Phoenix Running - Walton-on-Thames

DEC
12
2025
Get festive at the Christmas Jumper Friday Run on a flat, scenic out and back beside the Thames, with distances from 5 km to ultra and a flexible one hour start window. Enter early to secure a free technical running top or take home a medal.
5 kilometers

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Event overview

The Christmas Jumper FRIDAY Run takes place on Friday 12 December 2025 at Xcel SPORTS HUB Stadium, Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JG. It is a timed event on an out-and-back riverside course alongside the River Thames. The course uses towpath terrain and is described as flat with no elevation gain or loss. Participants have a maximum time limit of 7 hours to complete laps of the course. The event operates a flexible "rock up and run" format with a one-hour start window and can accommodate specific start time requests depending on chosen distance.

Entry, distances and kit

Entry fees are shown as £37.95 (Affiliated) and £39.95 (UnAffiliated). The organiser offers a free bespoke long-sleeved technical running top to entrants who register before 22 October 2025; entries received after that date receive a finisher's medal instead. No transfers are permitted after 22 October 2025.

Distances available include:

  • 5 km
  • 10 km
  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Ultra

The lap length is 5.3 km (3.28 miles). The stated minimum distance is one lap (3.28 miles) or as far as a runner can go within 7 hours. All participants receive a giveaway medal or memento. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

5 km
5.3km Loop per Lap

Events nearby

Enjoy a flat riverside run along the Thames with a chocolate themed aid station. Choose your own distance from 5km to ultra marathon within a flexible seven hour time limit.
Trail run in Bisham, Marlow on 27 September 2026 with Half Marathon, 10k and 1k routes along the Thames and through woodland.
A 7 hour Time Challenge on a signed riverside loop in Staines offering flexible distances from 3 km up to 50 km, with medals, distance pins, aid stations and goody bags.
A timed track event in Walton on Thames on 2 October 2026 offering 6, 12 and 24 hour formats with chip timing, 400 m laps and distance options from 5 km up to 100 mile equivalents. The track is limited to 100 runners at once.
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