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Southampton Running Festival

Name: Southampton Running Festival
Start: 2026-05-31
End: 2026-05-31
Location: Bishop's Waltham

Bishop's Waltham, United Kingdom • 31 May 2026

Southampton Running Festival

The event begins and ends in Southampton Common, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. The route runs through woodland, grassland, ponds, wetlands, lakes and parkland within the open green space in the centre of the city. Each kilometre is marked with distance flags.

Distances on the course include:

Half Marathon - 6 laps plus out and back
10k - 3 laps
5k - 2 smaller laps
Junior Race - a separate short course

Friendly marshals guide runners around the course and provide encouragement. The event village offers food and drink options and free goodies from event partners at the finish area. Organisers highlight sustainability as a key consideration for the event and offer an event t-shirt at a reduced price when purchased as part of entry through their kit partner RT Kit. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United Kingdom South East (England) Bishop's Waltham

Race information

Registration

Half Marathon

10 km

10k

5 km

Junior Race

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

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