We have moved the venue and date for the Gloucester Half Marathon to Sunday 28th February 2021 at Castle Combe famous race Circuit near Chippenham, Wiltshire

The course is being held on private grounds over a flat, smooth running surface. The races will be held over multi laps. The Start will be a wave start.

The course will be measured by a UK Athletics approved course measurer and will be licenced through England Athletics the application will be completed through Run Britain UK Athletics

The safety of our runner’s officials, marshals and volunteers, contractors, spectators and everyone involved with our races is paramount

Runners of all abilities are welcome including club athletes, elite, recreational runners and charity runners who are encouraged to raise monies for good causes.

• Specially designed medal & Tech long sleeve T-Shirt to all finishers
• Water stations every 5k and at the finish.
• High 5 at every feed station
• Distance markers for the Half Marathon 5K, 10K, 15K, 20K

• Toilets available and ample free parking at Castle Combe Race Circuit
• Minimum age is 17 years of age for the Half Marathon
• Due to the start of the race being a wave start all athletes performances position and time will be a chip time at the Start and Chip time at the finish

Join competitors from all over the UK for this classic event at the beginning of the year.

Closing date

Friday 26th February 2021 at 00.01 hrs

COURSE RECORDS

Men

Gloucester Half Marathon Will Munday Swansea Harriers 69 mins-57 sec (2020)

Women

Gloucester Half Marathon Natasha Cockram Micky Morris Racing Club 1 hour-19 mins-04 sec (2018)

Gloucester Half Marathon Race Instructions

Your race Pack with your running number and chip will be sent to you 10 days prior to the race. Any runner who has lost their race number and chip or did not receive their race pack in the post will need to go to the help desk at registration and general enquires on the day of the race between 7.30am to 9.50am

Race Briefing

This will be sent out in the post with your race pack. Gloucester Half Marathon

Start 10.00am

Strict 5 Hour Time Limit

Venue - Castle Combe Motor Racing Circuit

Directions - Castle Combe Motor Racing Circuit

Getting Here

Getting to the venue couldn’t be easier and it is only a short distance from Junction 17 of the M4, Car times from Major Cities are

Gloucester - 51 Minutes

Bath – 45 Minutes

Swindon-30 Minutes

Bristol- 35 Minutes

London- 1 Hour- 48 Minutes

Cardiff- 60 Minutes

Oxford- 1 Hour-20 Minutes

Birmingham – 1 Hour- 30 Minutes

Swansea – 1 Hour-45 Minutes

Exeter – 1 Hour-30 Minutes

Manchester 3 Hours-20 Minutes

Photos

Gloucester Marathon website this will allow the runners the opportunity to purchase a photo of themselves if they like to log onto https://Gloucestermarathon.co.uk  or log onto

https://www.charleswhittonphotography.com

PARKING

The venue has plenty of parking. You will be directed in to the circuit from the main road through the main competitor gates. Please drive with consideration to other users.

Covid-19

Our event is licensed through UK Athletics to ensure we endeavour to keep everyone safe at the Gloucester Half Marathon a comprehensive COVID-19 risk assessment is completed and must pass scrutiny from UK Athletics, local authorities and PHE before our events can proceed. This is sent to these organizations to be approved.

What happens to my entry fee in the event of a local or national lockdown which causes a postponement or cancellation due to circumstances out of control of the event organisers?

Both these issues can cause apprehension and even reluctance in entering the event. Hopefully the explanation below can allay any concerns and install the confidence we want you to have.

How do we make our events Covid Secure?

For running events held on private grounds Entrants are given an allotted Start time with no more than 6 runners starting at the same time.

Start areas are kept significantly large so that social distancing can be maintained at all times this is monitored by marshals.

When queueing to get into the transition area, all competitors are required to wear face masks/face covering.

Hand sanitizers are located at various locations around our events, including the car park, toilets, Start and finish.

We do not permit groups of more than 6 mixing at any times at our events as per the governments’ rule of 6

When finishing an event participants are encouraged to return to their car and leave the venue after a short period.

In the event that spectators are permitted, a substantial zone is designated and marked for their use. Spectators do not interact with competitors.

We collect everyone’s details for track and trace purposes including spectators.

We have now introduced temperature checking for participants prior to racing

What happens to my entry fee in the event of a local or national lock down which causes a postponement of the event? Or Cancellation due to extreme weather conditions or other circumstances?

In the event of a postponement or cancellation we do not provide refunds. You will never lose your money in real terms, because you can use your entry fee for any of our events for two years following the original planned date.

But please understand that as a small business. It is impossible for us to plan an event and then offer refunds if the event has to be postponed or cancelled due to circumstances that we cannot control.

The Gloucester Run Event Team