10Ks
Destination 10K races from the UK
These aren't local park 10Ks. 10 city-centre races in 8 countries: night runs, New Year's Eve, a couple of US classics, and one with no fixed finish. Open a race page for indicative UK weekend cost, where to stay, and getting to the start.
10 races · 8 countries · 10 km (6.2 miles) · indicative weekends from £375
City 10Ks
Centre-of-town 10Ks: night races, New Year’s Eve, and a few US classics.
Boulder, United States BOLDERBoulder 10K
A Memorial Day mile-high party that finishes inside a college stadium.
Barcelona, Spain Cursa El Corte Ingles
A free 50,000-strong mass run through the heart of Barcelona.
Manchester, United Kingdom Great Manchester Run
Europe's biggest 10K, a Mancunian street party from gun to line.
Stockholm, Sweden Midnattsloppet Stockholm 10K
An evening 10K street party across the hills of Södermalm.
Atlanta, United States Peachtree Road Race
The world's largest 10K, a 60,000-runner Fourth of July institution.
Madrid, Spain San Silvestre Vallecana
Run out the old year with 40,000 costumed madrilenos on New Year's Eve.
Zug, Switzerland Wings for Life World Run
A global catcher-car race for spinal-cord research. Switzerland’s flagship start is in Zug (app runs anywhere).
Unusual 10Ks
No ordinary 10 km finish: catcher cars, midnight sun, and alpine city nights.
Bolzano, Italy BOclassic Alto Adige
A floodlit New Year's Eve circuit race through an Alpine old town.
Tromso, Norway Midnight Sun 10K
Race a scenic Arctic 10K under a sun that never sets.
Nice, France Prom'Classic
France's fastest 10K, run flat along the Mediterranean promenade.
Planning a 10k trip
- How far is a 10K?
- Most of these races are 10 km (6.2 miles). Wings for Life World Run has no fixed finish: a catcher car ends your race.
- Are these just local 10Ks?
- No. They're destination events: city-centre night races, a New Year's Eve 10K, US road classics, and a Swiss lakeside World Run. The trip is the point.
- What does a destination 10K weekend cost from the UK?
- Indicative one-runner totals in this catalog run from £375 to £1,105 (entry, UK flights where needed, and hotel). Open a race page for the breakdown.
- When in the year are these 10Ks?
- They currently span January, May, June, July, August, and December, in France, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
- How do I pick a 10K trip?
- Night races and New Year’s Eve are about atmosphere; Peachtree and BOLDERBoulder are about scale. Use Find my race if you care more about travel reach than the calendar.
Other race trips
Same catalog, different distance. Or skip the list and get a shortlist.