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5k Runs Found In Colchester
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The most comprehensive list of 5k Runs in and near Colchester in 2026 - 2027. Find your perfect race!
Castle Park sits right in the centre of town and is one of the more straightforward places in Colchester to put together a quick 5K. The paths are flat and paved, and running past the castle and Roman walls gives the route more character than your average park loop. The Wivenhoe Trail gives you a longer, traffic-free option along the River Colne. Fancy stepping up? 10K runs in Colchester are the next move.
Have a look through the listings below. Highwoods Country Park on the northern edge of town adds some woodland trail running when you want a change of surface. Half marathons in Colchester and marathons in Colchester are there when you're ready.
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Race Calendar: 5k Runs Found In Colchester
Community RunFest Rayleigh
Rayleigh, Essex
Sun 12 Jul 26
£10.00 - £23.00
Race for Life Chelmsford Pretty Muddy 5k
Chelmsford, Essex
Sun 19 Jul 26
£22.49
Race for Life Colchester 5k
Walton, Delaware
Sun 19 Jul 26
£15.99
4.0
Race for Life Chelmsford 5k
Chelmsford, Essex
Sun 19 Jul 26
£15.99
Great Barrow Challenge - 10 events in 10 days
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Thu 23 Jul 26 - Sat 01 Aug 26
£100.00 - £350.00
4.0
Great Barrow Challenge Day 2 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Fri 24 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 3 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sat 25 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 4 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sun 26 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 5 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Mon 27 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 6 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Tue 28 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 7 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Wed 29 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 8 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Thu 30 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 9 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Fri 31 Jul 26
£32.00 - £35.00
Great Barrow Challenge Day 10 - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sat 01 Aug 26
£32.00 - £35.00
The Lucky Clover - 5k, 10k, Half, Full or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, IP29 5AX
Sat 22 Aug 26
£29.00 - £38.00
The Lucky Horseshoe - 5k, 10k, Half, Full or Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sat 19 Sep 26
£29.00 - £38.00
The Pumpkin Run 2026
Colchester, Essex
Sun 27 Sep 26
£12.00 - £40.00
ATW Remembrance Runs
Debden Airfield, Carver Barracks, Water Ln, Wimbish, Saffron Walden CB10 2YA
Sat 07 Nov 26
£14.84 - £43.46
4.5
Turkey Trot: 5k,10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon & Ultra-Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, IP29 5AX
Sat 28 Nov 26
£35.00 - £38.00
5.0
Christmas Canter - 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon & Ultra
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sat 19 Dec 26
£29.00 - £38.00
4.5
Windmill Way Wander - 5k, 10k, Half, Full & Ultra Marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sat 16 Jan 27
£29.00 - £38.00
4.8
Easter Challenge - 5K,10K, HALF MARATHON, FULL MARATHON & ULTRA-MARATHON
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, IP29 5AX
Fri 26 Mar 27
£35.00 - £38.00
5.0
Haughley Festival of Running - 5K,10K, HALF MARATHON, FULL MARATHON & ULTRA-MARATHON
Haughley Park, IP30 9RS
Sun 11 Apr 27
£29.00 - £38.00
4.5
The Other Run - 5k, 10k, Half, Full and Ultra marathon
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sun 25 Apr 27
£29.00 - £38.00
5.0
Zig Zag Marathon and Half
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sun 09 May 27
£31.00 - £38.00
Valley of the Owls Run
Suffolk Running Centre, Church Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AX
Sun 06 Jun 27
£29.00 - £38.00
5.0
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