Race Information

CHELTENHAM RUNNING FESTIVAL 5K, 10K & HALF
Sunday 12th June 2022

Address: Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4SH

If using the app what3words, use the following words for:
Entrance access point – ///groups.league.acid
Event village location – ///falls.exams.volume

START TIMES:

10.00am – Half Marathon
10.45am – 10k
10.55am – 5k

Race Packs 

Your race number will be assigned to you at registration. To collect your number you need to make your way down to the collection desks on Sunday morning. It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number. The earlier you get there, the more efficient we will be on the day. If you have your own pins then that would be great but we will have supplies if needed.

Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib. Please remove the strip and attach it to your shoe shiny side up as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race. At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).

CHECK ENTRY LIST HERE

You will not be able to run without a race number and chip.

NO CHIP MEANS NO TIME.

When you receive your race packs, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the brief runner Information form which can be found printed on the back of your bib. This will help us greatly in case of an emergency!
Collection Times

If you are collecting your race pack from the event village before the start of your race, we advise collecting between the following times
Half Marathon – 8:30-9:30am
10k – 9:20-10:20am
5k – 9:30-10:30

Toilets

Toilets will be available within the Grandstand next to the event village. If you live locally we recommend using toilets at home.

During the race

The entire course is inside Cheltenham racecourse on a mixture of multi-terrain & concrete paths.

The route will take you around the entirety of the famous Cheltenham Racecourse track! For the 5k and 10k, look our for KM markers and for the half marathon, there will be mile markers.

The race involves laps of the course. There will be 1 lap for the 5k, 2 laps for the 10k and 4 laps for the Half Marathon.

View course map HERE.

If you need to overtake on the course please be sure to take a wide berth around the runner in front.

Spitting and nasal clearance during the race is NOT permitted.

Spectators
Spectators are more than welcome!
Refreshments

Please bring your own water to the event to avoid congestion on the course, if you are not able to do so, there will be a water station on route which you will pass on each lap. We recommend staying hydrated in the lead up to the event.

Baggage

Please limit the number of belongings you bring to the event and if possible leave anything in a car.  There will be an informal self-service bag drop area within the event village for runners who need it.

After the race

Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.

There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal, Love Corn and Kind Snack bar which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.

Good Luck with the run on Sunday from Team ACTIPHACTIPH Water is the UK’s first alkaline ionised bottled water with the highest pH in Europe. Through a unique ionisation process, our purified spring water is infused with a blend of electrolytes and supercharged to create a smooth and clean tasting alkaline water with a pH9+. ACTIPH is the healthy choice as you restore and maintain your natural balance, enabling you to live life to the fullest and get the most out of every day. All ACTIPH bottles are 100% recyclable and BPA free including the cap and label which makes us unique to other bottled waters and we believe gives us a clear sustainability advantage. Please remember to recycle in a recycling bin after the race. Take your hydration to a higher level and grab a bottle of ACTIPH at the finish line.

Love Corn have kindly provided some post race goodies for you all to try and can be collected from the finish line alongside water, bananas and of course flapjacks! To check out more of their product, see their website HERE.

Results

Results will be available on www.runthrough.co.uk after the race.

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race and they will be on Facebook after the race so be sure to check it out and see if you can spot yourself.

Travel

Address:  Cheltenham Racecourse, Evesham Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4SH

If using the app what3words, use the following words for:
Entrance access point – ///groups.league.acid
Event village location – ///falls.exams.volume

By Car

The racecourse is just a 5-minute drive from Cheltenham Town Centre, on Evesham Road. Alternatively, just off J11 on the M5.  If you are using satellite navigation, please key in the postcode: GL50 4SH. Alternatively, you can use the AA Route Planner and select GL50 4SH as the destination.

There is adequate free parking available within the Racecourse, please follow signage and marshal instruction from the front gate and head into the car park located adjacent to the event village.

By Train 

The nearest mainline station is Cheltenham Spa.

Trains run every hour from Bristol, every half an hour from Birmingham and every hour from London. When you arrive at the station, you can catch a taxi and get to the racecourse in 10 minutes.

The racecourse is easily accessible by both foot and cycle.

Cycle parking is available.

Social Media

For updates leading up to the race, please check out our on Twitter @runthroughuk use the hashtag #Runthroughuk in the build-up to the race.

If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThroughUKChat group on Facebook.

If you #RunThroughUK on Instagram with your race day collages, the best ones will feature on our page!

If you had any further questions please take a look at our COVID-19 specific FAQ’s page HERE or contact us by email at info@cheltenhamrunningfestival.com

We look forward to seeing you there!

The Cheltenham Running Festival Team 🙂