Kempton Racecourse- Race Information

KEMPTON PARK 5K, 10K, HALF MARATHON

Saturday 19th November 2022

Start Times:

Half Marathon – 10:00am
10k – 10:30am
5k – 10:40am

Address: Kempton Park, Staines Rd East, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///part.cubs.hats for exact event village location. For car park access: ///shout.amused.dangerously)

Dogs are NOT permitted at this event.

Event village pictured below

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Race pack Collection

**ALL RACE PACKS ARE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE DAY**

All entries will be assigned a number at registration.
To collect your number, make your way down to the collection desks on Saturday Morning.
It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number, so please arrive early.

You will only need one number attached to the front of your shirt.

Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib and needs to be attached to your shoe as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race.

At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).

Collection Times:

Half Marathon – 8:30-9:30am
10k – 9:00-10:00am
5k – 9.10-10:10am

When you receive your race packs, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the brief runner Information form which can be found printed on the back of your bib. This will help us greatly in case of an emergency!

Race Start

Each race will have a warm up in the event village 15 minutes prior to the start time.
After the warm up, estimated finish times will be called to the starting pen where our marshals will guide you into a start formation.

During the race

We will have marshals all around the course as well as distance markers and arrows.

There will be 1 lap for the 5k, 2 laps for the 10k and 4 laps (plus a mini-lap at the start) for the Half Marathon.

The half marathon will have mile markers counting down from 13 to 1mile to go.

The 5k and 10k will have KM signs counting up.

You can see the course map HERE.

After the race

Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.

There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal, Love Corn and Bounce Ball which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.

 

Travel

Address: Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Rd East, Sunbury-on-Thames, TW16 5AQ

​For car park access: ///shout.amused.dangerously

Driving
 Kempton Park is located on the A308 between Sunbury-on-Thames and Hampton Court, less than one mile from Junction 1 of the M3 via Junction 12 of the M25.
Parking
Parking for the event is free, and the event car park will be in the Festival Enclosure car park (map at the top of the email). Please head for the North Entrance to Kempton Park Racecourse, and follow the Race Parking signs to the right once inside the Racecourse for the Festival Enclosure car park. Traffic marshals will also be available to assist and get you parked in the car park.
The racecourse is easily accessible by both foot and cycle. Cycle parking is available at the venue.
Train
Kempton Park Racecourse boasts its own train station on-site – Kempton Park – which is situated 200 yards from the North entrance. Trains run every half an hour direct from London Waterloo with the journey time being just 40 minutes. We recommend planning your journey in advance.

Toilets

There will be venue toilets available & signposted between the car park and event village.

Baggage

Please limit the number of belongings you bring to the event.
There will be an informal bag drop area within the event village for runners who need it.
Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to the baggage tent staff and they will help you find your baggage.

 

​Refreshments

There is a water station located on each lap of the course. Please help yourself to this as you pass this.

There will also be water available at the finish. In order to avoid congestion on the course, we recommend bringing your own water.

Results

Results will be available on www.runthrough.co.uk after the race.

 

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race, which will be made available on our Photos Page after the race.

 

Social Media

For updates leading up to the race, please check out our Twitter @runthroughuk and use the hashtag #Runthroughuk in the build-up to the race.

If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThrough Chat group on Facebook.

If you #RunThroughUK on Instagram with your race day collages, the best ones will feature on our page!

 

Spectators

Spectators are more than welcome to come along and support runners from the event village.

Dogs are NOT permitted at this event.

RunThrough Kit

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If you have purchased an item of RT Kit with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race, with your email order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!