Paddock Wood Half Marathon
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Paddock Wood Half Marathon
The event is the half marathon held in Paddock Wood, Kent, on Sunday 8 March 2026. The course is described as fast, flat and accurate, running on roads through hop fields and orchards of Kent. The race has a participant limit of 3,000 and the organiser notes the event sold out in the previous year. Results and past-year results are published online.
Early bird entry fees apply until 31 December 2025 and change from 1 January 2026. Early bird fees are £28 with a UK Athletics competition licence and £30 without. From 1 January 2026 the fees are £33 with licence and £35 without. The minimum age for entry is 17 on race day. Entries on the day, if available, will be 40.
Logistics, services and rules
Facilities listed include chip timing, supervised baggage store, refreshments, a physiotherapist, full first aid cover and online and text results. Official pacers are provided for a range of target times, including pacers from around 1:20 up to 2:45. All finishers receive a medal and a bottle of water, and official race photos are free to download for entrants.
Race rules state that in-ear and over-ear headphones are banned under UKA rule TR55 S5; bone-conduction headphones that do not cover the ears are allowed. Medically prescribed in-ear hearing aids should be declared to organisers. The organiser states there are no refunds, no deferrals and no name transfers. The race charity is the Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.