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5k Runs Found In Wakefield

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5k Runs in Wakefield 2026 - 2027

The most comprehensive list of 5k Runs in and near Wakefield in 2026 - 2027. Find your perfect race!

Thornes Park has a running track and woodland paths with proper undulation, and it's where a lot of structured 5K training in Wakefield happens. Pugneys Country Park has a well-used 1.5-mile loop around the lake that makes it easy to build toward 5K distance on flat ground. The River Calder path runs through the city waterfront and gives you flat miles when you want to extend a session. Ready to go further? 10K runs in Wakefield are the next step up.

Have a browse through the listings below. Newmillerdam Country Park sits a few miles south of the city, with a lakeside trail through woodland that pairs well with a Pugneys session as part of a longer training week. Half marathons in Wakefield and marathons in Wakefield are there when you're ready to go further.

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Explore 5K races across Yorkshire with 5k runs in Barnsley, Bradford 5k runs or 5k runs near Doncaster.

Race Calendar: 5k Runs Found In Wakefield

The Ultra Loop - Run As Many 5km Loops As You Can in 8 hours

Manchester, Lancashire
Sat 20 Mar 27 - Sun 21 Mar 27
£36.00 - £60.00
5.0

Leeds Running Festival March

Leeds, West Yorkshire
Sun 28 Mar 27
£12.00 - £33.00
4.6

The Ultra Loop Track Challenge - 6, 12, 24 hours

Stockport, Cheshire
Sat 29 May 27
£36.00 - £85.00
5.0

The Ultra Loop - Run As Many 5km Loops As You Can in 8 hours

Stockport, Cheshire
Sun 27 Jun 27
£36.00
5.0

Saltaire - Rock up n' Run

Next to the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, near Salts Mill, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18
Thu 02 Jul 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Leeds - Rock up n' Run

Granary Wharf, LS1 4ED
Thu 09 Jul 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Cromwell Bottom-Rock up n' Run

Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve, Elland Road, Brighouse, HD6 2RG
Thu 23 Jul 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Skipton - Rock up n' Run

Craven Leisure Centre, 21 Gargrave Rd, Skipton, BD23 1UD
Thu 30 Jul 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Slawit-Rock up n' Run

Upper Mills, Slaithwaite, Huddersfield, HD7 5HA
Thu 13 Aug 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Bingley-Rock up n' Run

5 Rise Locks, Beck Lane, BD16 4DS
Thu 20 Aug 26
£12.00 - £17.00

Summer Extravaganza

Leeds/Liverpool Canal, Wyther Lane Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3BT
Sat 22 Aug 26
£26.00 - £42.00

Yorkshire Weekend Saunter in Brighouse

Brighouse to be confirmed
Sat 17 Oct 26
£16.00 - £32.00
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