Sunday 21st January is an important date for Farnborough as it hosts the second Farnborough Half Marathon, returnng after a sell out first edition. Home of the world famous Air Show, Farnborough was crying out for a major running event and now, with the full support of Rushmoor Borough Council, we are pleased to say the town has one immediately established - The Farnborough Winter Half Marathon. The start and finish area will again be under the famous Airship hangar in Farnborough Business P…
Sunday 21st January is an important date for Farnborough as it hosts the second Farnborough Half Marathon, returnng after a sell out first edition. Home of the world famous Air Show, Farnborough was crying out for a major running event and now, with the full support of Rushmoor Borough Council, we are pleased to say the town has one immediately established - The Farnborough Winter Half Marathon.
The start and finish area will again be under the famous Airship hangar in Farnborough Business Park, which now stands as a monument to the past as a great piece of industrial art.
From the hangar the route takes you past the end of the runway and, with an improvement to the route in 2017, will continue adjacent to the runway emerging next to the Air Accident Investigation Centre. From here the route returns to the Business Park and passes the start at approx 5 miles.
The route will then continue through the Business Park and out on a flat road circuit through the rural area that surrounds the airfield. Gone are the multiple laps of the Business Park at the start, the climb up to Queens Roundabout, the gravel section through Southwood Woodland Park and the gravel tow path alongside the canal.
Entirely traffic free, we feel that the Farnborough half is now one of the flatest, fastest routes in the South.
The 5km Fun Run is open to all runners over the age of 8 years (under 12s must be accompanied by an adult), which is on the first 5km of the Half Marathon route and is also traffic free. For 2018 the 5km will be chip timed.
For 2018 we are introducing a Kiddies Run for 5 to 8 year olds. This will be on a safe circuit of 800m within the Business Park starting and finishing under the famous Airship Hangar. The kiddies run is free to enter but you should register your children online through the entry link above.
Local Charity Support from Farnborough Winter Half
We are delighted to be supporting local charity Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care through the Farnborough Winter Half Marathon and Fun Run.
For over 35 years Phyllis Tuckwell has been supporting and caring for patients and families who are living with cancer, or another terminal illness (such as heart, lung or neurological disease). Their wide range of services, all of which are offered free of charge, ensure that both patients and their families are able to make the most of the time they have left together.
Care is delivered from the Hospice in Farnham where there is an 18 bed In-Patient Unit and a Day Hospice, at the Beacon Centre in Guildford and through their Hospice Care at Home team out in the community. It costs around £10 million a year to run the Hospice’s services but only 20% of their costs are covered by the NHS/Government. This means they have to raise around £20,000 every day and we are delighted to be doing our bit to support them.
If you would like to support the work of Phyllis Tuckwell please visit our Virgin Money/Just Giving page and give a donation. Or you may like to ask friends and family to sponsor you. Whatever you can do to benefit this worthwhile local charity will be gratefully received.
Visit Phyllis Tuckwells website for more information or go straight to their Virgin Money Giving page.
STEP BY STEP
Step by Step are a local, Aldreshot, based charity helping homeless young adults get their lives back on track. The charity has a sheltered housing centre in Aldershot where young adults are helped to fend for themselves, work on volunteer projects in the community and develop a CV towards finding perment work. Visit Step by Step at https://www.stepbystep.org.uk/.
THE ROUTE
Click HERE for the Half Marathon Route.
Click HERE for the 5km Route
Half marathon UKA Affiliated Club runners £26
Half marathon Unattached runners £28
Half Marathon Late entry fee from Dec 1
Half marathon UKA Affiliated Club runners £33
Half marathon Unattached runners £35
Corporate Team £112 (5 runners with four fastest times to count)
5k Fun Run All Categories £10
Kiddies 800m Free of charge
Please note: The event entry platform provider Resultsbase charges an admin fee of £2 plus 1.2% credit card fee.
The event limit is 3000 runners and entries will close January 15th 2018 unless capacity has been reached before that date.
A quality technical T-shirt featuring the race logo can be purchased at the time of entry for £10. T-shirts have to be pre-ordered and will be availbale for pick up on the day. There will be no T-shirts sold on the day.
Age limit: 17yrs +
Age limit: 8yrs +
800m Kiddies Run 9:15am
age limit: 5 to 8 yrs (family members may accompany the children without entering the run)
Terms & Conditions
Once your race entry is accepted either online, by post or over the telephone we are unable to make refunds. You may roll your entry over to another 2:09 Events race subject to space availability and paying any difference in entry fee. Roll over places must be requested in writing or by email at least 72hrs before the event - changes after this will count as no-show and we will be unable to change your entry.
Refunds will not be payable if we are forced to cancel, or in any way change the event due to war, threat of war, riot, civil strife, industrial dispute, terrorist activity, natural or nuclear disaster, fire or adverse weather conditions or other circumstances amounting to force majeure. In the unlikely event of the cancellation/postponement of sporting events for whatever reason, 2:09 Events Ltd cannot be held responsible in any way for any monetary loss, inconvenience or any other circumstances outside of our control, including non-refundable events fees.
Disclaimer:
I agree and abide by the rules of the event's governing body (eg UK Athletics/British Triathlon Federation) and the event. I understand that I enter the race at my own risk and that no person(s) or organisation(s) will be held responsible for any accident, injury or loss to myself, prior to, during or after the event. I understand the organisers reserve the right to alter the arrangements and conditions should circumstances require.
Half marathon UKA Affiliated Club runners £26
Half marathon Unattached runners £28
Half Marathon Late entry fee from Dec 1
Half marathon UKA Affiliated Club runners £33
Half marathon Unattached runners £35
Corporate Team £112 (5 runners with four fastest times to count)
5k Fun Run All Categories £10
Kiddies 800m Free of charge
Please note: The event entry platform provider Resultsbase charges an admin fee of £2 plus 1.2% credit card fee.
The event limit is 3000 runners and entries will close January 15th 2018 unless capacity has been reached before that date.
A quality technical T-shirt featuring the race logo can be purchased at the time of entry for £10. T-shirts have to be pre-ordered and will be availbale for pick up on the day. There will be no T-shirts sold on the day.
Age limit: 17yrs +
Age limit: 8yrs +
800m Kiddies Run 9:15am
age limit: 5 to 8 yrs (family members may accompany the children without entering the run)
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