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Phoenix Fridays

Name: Phoenix Fridays
Start: 2026-10-09
End: 2026-10-09
Location: Walton-on-Thames

Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom • 9 Oct 2026

PHOENIX Fridays - Run for a Tenner Friday - October

PHOENIX Fridays are a series of timed running events with flexible rock up and run start times. This Run for a Tenner charity edition takes place at Xcel SPORTS HUB Stadium in Walton on Thames and uses an out and back course along the river Thames towpath.

Entry for this event is listed at £10 for affiliated runners and £12 for unaffiliated runners. For the Run for a Tenner charity runs the advertised ten pound entry is allocated to the Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity. All participants, attended or virtual, receive a giveaway medal or memento; this event features a double sided Rays of Sunshine medal.

The course is a 5.3 km (3.28 mile) lap, flat with no elevation gain or loss, on off road trail and riverside towpath. Runners choose how many laps to complete within the event time limit. Minimum distance is one lap, or as far as a participant can go in seven hours. Distance options include:

5 km to 10 km
Half marathon to marathon
Ultra distances by completing additional laps

UK Athletics distance restrictions apply to participants aged 20 or under. Places are described as strictly limited. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom South East (England) Walton-on-Thames

Race information

Registration

Marathon

Half Marathon

10 km

10k

5 km

3 mi

One Lap / Minimum Distance

7 Hour Timed Run

Ultra

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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