Kew Gardens Half Marathon
Richmond, Greater London
Richmond TW9 3AB, UKSun 2nd April 2023
Starting at 08:15
1 race
£47.50
1 charity place
£17.50
COVID-19 INFORMATION
Arrive wearing a mask and keep this on until you get to the start line where you can dispose of your mask in bins provided. You do not have to wear this during the run.
Please wherever possible, do not bring any baggage to the event. This is to protect both yourself and our staff.
Please respect social distancing before, during and after the completion of your run.
Immediately upon finishing we request that you make your way to the Gardens exit where in Brentford Car Park you will find water, goody bags and medals. It is of critical importance that the area around the finish line is kept clear to ensure everyone’s safety.
We know you may want to congratulate other runners on a great run, but please refrain from doing so in a physical way!
Please remember to carry out a COVID-19 self assessment accessible at: https://111.nhs.uk/covid-19.
The main symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) are:
- A high temperature - this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
- A new, continuous cough - this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
- A loss or change to your sense of smell or taste - this means you've noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal
Importantly do not travel to the event if you have been contacted by Track and Trace, are experiencing any of the above symptoms or are awaiting the results of a test.
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Organiser's Description
Taking place on the 2nd of April, the Kew Half marathon sits in the perfect spot for a pre London Marathon training run or to get the legs spinning faster ahead of the big day at London Marathon.
GoFundMe Kew The Run is a weekend that hosts the Kew Gardens 10km on 1st April 2023 and the Kew Gardens Half Marathon on 2nd April 2023. The 10K will take on a new course running entirely inside a flat Kew Gardens. The Half will start and finish inside Kew whilst taking on an additional flat and scenic route of the Richmond Riverside.
After the events, finishers and their families* can explore London’s no. 1 visited tourist attraction Kew Gardens that holds 50,000 living plants to be found across the UNESCO World Heritage site.
RUN BRITAIN full race license: 2022-43268
Races
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Half Marathon Entry
£47.50
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Half Marathon Entry
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Charity places
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Minimum Pledge
£350.00
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What's Included
- Amazing Medal
- Great Tech Tee (Women's Cut Also)
- Free Beer after the event
- Music After-Party (Free for the family)
- Free entry into Kew Gardens in the morning for supporters
How to Get There
Parking
Location
Course Details
Mixture of flat tarmac inside Kew Gardens with multi terrain on the towpath. Professionally measured and certified. No hills!
Starting outside the Hive at Kew Gardens the brand new course run through the beautiful gardens before running down the beautiful thames tow path berfore finishing back at Kew.
This is still London's flattest half marathon and even flatter than last years Richmond Half Marathon. The new course has net drop of 3ft and only a total uphill of 181ft across the whole 13.1miles.
about kew the run
Kew The Run is a weekend that hosts the Kew Gardens 10K on 9th April and the Kew Gardens Half Marathon on 10th April. The 10K will take on a new course running entirely inside a flat Kew Gardens. The Half will start and finish inside Kew whilst taking on an additional flat and scenic route of the Richmond Riverside.
After the events, finishers and their families will be treated to an afternoon of acoustic live music and a picnic (bring your own or purchase on the day) on the lawn.
free admission to your spectators
Kew Gardens is a ticketed venue so we are delighted that your race entry also allows an additional 2x adults and 2x children (U16) to enter with you FREE of charge when you arrive for the race! Spectators HAVE TO enter Kew Gardens with their runner before 8.30am in order to gain access. If your spectators wish to watch the finish line only and then enter with the runner then please can the runner visit our information tent in Brentford car park to collect a wrist band for your spectator. Runners can re-enter Kew Gardens with their race number upto 12.00 noon.
Important Re- entry information: Spectators can exit via Brentford Gate to watch runners finish in Brentford Car Park (we will give spectators a reentry wrist band to get back inside Kew via Brentford Gate). Spectators can re-enter Kew Gardens via Brentford Gate upto 12.00 noon.
Once you are in Kew Gardens after 12:00, you can remain there for the rest of the day but you cannot exit and then re-enter without paying the standard entry fee.
race packs
Race Packs will be collected from Sporting Feet, Richmond (9 King St, London TW9 1ND) from 1st April and they will also be available to be collected on the morning of your race (more info on this TBC).
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