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Beginner-friendly Road runs in May 2026

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  • Sun 10 May
  • £23-£25
Stevington, Bedfordshire, UK

Stevington 12K

  • 12 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £22-£24
Colchester, Essex, UK

Colchester 10K

  • 10 km road running + 164 ft ascent
  • Sun 10 May
  • £12.50-£15
Blackpool, Lancashire, UK

Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10K Fun Run

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 10 May
  • £27
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, UK

Ananda Animals 10K

  • 10 km road running + 498 ft ascent
  • Sun 10 May
  • €27
Piacenza, Italy

Placentia Half Marathon

  • 21.1 km road running
  • Thu 14 May
  • £56-£84
St. Gallen, Switzerland

Auffahrtslauf St. Gallen - Half Marathon

  • 21.1 km road running + 329 m ascent
  • Sun 17 May
  • FREE
Denver, Colorado, USA

Denver Colfax Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $50
Olympia, Washington, USA

Capital City Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $130
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Cleveland Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $120-$135
Eustis, Maine, USA

Sugarloaf Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $104.60
Longueuil, Canada

Sun Life Longueuil Marathon

  • 42.2 km road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • £42
Colchester, Essex, UK

Colchester Zoo Stampede 10K

  • 10 km road running + 77 m ascent
  • Sun 17 May
  • £22.99-£24.99
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, UK

The Pontefract 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Thu 21 May
  • £27-£29
Dumbarton, West Dunbartonshire, UK

Babcock Dumbarton 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sat 23 May
  • €29-€35
Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius Half Marathon

  • 21.1 km road running
  • Sat 23 May
  • £16-£20
Weymouth, Dorset, UK

Egdon Easy 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • $105-$140
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA

CDA Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • $88.57-$115.54
Greater Sudbury, Canada

Sudbury Rocks!!! Marathon

  • 26.2 miles road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £25.99-£27.99
Newtown, Powys, UK

Newtown 10K Run

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • €24.90-€35
Peso da Régua, Portugal

Douro Wine Region Half Marathon

  • 21 km road running + 543 ft ascent
  • Sun 24 May
  • £30-£32
Buxton, Derbyshire, UK

The Buxton Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running + 1508 ft ascent
  • Sun 24 May
  • £20-£22
Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK

Northallerton 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £24-£26
London, UK

RUN Victoria Park 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £24-£26
London, UK

RUN Victoria Park 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £31-£33
London, UK

RUN Victoria Park Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running

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