5K Running Events 2026–2027

ABBATHON brings together the fun of an ABBA tribute show with the buzz of a 5K or 10K run. Whether you’re a seasoned runner, a complete beginner, or simply a devoted ABBA fan, ABBATHON is designed to be welcoming, accessible and full of feel-good energy from start to finish. Run, jog, walk or dance your way around the course through one of the city’s most iconic parks, with ABBA hits keeping the atmosphere high every step of the way. Whether you’re chasing a PB, running your first 5K, or just here for the ABBA vibes, ABBATHON is all about enjoying every step. We’re taking the tribute act out of the pub and into the park for the whole family to enjoy, combining live music, a DJ, on-course music guides, professional photography and finisher’s medals to create a fully immersive themed race experience.

Get ready for a whole new kind of event! ForCorporate’s relay series combines the thrill of racing with a festival vibe—live music, DJs, great food, and drinks. It’s not just a run; it’s a celebration where companies, charities, and universities come together for team spirit, diversity, and community. With running and walking teams for everyone—mixed-gender, non-binary, women’s, men’s, and wheelchair-accessible—this inclusive event invites you to race, connect, and have fun. Come for the relay, stay for the party, and leave with new connections!

We’ll be heading back to the lovely Rosliston Forest again in for a stomp around in the mud with our special short format. The runs will be a little shorter than usual, only 4 hours long on a 4km loop, but you can still expect the full Rasselbock experience on the day! You may attempt to complete as many laps as possible over the full four hours, or you may choose to finish just one, either way, you will be a finisher and receive your bespoke medal* when you tap out. If you're after the Rasselbock love and care, but everything on a smaller scale with fewer runners around then this has to be the event for you.

Join us for the Battersea Park 10k and Half Marathon on Saturday 26th September 2026 Back by popular demand, the Battersea Park Half Marathon returns September 2026 for another flat and fast race through one of London’s most scenic parks. Ideal for runners of all abilities, the course consists of multiple laps around the tree-lined paths of Battersea Park, offering the perfect environment to chase a PB or complete your first 13.1 miles. With a supportive atmosphere and a beautiful riverside backdrop, it’s a fantastic way to welcome the spring racing season. With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you round the course and cheer you on to the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort. Race Distance & Start Times 10:30 am - Half Marathon 11:15 am - 10k Terrain - Tarmac Laps 8.75 - Half Marathon 4 - 10k

Running Events Devon would like to invite you to come and run with us. This event is being held on the 26th September 2026. We are operating our 'TUGG' system as in Turn Up Get Going, you can turn up any time between 7:30 and 14:30 BUT you have to be finished by 15:30. Absolutely all abilities of runners / walkers can take part in our events as you have 7 hours to get to the finish of your final lap, each lap is 5.3k out and back, of our scenic route on an old disused train line. It is an accurately measured course so therefore it is classified as Road, it is run entirely on tarmac. Everyone is welcome whether you are planning to walk or run, whether you finish 1 lap, 4 laps or even 14 laps in the permitted time, we would class you as finisher and a winner, and you can collect your Medal for the event. 1 lap is 5.3k so 4 laps will give you a half marathon, 8 laps will give you full marathon distance, 9 or more laps for an Ultra. Please come and have a try and see how far you can go. Places are strictly limited so please do not leave it too late to enter.

Join us for the Run Dorney Lake Half Marathon, 10k & 5k on Saturday 26th September 2026 Join us for a 5k, 10k or Half Marathon distance at the home of London 2012′s Olympic rowing events. Dorney Lake is situated near the village of Dorney in Buckinghamshire, is a purpose-built rowing lake with grounds that are a perfect backdrop to running as well as rowing. The flat course is ideal for a chip-timed personal best over the 5k or 10k distance. Race Distance & Start Times: 09:10 am - All Distances Half Marathon Elevation - 27m | Laps - 4 + U-turn each lap | Terrain - Road 10k Elevation - 15m | Laps - 2 | Terrain - Road 5k Elevation - 8m | Lap - 1 | Terrain - Road Race End: We have a 4 hour cut in place for our marathon distance.

The River Run 2026 (River Darent, Kent) September 27 @ 08:00 - 17:00 Come and join us for the 2026 River Darent and soak up the amazing natural wonder of this local run. With different finishing options of 5km, 10km and 18km it gives an opportunity to those new to running, experienced runners or those who would like to walk, jog and take in the stunning scenery along the route. Starting in Dartford Park the run will follow the river through to Darenth, Sutton-at-hone, South Darenth, Horton Kirby, Farningham, Eynsford, Shoreham and finally Otford. The 5km finish is in South Darenth, the 10km finish is in Eynsford and those hardy souls going for the full distance of 18km will finish in Otford. Shuttle bus from various finish points After the race starts at 9am there will be an hour cut off for 5km runners and the shuttle will then head back to dartford for 10/10:15am. The shuttle will return to the 10km finish for an 1hr30 cut off and take them back to dartford (10:45ish) and then go to Otford for 11am and wait for all finishers. You will receive a medal at the end of the race and there will be a snack and some water for you too. Please come along and have some fun !

Circuit running welcomes you to our Battle Of Stamford Bridge Run. We are pleased to have another event here in Northampton, it'll be a 6 hour challenge where you can complete 5k all the way up to ultra marathon within the time limit you can start a last lap up to 5:59:59 hrs even if you finish over 6 hours. everyone is welcome weather you run or walk. The course is will be laps of 4.37 miles, there'll be a 5k turn point and a 10k will be 2 laps of the 5k lap, a half marathon will be 4 laps, a marathon 6 laps and an ultra marathon 7 laps and above. The regular course is subject to some change near the time of the event depending on our health and safety review of the planned route. Start time is 9:00am, registration will open at 8:30am. What do I get for taking part: After finishing you'll get an Battle Of Stamford Bridge medal and Also you'll receive our standard 5 piece goody bag for your efforts. Aid table: At the end of each lap there'll be a aid table with water, squash, fizzy drinks and a variety of different food. Please be considerate to other path users with our event being held on a public footpath. Follow or like us on Facebook if you'd like to keep up to date with anything events related: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CCxHYCuah/ Toilet facilities: The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. Parking: There is plenty of parking at the venue, please car share where possible. Event instructions and Numbers: Event instructions will be sent out to participants 7 days before the event via email. Number pick up will be from registration on the morning of event day. There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area and the items cannot be watched at all times so please do not leave anything valuable. Our running events are held on public footpaths so we would be very grateful if all runners are considerate of all other path users. The run is licensed by the TRA and run under UKA Athletics rules Maximum distances permitted under rules are as follows: Age 12-13 years. 5,000m Age 14-15 years. 6,000m Age 16 10,000m Age 17 25,000m Age 18-19 45,000m Age 20 and over. No maximum distance For anyone information have a look at our FAQ'S or get in touch with us via email on circuitrunning@outlook.com

Run Sandringham looks forward to welcoming thousands of runners of all abilities and ages to the Royal Estate, to run a Half Marathon, 5K or Community Mile, and will aim to raise many thousands of pounds for good causes. Taking place on Sunday 27th September 2026 and organised by Good Running Events, Run Sandringham is a major event in the 2025 East Anglian running calendar. With a start and finish within the Royal estate, the event boasts a super scenic route around the grounds of Sandringham Estate, The Royal Family’s winter retreat, including passing immediately in front of Sandringham House. Don't miss it! Registration Open: 7.30am 5K Start: 9:00am Half Marathon Start: 10:00am Community Mile Start: 12:30pm (approx)

CLAPHAM COMMON 5K & 10K – SUNDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2026 Run around the flat paths of the beautiful Clapham Common and take the opportunity to go for a personal best. As always with RunThrough, you will each get a themed medal, water & post race goodies on the day. Each kilometre is accurately marked out with distance flags and we have plenty of helpers to keep you on track and to encourage you on your way to the finish! Start Time: Half Marathon- 9:00am 5k & 10k - 9:30am THE COURSE The majority of the route is on footpaths in the park running past Clapham Common Bandstand on route. The final 75 meters of the route is on gravel and is quite testing.

Phoenix Running West Sussex is inviting you to our Fox Trot Run at Buchan Park, Crawley, West Sussex. We have been invited to host another run at this popular location. Our feedback from the last event was a collective "I didn't know there was such a hidden gem in Crawley". So come and discover Buchan Country Park which is set in 170 acres of beautiful countryside right on Crawley's doorstep and has won the Green Flag Award, which recognises the best green spaces in the UK, every year since 2010. This is one of our timed events where you choose - from 5km to 10k, half to marathon to ultra, you can complete as many, or as few, laps as you like of a 5.3km, 3.28 mile, out and back, course in the beautiful Buchan Country Park. We welcome all abilities of runner - complete one lap and you're both a finisher and a winner in our eyes, or keep going and see how far you can get in the full 7 hour time limit. At this event you will get the option to choose from any one of our previous medals, so if there is one you liked the look of but missed then this is your chance to have it. Hence the name of the run as you will have 12 medals to choose from. We also operate our uniquely flexible 'rock up and run' start times, so no waiting around if you arrive early and no added pressure if you're running a bit late.  If you have any special start time requirements then just get in touch because depending on the distance you are planning to run we can pretty much accommodate all start time requests. Whilst Phoenix Running West Sussex is very much about the bling and our medals are second to none, we're also acutely conscious that events can be expensive to enter and times are tough right now.  To do our bit we're trailing a 'no medal' entry option at a flat £22.  We cover our base costs, you get a run with all the usual Phoenix support, epic aid station, same day results published, athletes profiles, Phoenix World, digital BIBs, digital finishers certificates, etc, etc but without a medal we can keep the price low for this entry option. Not sure?  Well the beauty of this format is that you don't even need to decide your distance in advance - simply come and run a lap and see how you feel on the day and keep on going if it feels right. Places will be strictly limited so don't leave it too late to enter. We encourage the use of public transport for this event. From Bewbush on route 3, 23 or 200 and get off at Dorsten Square, from Broadfield and Crawley Station on route 1 or Fastway 10 and get off at Pelham Drive. Staggered starts : 08:00 to 10:00 (registration open from 7.30am). Off road, compact trail. Minimum distance is 3.1 miles (5k) or as far as you can go in 7 hours.

The Wensum Way Trail With start times at 9AM (6-hour event) and 11AM (4-hour event), you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy the stunning route, push your limits, and, of course, earn your race bling! Once you cross the finish line, reward yourself with a complimentary coffee and cake while soaking in the atmosphere. An aid station will be conveniently located at base camp, so there's no need to carry excess food or water—just focus on your run and enjoy the journey! The course will be an out and back 5.3k route. A heavy half marathon as standard will be 5 laps (but there is the option to change this on the day to 6 or 7).  An ultra marathon as standard will be 9 laps (but there is the option to increase this, according to time available e.g. upto 12 laps) Entry Perks & Course Details - Parking is included in your race entry—no extra hassle. - All finishers will receive a bespoke medal for the event. Opt for the Lucky Dip option (if available), and you can choose from a selection of previous medals. - The course is a trail run, featuring a mix of tarmac paths, grasslands, and rugged trails—perfect for those who love a bit of variety!  The event encompasses the "Wensum Way" within the park. Important Race Reminder: THIS EVENT IS CUPLESS – Please bring your own cups or bottles for refilling at the aid station to help reduce waste and support eco-friendly running! Whether you're aiming for a personal best, embracing the scenery, or simply here for the camaraderie, this race promises an unforgettable experience.