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5K runs in UK in September 2026

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Enjoy every spellbinding step of a 5K through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.
  • Fri 4 Sep
  • £16
Rye, East Sussex

Rye Summer 5K Series | Race Five | 5K

Enjoy every spellbinding step of a 5K through the stunning landscape of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in this exceptional summer series. Enter one or enter more and watch your times improve.

  • 5 km road running
More than just a running race. Join thousands at Bedfordshire’s most popular weekend of running with festival magic, live music, bar, yoga, kids zone, street food, outdoor cinema and fun fair!
  • Sat 5 Sep
  • £21-£23
Bedford, Bedfordshire

Bedford 5K

More than just a running race. Join thousands at Bedfordshire’s most popular weekend of running with festival magic, live music, bar, yoga, kids zone, street food, outdoor cinema and fun fair!

  • 5 km road running + 33 ft ascent
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, then head out for more.
  • Sun 6 Sep
  • £27-£29
Brandon, Suffolk

FEAR (Forget Everything And Run) | 5K

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, then head out for more.

  • 5 km multi terrain running
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
A great opportunity to be part of the day's events but over a shorter distance. Run the start and finish of the half marathon route with an exclusive link section through the beautiful Beckets Park.
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £17
Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Amazing Northampton Run | 3 Mile Fun Run

A great opportunity to be part of the day's events but over a shorter distance. Run the start and finish of the half marathon route with an exclusive link section through the beautiful Beckets Park.

  • 3.3 miles road running + 128 ft ascent
The challenge is back on! Who will reign supreme - City or Wharf? It's time to get competitive and bring the victory to your team.
  • Thu 17 Sep
  • £25-£30
London

The City v Wharf Run Challenge | 5K

The challenge is back on! Who will reign supreme - City or Wharf? It's time to get competitive and bring the victory to your team.

  • 5 km road running
Your race, your pace, your distance! Utilising the Gallops route at the amazing Suffolk Running Centre which takes you through to Newmarket so you may get to see the race horses in training!
  • Sat 19 Sep
  • £27-£29
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk

The Lucky Horseshoe | 5K

Your race, your pace, your distance! Utilising the Gallops route at the amazing Suffolk Running Centre which takes you through to Newmarket so you may get to see the race horses in training!

  • 5 km trail running
It's time to have some fun! Come and run a 5K lap around the beautiful reservoir and earn your Yabba Dabba Doo medal. Ideal family-friendly venue.
  • Sun 20 Sep
  • £26
Burntwood, Staffordshire

Yabba Dabba Doo | 5K

It's time to have some fun! Come and run a 5K lap around the beautiful reservoir and earn your Yabba Dabba Doo medal. Ideal family-friendly venue.

  • 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
  • £37.50-£39.50
Christchurch, Hampshire

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.

  • 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
  • £37.50-£39.50
Bournemouth, Dorset

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.

  • 7 hrs road running
Enjoy the stunning route, push your limits, and, of course, earn your race bling over 5K distance. Runners will love the fuel and encouragement with every lap!
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £27-£29
Dereham, Norfolk

The Wensum Way Trail | 5K

Enjoy the stunning route, push your limits, and, of course, earn your race bling over 5K distance. Runners will love the fuel and encouragement with every lap!

  • 5 km trail running
Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, medal and goody bag.
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £25-£27
Northampton, Northamptonshire

Battle Of Stamford Bridge Run | 5K

Welcome to a 6-hour timed running event where you can run a 5K all the way up to an ultra marathon on an out-and-back route within the time limit, with fuel stations, medal and goody bag.

  • 5 km trail running
This welcoming 5K for runners of all abilities follows a flat route by the scenic River Ness, as part of the awe-inspiring Loch Ness Marathon festival weekend.
  • Sun 27 Sep
  • £18
Inverness, Highland

River Ness 5K

This welcoming 5K for runners of all abilities follows a flat route by the scenic River Ness, as part of the awe-inspiring Loch Ness Marathon festival weekend.

  • 5 km road running
  • Tue 1 Sep
  • £9-£17
Exeter, Devon

Run Exe 5K Summer Series - Race 6

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 3 Sep
  • £8.20
Accrington, Lancashire

Accrington 5K Road Race

  • 5 km road running
  • Fri 4 Sep
  • £25-£27
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk

Ickworth Sunset Chase | 5K

  • 5 km trail running
  • Sat 5 Sep
  • £10-£13.50
Keswick, Cumbria

Lakeland Trails in Keswick | Derwentwater Sport Trail 5K

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

EvenSplits York 5K Race Series - September

  • 5 km road running
  • Sat 12 - Sun 13 Sep
  • £15-£95
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Autumn Wolf

  • 5K run 3
  • 10K run 3
  • Fun run 2
  • Trail run
  • Sat 12 Sep
  • £6-£54
Camberley, Hampshire

Twilight Runway Challenge | 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £25
Frodsham, Cheshire

Defeat Delamere | 5K

  • 5 km trail running + 97 m ascent
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £3-£22
Witney, Oxfordshire

Bubble Rush Oxfordshire | Bubble Rush Oxfordshire

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £20
Langport, Somerset

Naked | Clothes-free run | Naked 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 13 Sep
  • £16-£38
Brockenhurst, Hampshire

New Forest Marathon | 5K

  • 5 km multi terrain running + 50 ft ascent
  • Sat 19 - Sun 20 Sep
  • £85-£105
Horsham, West Sussex

Tough Mudder London South

  • Obstacle race 4

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