- Sun 3 May 2026
Rocket 5K
09:00
Age 12 & over
£18-£28
- 5 km road running + 89 ft ascent

Event overview
The multi-award-winning Milton Keynes Marathon Weekend takes place during the early May Bank Holiday weekend!
Join thousands at Buckinghamshire’s most popular weekend of running. Conquer the Rocket 5K on the Sunday, and either the Marathon Relay, Half Marathon, or Marathon on the Bank Holiday Monday.

Run both days and earn a third MK Challenge medal!
There is also a colourful Superhero Fun Run on the Bank Holiday Monday morning.
All Monday events finish in the stunning StadiumMK cheered on by thousands of spectators!
Make a date with an epic two days of running.
Highlights
- Fantastic quality medals
- Scenic route with lakes, parks and woodland
- Professional timing and live results
- Winner of multiple awards!
- British Association of Road Races Gold status
- Amazing stadium finish
- Highly rated racecheck race reviews
- Lots of support and entertainment on the course
- Probably the best baggage facilities of any race
- Finish festival with music, street food and bars
This event is part of MK Marathon Weekend.
Event photos
Event video
- All fitness levels
- Event village
- Families
- Fancy dress
- Free venue entry
- Newcomers
- Spectators
- Teams
- Wheelchair users
Festival
Finish festival with music, street food and bars!

Wheelchairs
Unfortunately, no racing wheelchairs or any motorised wheelchairs are permitted however, you can take part in a rigid manual powered day chair. For your health and safety, you are advised to start at the back of the field and a support runner accompanies you around the course, also view the site and route first to assess suitability.
- Bag storage
- Bar
- Cafe
- Entertainment
- Music
- Paid parking
- Park
- Toilets
Event HQ
Stadium MK
Stadium Way West
Bletchley
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK1 1ST
UK

All Monday events finish inside the stunning Stadium MK - experience being cheered on by thousands of spectators!
Bag storage
Please note there is no bag storage for the Rocket 5K event.
Paid parking
There is plenty of parking at the stadium area and central Milton Keynes but you may need to pay using RingGo.
5K runners may prefer to park at the stadium then lift share into the town centre.
- Bone conducting headphones only
- Cut off time
- Distance markers
- Entertainment
- First aid
- Flat
- Marshals
- PB
- Point to point
- Toilets
- Traffic free
- Undulating
- GPX available
GPX route
The route is displayed on the map above.
Overview
Join a fast, rocket-fueled 5K with an “out of this world” bling. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the buzz of the marathon weekend without the extra mileage! This event occurs the day before the MK Marathon and welcomes all paces from super-fast to those just starting!
This will be a fast, flat, point-to-point race from central Milton Keynes to Stadium MK!
Map

Cut off time
45 minutes.
There is a course time limit of 45 minutes.
Sustainability
- Bring your own cup
- Recycling
- Reusable cups
- Chip timing
- Medal
- Post-race meal
- Race photo
Included
- Accurate chip timing
- Personalised running number (entries before 31 March)
- Great bespoke medal
- Instant results (and runner tracking)
- Crowd support and entertainment en route
- Plentiful course support – Water, High5 Gels, sports drink, and First Aid
- Entertainment
- Goody bag
- Amazing stadium finish
- …and a fantastic running experience!
Medal
Earn one of our incredible ‘May the 4th be with you’ cow-themed medals. It’s time to show off your running prowess with style. Crossing the stadium finish line will feel like a victory worthy of Calfvader! Medals are inspired by Star Wars.

MK Challenge medal
One weekend. Two days of running. Three times the bling!
Runners who participate in both the Sunday Rocket 5K and the Marathon, Half, or Relay on Bank Holiday Monday will receive a third medal – the MK Challenge Medal.
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Optional extra
- An optional sublimation event t-shirt is available to purchase during registration up until midnight on 10th February.
- Age 12 & over
- Entries open
- Charity places
- Collect race pack
- Enter online
- Event merch available
- Insurance available
- Race pack by post
Entry fees
Entry fee (Affiliated)
£18.00
Entry fee (Unaffiliated)
£20.00
Entry fee (Affiliated)
£26.00
Entry fee (Unaffiliated)
£28.00
Gold & Silver winner
This event has been awarded a Silver and Gold athlete-rated badge for consistently high reviews.

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My first marathon and I loved it. That was down to just how well organised it was. Marshall support was first class, as were drink stations. Crowd support was so much better than I ever thought it would be. Quite honestly I have nothing but praise for this event and would highly recommend it to others. Thank for making my experience so memorable. Sophie W
Absolutely love this event. I have now ran it 5 times so have earnt my legend medal yeah. The Marshalls are awesome as always as well as the crowds. It feels like a home race for me. And hope to keep doing it as long as I can. I was lucky to get picked to be an Ambassador for the race this year and have loved it. It has great scenery also and they point out places of interest along the route. Becci S
Incredible weekend, can’t wait to compete again!!! Soo much fun, family friendly for all an amazing course and such a good atmosphere you can’t help get sucked in and want more!!! James C
The 5K Rocket is a Great event. We love doing this one. Highly recommended. Well organised and great medals. Yvonne J
Such an incredible day supported by the wonderful people of Milton Keynes and many others. This is the second time I've completed this event and it definitely won't be the last! Javan S
Reviews thanks to RaceCheck
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- Mon 4 May 2026
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MK Marathon
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- Mon 4 May 2026
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MK Half Marathon
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Age 17 & over
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- Mon 4 May 2026
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Superhero Fun Run
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£12
- 1 mile road running
- Mon 4 May 2026
- #5 of 0
MK Marathon Relay
09:00
Age 17 & over
£110-£150
- 10 km road running + 938 ft ascent
