Cheltenham Running Festival
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Cheltenham Running Festival - 20 June 2027
The Cheltenham Running Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham GL50 4SH on 20 June 2027. The event offers multiple race distances and on-course distance markers with marshals positioned along the route.
- Half Marathon
- 10K
- 5K
- Junior race
Race entries include a unique themed finisher medal, free race day photos, chip-timed results, post race goodies and a bag drop. Route maps are provided for the half marathon, 10K, 5K and junior routes. The half marathon route lists an elevation gain of 122 m.
The event supports Charlie's Community Support and Linc Blood Cancer Charity. Details in the event materials describe Charlie's Community Support as providing free holistic therapies and wellbeing services for people affected by cancer in Gloucestershire, and Linc Charity as funding items and services the NHS cannot provide.
Practical information available for participants includes free on-site parking, a secure baggage marquee with numbered tags, toilets in the racecourse stands and water supplied on every lap every 5 km. The 5K course does not pass a water station. The event is not suitable for wheelchairs or prams. Organisers ask to be contacted by runners who expect to take more than three hours to complete the half marathon. Minimum ages apply for each distance. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
