5K runs in Essex
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- Fri 8 Aug
- £19-£21
- Fri 8 Aug
- £19-£21
ATW Colchester Friday Night Runs | 5K Road Race
Incorporating the Essex 5K County Championships. An ideal venue to chase a fast time as the course is traffic-free, pancake flat and on smooth tarmac.
- Chip timing
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km road running
- Sat 8 Nov
- £19-£21
- Sat 8 Nov
- £19-£21
ATW Remembrance Runs | 5K
Join ATW for the 5K Remembrance Run at The Carver Barracks, (Formerly Debden Airfield), in Essex to help honour our fallen heroes and raise money for this fantastic military charity.
- Enter online
- Flat
- Traffic free
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km road running + 46 ft ascent
- Sun 15 Mar 2026
- £16-£18
- Sun 15 Mar 2026
- £16-£18
ATW Debden 5K
This disused airfield has a fast, flat, tarmac course with no sharp corners, and the surrounding tree cover makes for relatively still conditions on most days - but your PB or run stress-free.
- Enter online
- Flat
- PB
- Traffic free
- Age 11 & over
- 5 km road running + 46 ft ascent