1 Sep
  • £9-£17
Exeter, Devon

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 6

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - September

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 12 Sep
  • £6-£54
Camberley, Hampshire

Twilight Runway Challenge | 5K

  • 5 km road running

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