SPRING
SATURDAY 15th May: AIR 10K (Inside Kew)
SUNDAY 16th May: Richmond Marathon
AUTUMN
Richmond RUNFEST:
SATURDAY 11th September: findarace.com Kew Gardens 10K (Inside Kew Gardens) & Children With Cancer UK KIDS’ Mile and Richmond Sundown 5K both in Old Deer Park.
SUNDAY 12th September: Richmond Half Marathon & Family Funrun.
Race Location:
For the Spring events, the start is accessed by Ferry Lane off Kew Green. Use address: 61 Ferry Lane, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB. This is the ONLY access to the race (this will be reviewed for the Autumn events).
No Spectators:
For our socially distanced Kew Gardens 10k's in September 2020, NO SPECTATORS were allowed down Ferry Lane/inside Kew Gardens until after the runners had finished. We can only social distance our runners so advise your friends/family to meet you on Kew Green so when you exit Ferry Lane after the race you can all re-enter Kew Gardens by presenting your race bib or medal at Elizabeth Gate and enjoy your time in the gardens. This might be the case for our Spring 2021 events but we will be reviewing and confirming this in February.
Parking:
There is even less parking at Kew this year due to the new cycle path on Kew Road. The Kew National Archives are allowing runners to use their car park and we also have spaces in Kew's Herbarium car park, both at £15.
For all parking options click here
How To Get There:
1. Get a train to Richmond Station and from there take the 65 bus to Kew Green or an Uber (£6 - £8)
2. Get a train to Turnham Green (picadilly Line) walk 5 mins to Chiswick Lane, take 237 or 267 to Kew Bridge, walk over the bridge and Ferry Lane is on the right.
3. Get to Claphan Junction and take an Uber (£16 - £20)
Bike Parking:
If you are local we advise cycling to the event and you can use the pike parking on Kew Green. This is a great warm up for your legs!
For all other options please visit Transport for London or National Rail.
Old Deer Park (next to Pools on the Park Leisure Centre), Twickenham Rd, Richmond TW9 2SF. Click here
RICHMOND SUNDOWN 5K' IS THE AFTER-PARTY OF ALL AFTER-PARTIES!
- Watch the sun go down as you walk/ jog/ run and finish with an after party!
- New FLAT course starting at 7PM
- Entertainment to keep you going every 500 meters!!!
- After-party music performance from Fake Tan.
Old Deer Park (next to Pools on the Park Leisure Centre), Twickenham Rd, Richmond TW9 2SF. Click here
The Kids races are staggered throughout the afternoon and will run from 2pm - 4.30pm. Race times will be emailed to all participants prior to the race.
2021 Children with Cancer UK Kids' Mile & 500m Proposed Timetable (subject to change):
Age restrictions:
Full Marathon: minimun age - 18 on day of race
Half Marathon: minimum age - 17 on day of race
10km: minimum age - 15 on day of race
5km: minimum age - 13 on day of race
Kids races: ages 5-16 years on day of race
Kew Gardens 10K: All on road and path inside Kew Gardens. Flat and fast!
Half and full marathon: Mixed surfaces: road, towpath and grass. Flat and fast!
Kew Gardens 10K:
There will be one waterstation at 3 miles where water from bottles will be available.
Richmond Half Marathon Waterstations:
1: Water only in compostable cups at 3.75 miles
2: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 7.09 miles
3: Water only in rPET bottles and compostable cups - half & half at 10.05 miles
4: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 12.15 miles
Richmond Marathon Waterstations:
1: Water only in compostable cups at 3.75 miles
2: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 7.09 miles
3: Water only in rPET bottles and compostable cups - half & half at 10.55 miles
4: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 12.80 miles
5: Water only in rPET bottles and compostable cups - half & half at 15 miles
6: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 17.85 miles
7: Water only in rPET bottles and compostable cups - half & half at 20.15 miles
8: Water only in rPET bottles and compostable cups - half & half at 23.20 miles
9: Lucozade Sport Orange and compostable cups of water at 25 miles
The finish:
At the finish our hydration partner Lucozade Sport will hydrate you with their FitWater. This purified spring water contains 4 key electrolytes with zero calories.
Special thanks to Lucozade Sport, our Official Sports Drink Partner, for supplying Lucozade Sport 380ml rPET recycled bottles on the Marathon & Half course. The following flavours will be rewarded to ALL runners at the finish!
Full professional cover in place throughout the course.
The entire course will be fully marshalled. Marshals are volunteers so please say thanks to these amazing people!
A sweep marshal will be present to assist athletes who do not complete the course and will be transported to the finish line.
Due to Covid-19 and social distancing, all runners will be given an arrival time to avoid congestion. Friends and family of runners might not be able to spectate inside Kew Gardens, however, all are welcome to enter Kew Gardens free of charge afterwards to make a day of it (this will be reviewed in February, closer to event weekend).
Please take weekend public transport timetables and delays into consideration. A limited number of prepaid parking is available from our shop.
Suggested car park for Old Deer Park is next to Richmond Station
NCP car park - Richmond Station, Drummond Place, Kew Road, Richmond, TW9 1DN
The finish line festival in Old Deer Park will open at 9 am for friends and family wanting a prime finish line spot and our stalls will commence sales at 9.00am.
Your Richmond RUNFEST medal, technical t-shirt and free beer will be proudly given to you after the race. The festival stalls will be manned by a variety of local businesses and retailers to entice the whole family.
Please see our Richmond Fitness Expo page for more information.
A community event like this cannot happen without lots of volunteers. If any friends or family members want to get involved in the race they will receive a T-shirt, a free beer and a burger. Click here to sign up.
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Dr Carla Meijen, sport psychologist and senior lecturer in applied sport psychology at St Mary’s University has put together some last minute mental tips. These tips can help with mental demands such as worries about sticking to your race plan, or coping with the pain and discomfort of running a (half) marathon.
Advice for before race day:
Advice for race day:
After the event: