Kickstart Your Year with the Birmingham Running Festival In Support of Birmingham Children’s Hospital on Sunday 11th January 2026Kick off the new year with a running challenge at the Birmingham Running Festival in support of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Held at Sutton Park in Sutton Coldfield, this event offers 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Junior races on a scenic multi-terrain route.Take in the natural beauty of one of the UK’s largest urban parks, just minutes from Birmingham city centre, and follow in the footsteps of GB greats like Sir Mo Farah and Andy Vernon.
Download Dangelo, pick RunThrough Birmingham Running Festival 2026 from the race list, and get a structured plan built around race day, with pace targets from your own running and workouts synced to Garmin & Coros.
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Start by Monday 28 September 2026 for the full build to race day.
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Start this plan in the app →Starting later than that? Dangelo shortens the build to fit the time you have left, and you'll still get a structured, achievable plan for RunThrough Birmingham Running Festival 2026.
Every week counts back from 20 December, so base, build, peak and taper land exactly where they should.
Dangelo reads your recent training from Garmin and Coros and sets workout paces you can actually hold, then adapts them as you get fitter.
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