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5K runs in South West

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MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Poole!
  • Sat 8 Nov
  • £30
Poole, Dorset, UK

Poole MoRun | 5K

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Poole!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • All ages
  • 5 km trail running
MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Bristol!
  • Sun 9 Nov
  • £30
Bristol, Somerset, UK

Bristol MoRun | 5K

MoRunning brings everyday people together with the focus being to inspire you, your family, your kids and your friends to have the best time running! Get ready for the 5K, Bristol!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • All ages
  • 5 km trail running
Experience the thrill of night running on Dartmoor’s trails, with headtorches lighting the way through rugged terrain, stunning scenery and an unforgettable atmosphere under the stars.
  • Sat 22 Nov
  • £10-£24
Totnes, Devon, UK

Dark Dart Dash

Experience the thrill of night running on Dartmoor’s trails, with headtorches lighting the way through rugged terrain, stunning scenery and an unforgettable atmosphere under the stars.

  • Families
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Event village
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 3 & over
  • Fun run 2
  • 5K run
  • CaniCross 2
  • 10K run
A choice of distances run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.
  • Sat 29 Nov
  • £21-£35
Torpoint, Cornwall, UK

Night on the Edge

A choice of distances run at night on a spectacular part of the Cornish South West Coast Path - from Cremyll at Mount Edgcumbe - over a challenging course with incredible atmosphere.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
  • CaniCross 3
Get ready to pull on your Santa suit and bring the festive fun to the trails!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £11-£16
Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, UK

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
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.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

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
Popular night-time trail races through Haldon Forest with beer, mince pies and medals for finishers! A range of distances to cater for all ages. Fun for all the family with fancy dress awards too.
  • Sat 17 Jan 2026
  • £22
Exeter, Devon, UK

Haldon Night | 5K

Popular night-time trail races through Haldon Forest with beer, mince pies and medals for finishers! A range of distances to cater for all ages. Fun for all the family with fancy dress awards too.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Age 8 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 447 ft ascent
Storm the Fort 5K is the Gold award-winning event in the ‘Dark Skies Series’ of night trail running events, a three-event series taking part across Somerset.
  • Sat 17 Jan 2026
  • £20
Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, UK

Dark Skies Series | Storm the Fort | 5K Night Run

Storm the Fort 5K is the Gold award-winning event in the ‘Dark Skies Series’ of night trail running events, a three-event series taking part across Somerset.

  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • Traffic free
  • Age 8 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 528 ft ascent
The Moonlit Meadow Run 5K is a double Gold award-winning night trail running event and the original inspiration for the ‘Dark Skies Series’ of three night trail running events across Somerset.
  • Sat 7 Feb 2026
  • £20
Taunton, Somerset, UK

Dark Skies Series | Moonlit Meadow Run | 5K Night Run

The Moonlit Meadow Run 5K is a double Gold award-winning night trail running event and the original inspiration for the ‘Dark Skies Series’ of three night trail running events across Somerset.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 8 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 46 ft ascent
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.
  • Sun 15 Feb 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 2 | My Funny Valentine

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
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
Kickstart your season with the Flapjack 5K — a friendly, fast, and flat run on Torbay Velopark’s smooth tarmac, with a delicious flapjack reward at the finish!
  • Sun 15 Mar 2026
  • £10-£18
Paignton, Devon, UK

Flapjack 5K

Kickstart your season with the Flapjack 5K — a friendly, fast, and flat run on Torbay Velopark’s smooth tarmac, with a delicious flapjack reward at the finish!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running
Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!
  • Sun 26 Apr 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Blandford Forum, Dorset, UK

London Calling

Missed out on the London Marathon Ballot? No probem! 'London Calling' is the special 'Not London' event!

  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs multi terrain running + 33 ft ascent
By popular demand, a selection of trail races has been added to the multi-sports weekend at the scenic Roadford Lake, with an inclusive and encouraging atmosphere, and lakeside camping.
  • Sat 16 May 2026
  • £9-£28
Lifton, Devon, UK

Roadford Lake Trail Races

By popular demand, a selection of trail races has been added to the multi-sports weekend at the scenic Roadford Lake, with an inclusive and encouraging atmosphere, and lakeside camping.

  • Families
  • Trees not tees
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Event village
  • Rural
  • Sustainability policy
  • Age 3 & over
  • Fun run 2
  • 5K run
  • CaniCross 2
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
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.
  • Sun 17 May 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 3 | Good Vibrations

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
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs road running + 0 ft ascent
Take on Exmoor’s toughest challenge over 5K and battle the elements in a most exclusive and challenging event combining running, scrambling, tunneling and optional swimming!
  • Sun 21 Jun 2026
  • £25
Minehead, Somerset, UK

Man vs Moor | Light | 5K of Fun

Take on Exmoor’s toughest challenge over 5K and battle the elements in a most exclusive and challenging event combining running, scrambling, tunneling and optional swimming!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 8 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running
Perfect for those first-time Mudders, this is the flattest course of the series. Nestled in the rugged charm of the English countryside, it's a gruelling challenge to push you to your limits.
  • Sat 15 Aug 2026
  • £75
  • 1 charity
Badminton, Gloucestershire, UK

Tough Mudder South West | 5K

Perfect for those first-time Mudders, this is the flattest course of the series. Nestled in the rugged charm of the English countryside, it's a gruelling challenge to push you to your limits.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fundraising optional
  • Age 14 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running
Set in the heart of the beautiful New Forest, with a Grade I listed 'calendar' manor house as the backdrop, this is a technical trail loop suitable for all abilities.
  • Sun 20 Sep 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Christchurch, Hampshire, UK

Something to Talk About

Set in the heart of the beautiful New Forest, with a Grade I listed 'calendar' manor house as the backdrop, this is a technical trail loop suitable for all abilities.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Event village
  • Age 18 & over
  • 7 hrs trail running + 404 ft ascent
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.
  • Sun 27 Sep 2026
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

SoBo Series | Volume 4 | Stop me (if you think you've heard this one before)

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
A magical dusk 5K along Bournemouth’s seafront — walk, jog or run beneath the glow of the setting sun and the sparkle of the pier lights.
  • Sat 10 Oct 2026
  • £23-£34
  • 2 charities
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Bournemouth Supernova 5K

A magical dusk 5K along Bournemouth’s seafront — walk, jog or run beneath the glow of the setting sun and the sparkle of the pier lights.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 12 Nov
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK

Well Run Dunkertons Night Trail 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 15 Nov
Tavistock, Devon, UK

Tavy 5

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 15 Nov
Wareham, Dorset, UK

The Maverick Exposure Lights Dark Castle | Short

  • 5 km trail running + 120 m ascent
  • Sun 30 Nov
Bristol, Gloucestershire, UK

Mojo Muddy Madness Fun Run | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 14 Dec
Portland, Dorset, UK

Osprey Run 5K & 10K | 5K

  • 5 km trail running + 160 ft ascent
  • Sat 20 Dec
Tavistock, Devon, UK

Tavy 5

  • 5 km road running

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