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Beginner-friendly Road runs in UK in May 2026

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  • Sun 10 May
  • £27
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, UK

Ananda Animals 10K

  • 10 km road running + 498 ft ascent
  • Tue 12 May
  • £7-£10
Edinburgh, UK

Blast 5K - The Meadows 2026 Series

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 17 May
  • $50
Olympia, Washington, USA

Capital City Marathon

  • 26.2 miles 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
  • Sun 17 May
  • £28-£73
Strabane, County Antrim, UK

Strabane Lifford Half Marathon

  • 13.1 miles road running
  • Wed 20 May
  • £7-£9
Preston, Lancashire, UK

Preston Fast 5K Road Race - Race 2

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

Babcock Dumbarton 10K

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

Egdon Easy 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Sun 24 May
  • £25.99-£27.99
Newtown, Powys, UK

Newtown 10K Run

  • 10 km road running
  • 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
  • FREE-£8
Guernsey, Guernsey

Chertsey House Dental Road Series - Seaside to Quayside 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Thu 28 May
  • £27-£29
Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, UK

Babcock Helensburgh 10K

  • 10 km road running
  • Fri 29 May
  • £7-£9
London, UK

Serpentine RC Last Friday of the Month 5K

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 31 May
  • £23-£28
Tonbridge, Kent, UK

Russet Runners Marden 10K

  • 10 km road running

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