Birmingham 5K races

5K Races in Birmingham, Alabama

22 upcoming 5K races in Birmingham, listed by date with entry fees from race registration.

22
upcoming 5K races
36:28
typical finish

Other distances in Birmingham

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5K results in Birmingham

From 41 5K races with official results in the last two years, 13,718 finishers in all.

Typical 5K times by age and gender

36:28
typical finish
11:44 /mi
typical pace
203
finishers in a typical race
39:53
women, typical finish
30:38
men, typical finish
under 24:23
the fastest tenth

Entry for upcoming 5K races in Birmingham usually runs from $25 to $35, with a typical fee of $33 before processing fees.

Typical times are the middle finisher across these races, weighted by field size. School meets, stair climbs, and results with timing errors are left out.

Fastest 5K races in Birmingham

  1. 1Run Magic CityBirmingham · median 29:03 · 55 finishers in 2026
  2. 2We Love Homewood 5K, Fun Run, and Timed MileBirmingham · median 29:19 · 468 finishers in 2026
  3. 3ASDA Miles for Smiles 5k/ Fun RunBirmingham · median 30:45 · 93 finishers in 2026
  4. 4Megan Montgomery 5K Run/WalkBirmingham · median 31:28 · 139 finishers in 2025
  5. 5Cedar 5K & 1 MileBirmingham · median 31:56 · 163 finishers in 2026

Biggest 5K races in Birmingham

  1. 1Rumpshaker 5KBirmingham · 1,154 finishers in 2026
  2. 2The Sam Lapidus Montclair RunBirmingham · 911 finishers in 2025
  3. 3UAB Veterans Day 5K presented by Viva HealthBirmingham · 697 finishers in 2025
  4. 4Blazer Bolt for Brain Cancer 5KBirmingham · 560 finishers in 2026
  5. 5Red Shoe Run: Rockin' 5KBirmingham · 559 finishers in 2026
When 5K races happen in Birmingham