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5K runs in UK

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Ready... Steady... GLOW! Expect to be swept away on a distinctly magical 5K experience as dusk falls on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and grace the grounds of World Athletics Champions.
  • Sat 22 Nov
  • £24.75-£33
  • 2 charities
London, UK

Supernova London 5K

Ready... Steady... GLOW! Expect to be swept away on a distinctly magical 5K experience as dusk falls on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and grace the grounds of World Athletics Champions.

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Recycling
  • Newcomers
  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Urban
  • Park
  • Sustainability policy
  • Public transport links
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running + 46 m ascent
Set in the stunning Wendover Woods, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself on scenic trails surrounded by beautiful woodland. Enjoy the fresh air, stunning views, and rewarding trails.
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £19-£35
Tring, Buckinghamshire, UK

ATW Wendover Woods Trail Run & Canicross

Set in the stunning Wendover Woods, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself on scenic trails surrounded by beautiful woodland. Enjoy the fresh air, stunning views, and rewarding trails.

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Event village
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5K run
  • CaniCross
  • 10K run
  • Half marathon
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a fantastic themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £23-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

Lord of The Run Part 3 | 5K

Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a fantastic themed medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
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, Leeds!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £25-£30
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Leeds 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, Leeds!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Hilly
  • 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, Glasgow!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £25-£30
Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK

Glasgow 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, Glasgow!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • All ages
  • 5 km road 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, Milton Keynes!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £25-£30
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK

Milton Keynes 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, Milton Keynes!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • All ages
  • 5 km trail running
Irresistable festive fun and racing joy within the iconic surroundings of Bushy Park! The perfect setting for a fast, flat and traffic-free Sunday morning run with like-minded festive folk.
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £22
London, UK

Bushy Christmas 5K

Irresistable festive fun and racing joy within the iconic surroundings of Bushy Park! The perfect setting for a fast, flat and traffic-free Sunday morning run with like-minded festive folk.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 11 ft ascent
Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling and festive 5K race, perfect for the whole family!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • £22
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK

Sherwood Christmas 5K

Celebrate Christmas at Sherwood Forest with this dazzling and festive 5K race, perfect for the whole family!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running
Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!
  • Sun 23 Nov
  • FREE-£28
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK

The Christie Charity Festive Dash

Join Team Christie at Manchester’s favourite festive dash! Get ready to pull on your Santa suit, reindeer antlers, or festive fancy dress and join hundreds of supporters to walk, jog or run 5K!

  • Families
  • Venue accessible
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Entertainment
  • Enter online
  • Traffic free
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Urban
  • Park
  • Fundraising optional
  • All ages
  • 5 km road running
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
Festive cheer for runners and walkers alike featuring reusable plush Santa Hats, fabulous medals, goody bags and delicious mince pies at the finish! ​A true community event supporting local causes.
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £8.50
Boston, Lincolnshire, UK

Boston Santa Run | 5K

Festive cheer for runners and walkers alike featuring reusable plush Santa Hats, fabulous medals, goody bags and delicious mince pies at the finish! ​A true community event supporting local causes.

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km road running + 6 m ascent
The patron saint day of St Andrews falls on a weekend so there's now an event to support it! Run for as long as you can, rest, then head out for some more.
  • Sun 30 Nov
  • £31-£36
Brandon, Suffolk, UK

St Andrews Day Challenge | 4 Hour

The patron saint day of St Andrews falls on a weekend so there's now an event to support it! Run for as long as you can, rest, then head out for some more.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Traffic free
  • Age 18 & over
  • 4 hrs multi terrain running + 299 ft ascent
Join a 5K December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!
  • Fri 5 Dec
  • £20-£27
Staines, Surrey, UK

The Christmas Jumper Jaunt | 5K

Join a 5K December midweek run and wear your most over-the-top Christmas jumper if you like!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Alyn Waters is a great place for trail running! The country park is accessible, the paths easy to follow and with a variety of terrain, and with a few ups and downs to make you really earn your medal!
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £17.50-£21.50
Wrexham, Clwyd, UK

Alyn Waters Winter Trails | 5K & 10K

Alyn Waters is a great place for trail running! The country park is accessible, the paths easy to follow and with a variety of terrain, and with a few ups and downs to make you really earn your medal!

  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Dogs allowed at venue
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • CaniCross
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £28-£32
Staines, Surrey, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | 5K

Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 0 ft ascent
Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.
  • Sat 6 Dec
  • £20
Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK

Cannock Chase Forest Christmas 5K

Grab those elf shoes and get festive! Put your legs to the test in this beautifully scenic, but challenging Christmas run. You'll enjoy looping around the lakes with your Santa hat on.

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 508 ft ascent
Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 4 or 6-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £31-£36
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Bauble Bimble

Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for a festive 4 or 6-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.

  • Newcomers
  • Fancy dress
  • Event village
  • Park
  • Age 18 & over
  • Multi-terrain run 2
Enjoy a festive trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter. A challenging and scenic run over towpath, woodland, and fields with joyous distances from 5K to a full marathon.
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £14-£16
Bingley, West Yorkshire, UK

Do you like my Bingley Baubles | 5K

Enjoy a festive trip up the Leeds and Liverpool Canal this winter. A challenging and scenic run over towpath, woodland, and fields with joyous distances from 5K to a full marathon.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 102 ft ascent
The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just the second year (back in 2005) achieved Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £26-£28
  • 1 charity
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

BTR Liverpool Santa Dash | Santa Dash 5K

The BTR Liverpool Santa Dash is the biggest and longest established Santa Run in the UK and in just the second year (back in 2005) achieved Guinness World Record status for the Biggest Santa Gathering

  • Enter online
  • All ages
  • 5 km road running
A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!
  • Sun 7 Dec
  • £20
Brownhills, Staffordshire, UK

Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash 5K

A Christmas cracker of a race - and you won't want to miss it! Grab those running shoes and your best festive game-face... it's the Chasewater Christmas Pudding Dash!

  • Enter online
  • Undulating
  • Age 11 & over
  • 5 km multi terrain running + 380 ft ascent
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
Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!
  • Sat 13 Dec
  • £14-£16
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 1 | 5K

Take on this out and back course to really get in the Christmas spirit. This event isn't just about the race itself, the activities at Race HQ are bound start a jolly atmosphere!

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 59 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 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
An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or to challenge yourself over this distance.
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £14-£16
Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Crikey its the Christmas Cracker | Day 2 | 5K

An out and back course to really get you in the Christmas spirit with activities at Race HQ bound start a jolly atmosphere, whether you want a PB or to challenge yourself over this distance.

  • Chip timing
  • Enter online
  • Flat
  • PB
  • Traffic free
  • Age 16 & over
  • 5 km trail running + 59 ft ascent
Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!
  • Sun 14 Dec
  • £22-£32
Durham, County Durham, UK

A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run | North | 5K

Come and join the day of running and aim to complete a 5K at your own pace on a scenic course then receive a bobble hat, themed medal and goody bag at the finish!

  • Enter online
  • Age 12 & over
  • 5 km trail running

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