Richmond Park Half Marathon
From RunThrough Events
- Date Sun 24th May 2026
- Location London
- Price £44.00 - £197.00
- Races 2 races
- Distances Half Marathon
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Get ready to lace up your running shoes for the Richmond Park Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday, May 24th, 2026, in the heart of London! Organised by the renowned RunThrough Events, this exciting half marathon invites runners of all levels to immerse themselves in the stunning natural beauty of Richmond Park. The course features four scenic laps, meandering through lush woodlands, over gentle hills, and past an array of wildlife—keep your eyes peeled for the park's charming deer!
Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a first-time participant, you'll be greeted by a supportive team of marshals ready to guide and encourage you every step of the way. After crossing the finish line, enjoy the vibrant event village filled with delicious food and drink options, including warm coffee to refuel your energy. Plus, don’t miss out on the fantastic free goodies from our partners to celebrate your achievement! Join us for a memorable day of running and community spirit at the Richmond Park Half Marathon!
Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a first-time participant, you'll be greeted by a supportive team of marshals ready to guide and encourage you every step of the way. After crossing the finish line, enjoy the vibrant event village filled with delicious food and drink options, including warm coffee to refuel your energy. Plus, don’t miss out on the fantastic free goodies from our partners to celebrate your achievement! Join us for a memorable day of running and community spirit at the Richmond Park Half Marathon!
Richmond Park Half Marathon
Sun 24th May 2026
Organiser's Description
Join us for the Richmond Park Half Marathon and experience one of London’s most acclaimed beauty spots.
A stone’s throw from central London, this half marathon offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, comprising four laps round the park taking you through the beautiful woodland, over undulating hills and past diverse wildlife - you may well spot a deer or two on the way round!
With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you round the course and cheer you on to the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including excellent warm coffee and free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort.
A stone’s throw from central London, this half marathon offers a respite from the hustle and bustle of the city, comprising four laps round the park taking you through the beautiful woodland, over undulating hills and past diverse wildlife - you may well spot a deer or two on the way round!
With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you round the course and cheer you on to the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including excellent warm coffee and free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort.
Races
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Half Marathon
£44.00
Booking for more than 1? -
Group Booking (6 People)
£197.00 per team
Team 6
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24 reviews
Jasmin
·a year ago
Organisation was brilliant, staff and volunteers were great, well organised and friendly. It was a really hot day but the support was amazing and everyone did an amazing job at making sure it was safe for runners, well hydrated and sweets provided. Can’t wait to do another one!
Well organised and really friendly staff, but very disappointed with the actual race and circuit itself. Richmond is a massive park and to run around about 1/8th of it in four 5.25km loops was very disappointing. Won't be doing it again. Would not recommend booking. Apolgies to all the really friendly staff you were great!
Alex
·a year ago
Well organised, nice route and location in the park, good medal and relatively affordable. All in all a lovely race!
I really enjoyed this event. Easy registration and pens and safety pins were available. I was not sure about doing laps but it was good to break up the run and made it go quickly. Water was available at each lap. The signs were funny and encouraging. Lots of goodies at the end and I understand medals are now wooden for most events. Only improvement would be more toilets as there was still a huge queue for the loo when the event started.
Hollie
·3 years ago
The route itself was lovely, great open space and at points, a beautiful view of the London skyline. However, whilst we know the weather is out of control of the organisers, I do feel like more could have been done to support runners in the recent heatwave. Whether that's bringing the race time forward, or adding an extra water stop - there was just one on this course. I have been to 10K races with more water stops than this one and they were not during a heatwave. We all take personal responsibility for our water intake and how we pace but I do feel more could have been done by the organisers at this event.
Not a bad route, although I am never a big fan of laps. Lovely venue, easy to get to and park at as well.
Of course this year's version was very hot, with rather a fleet of ambulances in attendance by the end, carting poor souls, who had succumbed to the heat, off to hospital.
Naturally the organisers weren't to know about the weather when the run was arranged and we are all adults, so take responsibility for running. Having said that, the start time could have been brought forward an hour and an extra drinks station introduced - logistically, that would have been easy given the fact the course was 4 identical loops and just over half way round the loop was a perfect place, with good road access.
Great location and route, but the organisers needed to take more action to mitigate the excessive heat on the day either by postponing the race, or providing more than one water stop.
I would do the route again at a different time of year, but the lack of mitigating actions for extreme heat, which even required an air ambulance to attend the scene, was very concerning.
Cameron
·5 years ago
Well organised and friendly staff. This was my first run in Richmond park. It was beautiful scenery, great staff and the medal and shirt were great! I will definitely be doing this again !
Rachael
·5 years ago
Very fun and well organised. Great event, beautiful park, small enough that there are no queues but still a great atmosphere with loads of participants
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Alessandro
·5 years ago
Great race. The event was well organised, plenty of Marshall's and signage in the course.
The course itself was scenic and a beautiful day for running.
The medal t-shirt and snacks always help at the end as well.
Simply Beautiful (but muddy). Such a beautiful course with mixed terrains and hills. I really enjoyed the 4 laps as it broke down the 13.1 miles nicely! The organisers were great and the support from the marshals was amazing - would definitely do the course again (maybe in the summer to avoid the mud slides at the end!)
Adam
·5 years ago
Scenic beauty and beastly hills. What a beautiful park! I was promised a deer sighting but had to make do with luscious green and leafy surroundings that would make any visitor appreciate how good our parks are in the London.
As for the run itself, standard fare for RunThrough Events. Very well organised and seamless production. The four laps is a good way to do it as it mentally splits the run into managable quadrants. If it wasn’t for the big incline it would be my favourite race for sure. But hey, it’s great for fitness!!
Good Race and well Organised. A well structured and organised event. All the support staff were amazing from arrival, bib collection and throughout the race on the course marshals were very supportive!
only down side is the amount of plastic waste from water bottles, but for a small race series this is a problem for most races.
Philipp
·6 years ago
Well organised and awesome location. Richmond park is a really nice place to run! The event was well organised, easy to find and reach from London. Enough staff to make everything work very smoothly. This was my first half marathon and it was great!
Adrian
·6 years ago
Brilliant day.
Location
16 Sheen Gate Gardens, 46 Richmond Park Road, London, SW14 8JU, United Kingdom
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