Great Birmingham Run

Great Birmingham Run

Sunday, 3 May 2026

City Centre, Birmingham, UK

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The Great Birmingham Run is on 3 May 2026 and includes a half marathon or 10km course through the city’s streets.

Run through the historic heart of the city and past world-famous heritage sites in Birmingham’s biggest running event. The route starts on Broad Street at Centenary Square and has a grandstand finish at the Smithfield site near Bullring; home to Commonwealth Games beach volleyball and basketball.

As well as the 10km and Half Marathon, there are also 1.5km and 2.5km kids races held on the same day.

Organiser

Great Run

Distances/Events

Kids (3-8 yrs): 1.5K
Kids (9-15 yrs): 2.5K
10K
Half Marathon

Location map

Both distances start at Centenary Square and finish at at the Smithfield site near Bullring. Refer to the event website for course maps.

Please note: the map location may be approximate. Refer to the event website for start lines and course maps.

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This listing was last manually checked on 13 May 2025.

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