Runners spread across a city avenue during a marathon

Vitality London 10000

The Vitality London 10000 is a 10K road race in central London and the only race over that distance in the capital to finish outside Buckingham Palace.

Prepare for Vitality London 10000: London 10K,

A plan built from your answers and your race date.

10K training plan

The Vitality London 10000 is run on closed roads through central Greater London. The short format takes runners along the capital's landmark thoroughfares with dense crowd support, in the atmosphere of a fast city race where most participants are chasing a time rather than simply finishing.

There is one distance on the programme: a 10K. Its defining feature is the finish, as this is the only 10K in the capital judged outside Buckingham Palace.

The formats

One format only.

Format	Distance
10K	6 mi

Organizer information, checked on September 21, 2026 · londonmarathonevents.co.uk

When to start

At this distance, a build usually runs 8 to 12 weeks. The 2027 date is not published, so counting back from September puts the start around June 21, 2027.

These ranges are working conventions, not a research finding — no trial has compared plan lengths against each other. What matters more is that the plan was built for the weeks you actually have, rather than shrunk down from a longer one.

How to choose your start date

When to start

June 21, 2027

→ July 19, 2027

Worth reading before you enter

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Questions

What is the date of Vitality London 10000 in 2027?

The organizer has not published the 2027 date for Vitality London 10000 yet. The race is usually held in September, in London.

Where does the Vitality London 10000 finish?

The race finishes outside Buckingham Palace. It is the only 10K in the capital to end there, which is what sets it apart from the other road races on the London calendar.

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