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The Hampton Court Half Marathon
Thames Ditton, Surrey
10 College Dr, Thames Ditton KT7 0LB, UKSun 18th February 2018
Organiser's Description
The Hampton Court Half Marathon is run over a fast, flat and visually interesting course that borders the riverside grounds of the magnificent Hampton Court Palace. 2018 will be the 5TH staging of this popular pre-Spring half. Runners will enjoy the closed road loop around the picturesque village of Thames Ditton, the historic Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames marketplace, the iconic 3 mile stretch of the Barge Walk beside the Thames, and of course full views of Hampton Court Palace. The route is pavement, pedestrian/cycle track, riverside way, and tarmac paths through parks.
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9 reviews
A good local race. Quite a flat route. Some sections were very busy and shared with general public. The main concern was lack of enough toilets at the start. We waited for over 45-50 minutes in the freezing cold and ended up missing our start. The organizers had to delay the start because of the long queues. Please have extra toilets at the start as it adds so much anxiety and stress before the race.
Also, if you are going to drive then either pre book or leave atleast one hour or more time as all the car parks got full before 7.30am.
Lastly, last 100m was very narrow as we entered into the event village. We were bumping into other runners and the general crowd.
Overall a good local race for marathon training.
Jessica
·a year 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
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
Sam
·6 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
·6 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
·6 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!
