AEPG Great Eastern Run

This year's Great Eastern Run route has been improved following feedback from runners and key organising partners. This route gives spectators better views as well as runners a chance to improve on their previous personal best times and ensures that 100% of the route is based on roads / tarmac.

The route takes runners through a section of the city centre, one of the unique aspects of the course, along with passing through the grounds of Peterborough Cathedral, NEW for 2023, and the first time this has featured within the route of the Great Eastern Run ever.

Please note that we are operating a cutoff of 3 hours 30 minutes to ensure we can reopen all roads on time.

Total climb = 65 metres - average of 3 metres per KM

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A bespoke medal, and goodie bag will be available to all runners. Chip Timing is in operation on the Half Marathon and 5K distances.

Trophies are awarded to the top three male and female runners, and category winners.

• Bespoke Medal
• Goody Bag
• Fast flat course
• Awesome event village
• City Centre Closed Road Event
• Event photography available to purchase
• Trophies and prizes for winning runners and category winners

Registration Open: 7.30am

5K Fun Run Start: 9.00am

Wheelchair start: 10:25am

Half Marathon Start: 10.30am

The Event Village will be open from 7:30am. Further details regarding race packs will be made available nearer the event. Runners MUST write their name, any medical condition, emergency contact name and contact number on reverse of their race number where requested.

The course features a route with FULLY CLOSED roads. Please follow all signage and Marshal’s directions at all times and keep to the left unless instructed otherwise.

Medical teams will be present onsite - if you feel pain, experience dizziness or any other symptoms immediately stop running and seek help from a marshal, who can radio through for medical assistance.

There will be at least 2 water stations out on the course. The Great Eastern Run will be organised as a sustainable event - please bring sustainable / refillable bottles where possible, and we can refill these at the designated water stations on route should you wish to use.

In ear Headphones are banned from the race. Bone conducting headphones though are permitted – so long as you can still hear marshal instructions clearly.

Appropriate footwear should be worn. The routes are fully based on roads, outside of the Embankment start / finish.

4 years or older for 5K Fun Run (with all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult).

17+ for the Half Marathon.

There is a cut off time of 3hrs 30mins to ensure road closure times are adhered to

Plastic Free
Participants are asked to bring their own sustainable/ refillable bottles

Headphones
In-ear headphones are banned, bone conducting headphones are permitted

Pacers
Pacers available for the following finish times
1hr30
1hr40
1hr50
2hrs
2hrs10
2hrs20
2hrs30
2hrs45

Elite entries are available
Men; sub-70mins
Women; sub-80mins