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5K runs in UK in May 2026

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  • Sun 10 May
  • £19
Keswick, Cumbria

Lakeland Paws Whinlatter Tails: Seat How | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running + 240 m ascent
  • Sun 10 May
  • £16-£18
Sittingbourne, Kent

Oliver Fisher 10K & 5K | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £25-£27
Crawley, West Sussex

Run Gatwick | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £14-£18
Hereford, Herefordshire

RUN Hereford | 5K

  • 5 km road running + 15 m ascent
  • Sun 10 May
  • £16
Prestwood, Buckinghamshire

Run Prestwood | 5K Fun Run

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £12
Saint Helens, Merseyside

Rainford 5K | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 12 May
  • £7-£10
Edinburgh

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 13 May
  • £27-£29
Hereford, Herefordshire

Hereford Couriers 5K Series - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 14 May
  • £17-£19
Leyburn, North Yorkshire

Stately Trails: Constable Burton | 5K Run

  • 5 km trail running
  • Thu 14 May
  • £24
Wokingham, Berkshire

Dinton 5K & 10K Summer Series - Race 1 | 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 16 - Sun 17 May
  • £20-£129.99
Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire

London West Spartan Trifecta Weekend

  • Fun run 9
  • Half marathon 2
  • 5K run 2
  • 10K run 2
  • Sat 16 May
  • FREE
London

HOKA Hackney Moves | Hackney 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • £13-£16
Newton Abbot, Devon

The Lemon Run 5K & 10K | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 17 May
  • £25
Chelmsford, Essex

Wild Hybrid Essex - Hanningfield Reservoir Pairs & Solos | 5K Ruck Run

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sun 17 May
  • £25
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire

Smash Sherwood | 5K

  • 5 km trail running + 57 m ascent
  • Sun 17 May
  • £10-£15
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

GEF Safari Series | Race 1 | Adults 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 20 May
  • £11-£13
Cardiff

SSAFA Cardiff 5K Road Race Series - Race 1

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 20 May
  • £7-£9
Preston, Lancashire

Preston Fast 5K Road Race - Race 2

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • FREE-£8
Guernsey

Chertsey House Dental Road Series - Seaside to Quayside 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £10-£16
Stanford-le-Hope, Essex

Thameside 10K & 5K Races | 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Wed 27 May
  • £7.50-£9.50
Wirral, Merseyside

Wirral Seaside 5K Run Series - Race 3

  • 5 km road running
  • Wed 27 May
  • £15-£17
Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex

GBR Run Bexhill 5K Series - Race One | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 28 May
  • £12.40-£14.40
Warrington, Cheshire

Rob McHarry Memorial Birchwood Park 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Fri 29 May
  • £7-£9
London

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 30 May
  • £25
Knutsford, Cheshire

Wild Hybrid Manchester - Tatton Park Solos | 5K Ruck Run

  • 5 km trail running

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