5K races near Almere

Almere Base Miles

Almere hosts 131 5K races in 2026 within 80 km of the city centre — upcoming dates, recurring series, and other races nearby, all in one place.

Almere Running Crew keeps the social miles simple, with weekly runs through Almere and routes planned by WhatsApp. Tante Trail gives women a Saturday 10:00 trail option, with 5 or 10 km routes, although its start location changes every 6 weeks on the Veluwe. Locals use NS station Almere Poort for the MST route, then choose 15 km to Almere Centrum, 24 km to Almere Buiten, or 32 km to Almere Oostvaarders. The MST route puts about 75% of the day on unpaved ground, with single tracks and forest paths. Almere Weerwater Run, Mollen Marathon, De 30 van Almere, and Nobel Run Almere sit on the race calendar.

Almere rides flat, wide, and watery, and the paved cycle paths give you a huge route network for Z2 and intervals. You can ride 2 km from IJmeerdijk, along the beach, and back to the water. You can ride 2 km straight through nature. You can do a 4 mi gravel day, then hit MTB Kotterbos Trekweg-A6, MTB Kepmhaan Noord, or MTB Kepmhaan Zuid for singletrack. The 3 km road route gives 144 m of elevation, and the real bumps sit at Naarderstraat in Laren and Hollandsebrug richting Almere.

Summer gives Almere the easiest training rhythm, with warm days, fair precipitation, long water-side spins, and clean base miles around Weerwater, IJmeer, Gooimeer, Markermeer, and Oostvaardersplassen. Locals still respect the grass sections on runs, because plenty of grasland can twist an ankle when you switch off. Winter stays mild to cool, so running and riding keep going, just with more layers and steadier Z2. The flat city makes winter intervals honest, while gravel roads, forest paths, and cyclocross-style singletrack around De Kemphaan and Oostvaardersplassen turn soft ground into useful work.