RunThrough London Running Festival 2026

London, England
Sunday 6 December 2026
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Celebrate the festive season with a road-closed race day at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the London Running Festival.Choose from a FREE 5K, with around 500 places available, or take on the paid 10K or Half Marathon distances through one of London's most iconic sporting venues.For the first time, the event village will be based at Hopkins Meadow in North Park, creating a brilliant festive race-day hub for runners and supporters. The routes will take runners past some of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's standout landmarks, including the VeloPark, Copper Box Arena, Aquatics Centre, London Stadium, London Community Track, South Park and North Park.

FAQs.

When is the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026?

The next RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 is Sunday 6 December 2026. It includes a half marathon, a 10km, and a 5km.

When should I start training for the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 2026?

The RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 is on Sunday 6 December 2026. For the half marathon, there are about 8 weeks left, so start now with a shorter plan. For the 10km, there are about 8 weeks left, so start now with a shorter plan. For the 5km, there are about 8 weeks left, so start now with a shorter plan. Starting earlier than this is fine. Use the extra weeks for easy running.

What is the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026?

Celebrate the festive season with a road-closed race day at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the London Running Festival.Choose from a FREE 5K, with around 500 places available, or take on the paid 10K or Half Marathon distances through one of London's most iconic sporting venues.For the first time, the event village will be based at Hopkins Meadow in North Park, creating a brilliant festive race-day hub for runners and supporters. The routes will take runners past some of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park's standout landmarks, including the VeloPark, Copper Box Arena, Aquatics Centre, London Stadium, London Community Track, South Park and North Park.

Free RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 training plan

Download Dangelo, pick RunThrough London 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, Apple Watch, Apple Health and Health Connect.

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When to start training

Dangelo shortens the build to fit the time you have left, and you'll still get a structured, achievable plan for RunThrough London Running Festival 2026.

How Dangelo gets you to the start line

A plan built around race day

Every week counts back from 6 December, so base, build, peak and taper land exactly where they should.

Paces from your running

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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