5km Running Events in Australia
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QUT Classic
Organiser: QUT Classic
QUT Classic is an annual community running event held on May 5, 2024.Starting and finishing at QUT’s Gardens Point Campus with scenic 1km, 5km and 10km routes across beautiful Brisbane city. This inclusive family friendly event had over 1,500 participants in 2023, all supporting the QUT Learning Potential Fund. Join us May 5, 2024, to run or walk across Brisbane...
Wings For Life World Run
Organiser: Wings for Life World Run
The Wings for Life World Run is a truly unique and global race for both runners and wheelchair participants. Instead of a finish line, competitors race side by side to keep ahead of the Virtual Catcher Car. Now in its eleventh year, on May 5, 2024 Wings for Life World Run participants in can also run together in . Meet...
Memory Walk & Jog: Melbourne
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Melbourne, it’s time to get active, get healthy and get ahead of dementia! We’re so excited to be heading back to Princes Park! Bring your friends, family, work mates, even your dog to join us for a morning of fun, fitness and fundraising. We can’t wait to welcome you back for another fantastic day! Let’s beat dementia to the finish line. Choose...
Memory Walk & Jog: Forster-Tuncurry
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Forster-Tuncurry help us beat dementia.Tie up your laces and get ready to join your local community at your Inaugural Pop Up Memory Walk & Jog.Show your support for people impacted by dementia by joining friends, family, and people from work at John Wright Park on Saturday, May 11, as we beat dementia to the finish line.Walk or jog either our...
Memory Walk & Jog: Hunter
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Join us at Speers Point Park in the Hunter.Hunter Memory Walk & Jog - we know how passionate you are as a community, and we are excited to see you all again!Together, we’re going to get active, raise money and have loads of fun by walking, jogging or running around Cockle Bay. It’s a great way to get active and...
Mansfield Marathon
Organiser: Mansfield Athlethics Club
Join us for the 2nd annual Mansfield Marathon. It’s fast, flat and scenic running on the Great Victorian Rail Trail.Family fun & fitness timeWith 5 distances to choose from this is a great way to get the whole family active. While you’re visiting Mansfield be sure to checkout the many other attractions on offer.Mansfield MarathonThis is a great marathon course,...
GREAT OCEAN ROAD RUNNING FESTIVAL 2024
Organiser: Great Ocean Road Running
The Great Ocean Road Running Festival will take place from the 18th to the 19th of May 2024.The Great Ocean Road Running Festival attracts thousands of participants every year seeking to conquer one of the most stunning marathons in the world. Held on the world famous Great Ocean Road in Victoria, the two day running event offers distances for all...
Great Ocean Road Running Festival
Organiser: Great Ocean Road Running Festival
Australia’s most stunning running event, the Great Ocean Road Running Festival, returns Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2024 in Lorne and Apollo Bay.With nine distances from 1.5km to 60km, including marathons, trail runs and walks, the two-day festival has something for everyone.More than just a running event, the festival offers the perfect excuse for a seaside weekend staycation with...
Memory Walk & Jog: Brisbane
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Join us in Seventeen Mile Rocks.Come along to Rocks Riverside Park for a morning of family-friendly fun, fitness and fundraising. How you take part is up to you. Walk, jog or run? Fancy dress or personal best? Beat dementia your way. Spread the word and bring your friends, family, work mates and even the dog! Memory Walk & Jog is a...
SMC Road Race 9
Organiser: SMC Road Race
Distances2 km Kids Dash, 5km, 10km, 21.1kmSMC Road Race SeriesWe are a non-profit running club, run entirely by volunteers. Anyone can run at any SMC event, no matter what their ability, speed or experience. All runners are issued with timing chips and bibs, and all finishers get an official time from our electronic timing system.You do not need to be...
Memory Walk & Jog: Redcliffe
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Redcliffe help us beat dementia.Moreton Bay - tie up your laces and get ready to join your local community for the innagural Redcliffe Memory Walk & Jog.Show your support for people impacted by dementia all across Australia by joining friends, family, and people from work at Captain Cook Park on Saturday, June 1, as we beat dementia to the finish...
Brisbane Marathon Festival
Organiser: Visit Brisbane
One of the most historic events on the Queensland running calendar, the Brisbane Marathon Festival has iconic resonance with the 1982 Commonwealth Games where the famed Robert de Castella was first across the line in a celebrated victory. This magnificent day embarked a running frenzy in Brisbane where the first official Brisbane Marathon was open to the public in 1992.Celebrating...
Memory Walk & Jog: Gold Coast
Organiser: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Australia
Join us at Broadbeach to beat dementia.Look who's back for another magnificent event! 2023 was incredible so we’re coming back to hit gold on the Goldie! Walk, jog or run with us at Pratten Park as you take in the spectacular coastline whilst turning your kilometres into dementia-beating dollars. Soak in the sun for a fun filled day because every step...
McDonald's Townsville Running Festival
Organiser: McDonald's Townsville Running Festival
This festival has grown far beyond the humble beginnings of the Townsville Marathon over 50 years ago to include the addition of the shorter events to create a real festival vibe and help to bring on the next generations of runners.Townsville Airport MarathonStart: 4:45amThe Marathon is a fast, flat 3 loop course with AIMS certification. The early morning start means...
Gold Coast Marathon 2024
Organiser: Gold Coast Marathon
The Gold Coast Marathon is famous for its flat. fast and scenic course located alongside the city’s renowned surf beaches and stunning Broadwater. 60% of participants achieve a personal best time each year and it’s perfect if you’re aiming for a Boston Marathon qualification.2km Junior DashJoin hundreds of youngsters aged between 5 and 10 in the 2km Junior Dash held...
Sri Chinmoy Princes Park Winter Running Festival
Organiser: Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
The staging venue is Lawn 3, Royal Parade, Parkville and all races start from the asphalt running trail adjacent to the venue.The event is conducted on our favourite flat, tree-lined, 5km circuit within Princes and Royal Park.A 2.2km half-lap circuit has been added for the full marathon distance. The circuit has been measured by an AA certified course measurer for...
Channel 7 Cairns Marathon 2024
Organiser: Atlas Events
After a sellout event in 2023, we’re back Sunday, 14 July 2024 🌴RACE DAY: SUNDAY 14 JULY 2024The 2024 7 Cairns Marathon Festival will take place on 13 - 14 July.Race along the stunning Esplanade in Cairns in the heart of Tropical North Queensland with community support and hospitality like no other. We know you'll stick be sticking around to...
Run Melbourne 2024
Organiser: Sole Motive
Get ready to embrace the challenge of running through the city of Melbourne.Run Melbourne isn’t just a race; it’s an unparalleled experience. Sweat, celebrate and push yourself past iconic city landmarks, with the crowds cheering you on and the adrenaline pumping through your veins.Along with our Presenting Partner ASICS we are thrilled to use the Grand Slam Oval as our...
Sunshine Coast Marathon Festival
Organiser: Atlas Collective
Located on the stunning Sunshine Coast, Queensland an hour's drive north of Brisbane this event has been timed to make the most of the ideal Queensland winter running conditions. Blue skies, low humidity and mild temperatures combined with a flat course always enable fast times.Event distances include the Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km, 5km and the 2km. Each road race follows...
Berwick Half Marathon - Quarter Marathon - 5km - KIDS Mile
Organiser: Berwick Half
The City of Casey's one and only Half Marathon event the Berwick Half is holding its second annual event on Sunday 25th August 2024.Featuring something for the entire family with 5 distances to chose from there is a:Half Marathon (21.1km)Quarter Marathon (10.5km)5kmKIDS Mile (1.6km)Junior Jog 400m (Under 7's)Set within the picturesque Berwick Springs Park on a flat 5.25km circuit that...
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Illawarra Ramblers Club
Activities: Bushwalking, Overnight Bushwalking, Paddling
Illawarra Ramblers Club is a member club of Bushwalking NSW.
Remember that the best club for you may not necessarily be the closest club. Although some clubs are purely...
South Coast Bushwalking Club
Activities: Bushwalking, Overnight Bushwalking, Paddling
South Coast Bushwalking Club is a member club of Bushwalking NSW.
Remember that the best club for you may not necessarily be the closest club. Although some clubs are purely locally based, most bushwalking clubs offer activities throughout the region. Contact the Club Secretary to discuss your walking experience and the type of hikes and activities they conduct. This will help you to determine if their walks are pitched at the...
Tumut and District Bushwalkers Inc.
Activities: Bushwalking, Overnight Bushwalking, Paddling, Cycling
Tumut and District Bushwalkers Inc. is a member club of Bushwalking NSW.
Remember that the best club for you may not necessarily be the closest club. Although some clubs are purely locally based, most bushwalking clubs offer activities throughout the region. Contact the Club Secretary to discuss your walking experience and the type of hikes and activities they conduct. This will help you to determine if their walks are pitched at the right activity level for you.
You can go on...
Tamworth Bushwalking & Canoe Club
Activities: Bushwalking, Overnight Bushwalking, Paddling
Tamworth Bushwalking & Canoe Club is a member club of Bushwalking NSW.
Remember that the best club for you may not necessarily be the closest club. Although some clubs are purely locally based, most bushwalking clubs offer activities throughout the region. Contact the Club Secretary to discuss your walking experience and the type of hikes and activities they conduct. This will help you to determine if their...
Hill View Bushwalkers
Activities: Bushwalking
Hill View Bushwalkers is a member club of Bushwalking NSW.
Remember that the best club for you may not necessarily be the closest club. Although some clubs are purely locally based, most bushwalking clubs offer activities throughout the region. Contact the Club Secretary to discuss your walking experience and the type of hikes and activities they conduct. This will help you to determine if their walks are pitched at the right activity level for you.
You can go on test walks with a new club to decide if...
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5km Running in Australia
A 5K race, also known as a 5-kilometer race, is a road running
race with a distance of approximately 3.1 miles (5 kilometers). It
is one of the most popular road race distances and is often used
as a stepping stone for people new to running or looking to
increase their distance over time gradually. In addition, many
running events, such as charity runs and community events, include
a 5K race as an option for participants. 5Ks are also popular as a
timed event for runners who try to finish it in a fast time.
Training for a 5K race typically involves gradually increasing the
distance of one's runs over time, emphasising building up
endurance and developing good running form. A typical training
plan for a 5K would involve running shorter distances at first and
gradually building up to running the entire 5 kilometres. Speed
work or interval training can also be included to improve
performance. Some runners also incorporate strength training and
stretching exercises to help prevent injuries.
Many 5K races are also organised on charity causes and are
non-competitive, participatory events. Participants often wear
costumes and walk or run the course rather than race against the
clock.