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Hampton Court Half Marathon

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Hampton Court Half Marathon

4.7 · 5 reviews

Giggs Hill Green, KT7 0BT

36 Giggs Hill Gardens, Thames Ditton KT7 0AT, UK

Sun 18th February 2024

Starting at 08:30

2 races

£42.50 - £44.50

Organiser's Description

River Thames Running’s flagship event celebrates its 11th year in 2024. One of South West London’s major running events, the Hampton Court Half Marathon is highly rated as preparation for a Spring marathon or a major distance race in its own right. The 2024 race takes place 7 weeks before the Brighton Marathon and 9 weeks before the TCS London Marathon, making it an ideal target race in the training build up to these events.

The date is ideal for those runners preparing for a spring marathon

7 weeks before the Brighton Marathon

8 weeks before the Manchester Marathon

9 weeks before the TCS London Marathon

This is the original Hampton Court Half Marathon and is run over a fast, flat and visually interesting course that borders the river-side grounds of the magnificent Hampton Court Palace to the South West of London. King Henry VIII and his Tudor entourage will be there to cheer everyone on!

Runners enjoy an initial closed road loop around the picturesque village of Thames Ditton, pass through historic Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames ancient marketplace, follow the iconic 3 mile stretch of the Barge Walk beside the Thames, and reach the magnificent Hampton Court Palace after 10 miles. The route follows closed roads, pavement, pedestrian/cycle track, riverside way, and tarmac paths through parks and is well recognised for its PB potential.

All finishers will receive a top tech tee and our super finisher mug once crossing the finish line.

Races

  • Hampton Court Half Marathon

    Non Affiliated Runner

    £44.50

    CLOSED

  • Hampton Court Half Marathon

    Affiliated Runner

    £42.50

    CLOSED

Book

  • Hampton Court Half Marathon

    Non Affiliated Runner

    £44.50

    CLOSED

  • Hampton Court Half Marathon

    Affiliated Runner

    £42.50

    CLOSED

Course Details

The Hampton Court Half Marathon follows a fast, flat and visually interesting course that borders the river-side grounds of the magnificent Hampton Court Palace. The route is pavement, pedestrian/cycle track, riverside way, and tarmac paths through parks. The original race on this course founded in 2014 offers PB potential and a great atmosphere.

Terrain: Flat tarmac the whole way round. Professionally measured and certified. No hills!

RUN BRITAIN full race license: 2023-44559

What's Included

Super Finisher Mug
Amazing Tech tee
FREE instant finisher photos
FREE personalised finish line videos
Xempo pace makers to help you achieve your race target
Flat Fast picturesque course running past Hampton Court Palace
Great goody bag inc. post race snacks and drink
FREE OneASICS membership inc. RunKeeper subscription & private sales
Clearly marked and measured UKA certified course
Marshals & sweep marshals
First Aid in place throughout the course

  • Super Finisher Mug
  • Amazing Tech tee (Male/ female cut)
  • FREE instant finisher photos
  • FREE personalised finish line videos
  • Flat Fast picturesque course running past Hampton Court Palace
  • Great goody bag inc. post race snacks and drink
  • FREE OneASICS membership inc. RunKeeper subscription & private sales
  • Clearly marked and measured UKA certified course
  • Course entertainment including Dj's and cheer stations
  • Xempo pace makers to help you achieve your race target

How to Get There

Check website for further info www.riverthamesrunning.co.uk

Parking

We have a limited amount of parking 2 mins from the start/ finish line for only £10. Click here for more info and to purchase from our Hampton Court Half shop. https://run-fest.myshopify.com/collections/hampton-court-half-marathon

Location

Giggs Hill Green, Giggs Hill Road, Thames Ditton, KT7 0BT

FAQs

  • Minimum age

    17 years old on day of race

  • Refunds/deferrals

    Race entries are NOT TRANSFERABLE and NON-DEFERABLE. We do not permit a change of race number. A full refund will only be offered within 14 days of payment. After this there will be NO REFUNDS, DEFERRALS TO NEXT YEAR OR TRANSFERS TO ANOTHER RUNNER.

  • Pacers

    1hr30, 1hr40, 1hr45, 1hr50, 2hrs, 2hrs10, 2hrs15, 2hrs30

race pack collection

We have lot's of staff ready to hand you your race packs on race day morning (from 6.45am) but if you signed up before 5th January (9PM), you can also collect your race pack from Up and Running, 70 Broad St, Teddington TW11 8QY 9th Feb (10am) until Saturday 17th Feb (2pm) and they will also be available to be collected on the morning of your race Giggs Hill (KT7 0BT).

PLEASE HAVE YOUR RACE NUMBER READY WHICH WILL BE ON YOUR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS EMAIL!

on the day

PRIZES:
TOP THREE WILL WIN A TROPHY AND AN ENTRY INTO ANY RUN-FEST EVENT OF THEIR CHOICE PLUS A RUN-FEST GOODY BAG.

FIRST AID:
Full professional cover in place throughout the course.

MARSHALS:
The entire course will be fully marshalled. Marshalls are volunteers so please say thanks to these amazing people!

SWEEP MARSHALS:
A sweep Marshall will be present to assist athletes who do not complete the course and will be transported to the finish line.

WATER STATION LOCATIONS:
We have four water stations on the route at the following distances: 5.5miles, 7.9miles, 9miles & 11 Miles.

Event Video

Reviews

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4.5

7 reviews
Jessica

·5 months ago

Route was great, really shame that they don’t give you a medal at the end. Instead you got a mug…
Hi Jessica, we will be returning to medals next year. Thanks for your review, Race Director Tom
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Andrea

·5 months ago

Great route. Well organised. Parking easy. Muddy part of route, which made a little slower running but that can't be helped. Would run it again. Star marked off as water was in cups instead of bottles, I had to stop to drink. I understand environment but not on a half marathon. Or at least one station with bottled water. I had dissolvable tablets, which I couldn't use. Really annoying. A bag to carry all the goodies in at the end. Lastly , the queue for medals was ridiculously long.
Hi Andrea, thanks for your review. Race organisers are under pressure to increasingly use more environmentally friendly water stations from the council and also runners. As an industry it's the right way to go. I'm glad you enjoyed the route (despite the amount of rain we had!) and thanks for your review, Race Director Tom
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JB
Joshua

·4 years ago

Great event, nice route. A lot better than expected. Was a little concerned about non closed road sections, but all fine and went really well. If they can turn down the wind next time that would be great!!
LF
Lewis

·4 years ago

Great event. Great atmosphere, massively supported event Overall great day
Sam

·5 years ago

Cracking event. This was my first race and in my home town. To someone who has no prior experience of these events, I was really pleased with the organisation. The Marshalls were great, the organisation was well thought through and I felt very aware of how things worked in advance. The course was very flat with gorgeous views over the river. They even brought the sun out and I managed to knock 6 minutes off my PB!
Oli

·5 years ago

A well planned route. Lots of Marshalls and encouragement from locals, a good amount of stash and a nice medal, Henry the 8th and his courtiers dressed up to greet you as you ran past the palace. A great flat route too. Highlight was the number of people helping afterwards - cutting race tags off shoes was a real bonus! Will 100% do again
Rob

·5 years ago

Perfect route and weather conditions..... Highly recommend this half marathon for the flat running and enthusiastic marshalls. Well organised and scenic views, just not sure it’s a ‘Hampton Court’ related run, only saw that location for a few hundred yards! Park & Ride recommended and the brightest technical short I’ve ever seen!
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