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Birmingham Running Festival
Park Rd, Sutton Coldfield B73 6DB1st November 2026
Choose your challenge at the Birmingham Running Festival!
The Birmingham Running Festival is one of the Midlands’ most accessible and beginner-friendly race series.
The event takes place entirely within Sutton Park, a 2,400-acre national nature reserve in Sutton Coldfield and unlike a road race, this is a parkland course with:
- Tree-lined paths
- Open green spaces
- Traffic-free running
- Clearly marked kilometre markers
- Marshals throughout the course
About the event
When: Sunday 1 November
Start times:
- 9.30am – Half Marathon
- 10.15am – 10km
- 10.25 – 5km
Where: Park Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6BT
Each kilometre is accurately marked with distance flags and the friendly marshals will guide and cheer you all the way to the finish.
Included in your entrance free:
- Unique Themed Medal
- Free Race Photos
- Chip-timed results
- Post Race Goodies
