RunThrough London Running Festival 2026

London, England
Sunday 6 December 2026
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Race day is less than 4 weeks away. See what to do in the final weeks.

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.

Final weeks before the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026

Plans for the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 have closed because race day is less than 4 weeks away. If you have been training, most of the work is done. Use the final weeks to stay steady, then ease off for race day.

Half marathon: do your last long run about two weeks before race day. After that, keep your runs shorter.

10km: your last longer run can be about a week before race day. Then keep race week light.

5km: your last longer run can be about a week before race day. Then keep race week light.

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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.

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.

Is it too late to train for the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026?

Dangelo plans for the RunThrough London Running Festival 2026 have closed because race day is less than 4 weeks away. If you have been running, keep your runs steady, do your last long run and ease off in race week. If you are new to the distance, pick a later race and start a free plan in the Dangelo app.

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