Battersea Park Half Marathon
From RunThrough Events
- Date Sun 20th October 2024
- Time 09:30
- Location London
- Price £37.00 - £160.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances Half Marathon
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Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating day at the Battersea Park Half Marathon, proudly organized by RunThrough Events, happening on Sunday, 20th October 2024, in the heart of London. This event invites runners of all levels to experience the stunning scenery of Battersea Park, known for its flat course that provides an excellent opportunity to achieve personal bests. The race begins and ends at the iconic Parks Bandstand, allowing spectators to cheer you on as you navigate the picturesque laps around the park.
Participants can look forward to a fun-filled atmosphere, complete with themed medals, refreshing water, and delicious post-race goodies. Each kilometer is clearly marked, ensuring you stay on track, with plenty of friendly volunteers ready to offer encouragement along the way. With chip timing for accurate results, the Battersea Park Half Marathon promises to be a fantastic event for both seasoned runners and newcomers alike. Don't miss out on this incredible experience—join us and make unforgettable memories on race day!
Participants can look forward to a fun-filled atmosphere, complete with themed medals, refreshing water, and delicious post-race goodies. Each kilometer is clearly marked, ensuring you stay on track, with plenty of friendly volunteers ready to offer encouragement along the way. With chip timing for accurate results, the Battersea Park Half Marathon promises to be a fantastic event for both seasoned runners and newcomers alike. Don't miss out on this incredible experience—join us and make unforgettable memories on race day!
Battersea Park Half Marathon
Sun 20th October 2024
Organiser's Description
JOIN US FOR THE BATTERSEA PARK HALF MARATHON ON SATURDAY 20TH OCTOBER
Battersea Park is one of London’s most picturesque parks and has been a favourite course for those wanting to run a PB! The course is totally flat, offering the perfect opportunity to push yourself to a personal best. Starting and finishing at the Parks Bandstand this course laps the park making it easy to follow and great for any spectators to catch you flying around the course.
As always with RunThrough, you will each get a themed medal, water and post-race goodies on the day. Each kilometre is accurately marked out with signposts and we have plenty of helpers to keep you on track and encourage you on your way to the finish. Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!
CHIP TIMING USED FOR AN ACCURATE START TO FINISH TIME!
Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!
Battersea Park is one of London’s most picturesque parks and has been a favourite course for those wanting to run a PB! The course is totally flat, offering the perfect opportunity to push yourself to a personal best. Starting and finishing at the Parks Bandstand this course laps the park making it easy to follow and great for any spectators to catch you flying around the course.
As always with RunThrough, you will each get a themed medal, water and post-race goodies on the day. Each kilometre is accurately marked out with signposts and we have plenty of helpers to keep you on track and encourage you on your way to the finish. Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!
CHIP TIMING USED FOR AN ACCURATE START TO FINISH TIME!
Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!
Races
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Half Marathon
£37.00
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Group Entry (6 People)
£160.00 per
CLOSEDTeam 6
Course Details
Reviews
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22 reviews
joe
·6 months ago
I found this a convenient race with a well-organised event village.
However, there are a few points that would make me hesitate to participate in this race again:
1. The timing mats were not fully out after the first lap; this meant we had to veer across the path to record our splits.
2. Being an 8.75-lapped open led to a lot of congestion for slightly faster runners. Almost from the start, I was continually weaving in and out of people, and on many occasions, I got stuck behind groups. Also, there are lots of non-runners trying to enjoy the park, and with no crossing points on multiple occations I nearly ran into dogs, children on bikes, or push chairs. It was impossible to settle into a pace.
3. There is no indication of who is running what lap. Given the cramped looped course, there is no easy way working with other runners.
Overall, it felt like a crowded time trial and not a half-marathon. I do think this is the nature of lopped park runs, so any runner should bear this in mind.
Guillaume
·6 months ago
Flat and fast course, well organised local race. The 8 laps get a bit monotonous and crowded so... great race if you are after good support and fun local race vibes (your friends and family can see you 8 times!). Faster runners (< 1h30) should be ready to weave and overtake, but the park road is very wide so you can definitely go fast safely. OK for PB hunting. Fast course but crowded. Well organised little event village (plenty of toilets, running kit and coffee) and I loved the sprint finish on the track!
This was my first ever half-marathon and I was sooo impressed with how the event was organised! From the safety of bag drop, to the great warm up, to the location, everything ran swimmingly. I loved the hype team who really helped keep the energy up throughout the morning. How friendly the team were. The pace of refreshments, and frequency of washrooms around the course. It was exceptionally organised and I can’t wait to do my next one with you. Thank so much
Thea
·2 years ago
Well staffed, bag drop great, plentiful portaloos. The flat course attracts more serious runners - not as diverse as other halfs. Couldn't hear PA instructions at start.
No communal warm up.
Pacers for 1.40 and 2.40 only.
Biggest complaint was that course ran 0.3 miles long by my watch, which tipped me beyond the time goal I had correctly paced for. I supppse you pick up more distance if you run on the outside of the lap but this seemed excessive.
The noticeable camber of the path in one orientation only for that long irritated my IT band on the stabilising leg.
The water stations were very efficient but are we really still using plastic bottles in 2024? A) people only take a sip before flinging them across the field B) planet and that.
I saw quite a few gel packets on the ground and felt as runners we were not encouraged to be responsible.
Results & photos extremely efficient - thank you.
David
·2 years ago
Great event, very well organised and huge support from spectators
Superbly organised event, very well marshalled and a friendly vibe. It was a very hot day for September (20c at the start and rising) so the shade from trees on over half the course was very welcome. Flat and fast course although due to the 8.75 laps the faster runners had to weave their through the slower runners. Excellent water station zone and supervised bag drop area. My race entry booked the day before the race (on the findarace website) didn't appear on their system but no problem being issued with my race number and having my details added. Nice medal and post race goodies and water. Recommended.
James
·2 years ago
My first ever running event. All the staff were superb from runthrough and I really felt as though they had a vested interested in the fact that every runner had a good time. Couldn’t rate this event highly enough.
Stephen
·3 years ago
Really good day! A little confusing the 8.75 laps. Held at the start line for a couple of extra minutes. But amazing atmosphere 💪🏼 where can we find times?
Michel
·3 years ago
A great and well organized race! The park is beautiful and very flat, allowing for easy running. There were large friendly crowds, and everything went very smoothly. Will definitely be running again
First Half Marathon in the books. Travelled from Canada with my younger son and daughter to visit my eldest son who lives here London. He and his gf ran too! FamJam at Battersea!
Thanks to RunThroughUK for an amazing event. Everyone was just fantastic. Shout out to Richard who kindly showed me the ropes at registration. Thanks for an awesome experience!
Carolyn Flower
Montréal, Canada
Jason
·4 years ago
Well organised event, atmosphere was brilliant and everything went smoothly. Thanks to the marshalls for their help and motivation throughout!
Location
Battersea Park Road, London, United Kingdom
Battersea Park Half Marathon
