Run possibly the 30th Bideford Half Marathon – the swift half! Runners of all abilities are welcome and will receive a 2025 bespoke medal and T-shirt. 

The race course starts and finishes very close to the Bideford Amateur Athletic Club Clubhouse and takes in magnificent countryside alongside the River Torridge between Bideford and Great Torrington. The course heads out on roads and returns on the Tarka Trail, you even get to run through a tunnel.

£200 cash and bottle of fizz for 1st man and woman • £150 cash for 2nd man and woman • £100 cash for 3rd man and woman • £80 cash for 4th man and woman • £60 cash for 5th man and woman • £40 cash for 6th man and woman

£50 cash bonus if the 1st man or woman sets a new course record male 01:05:35 (2023), female 01:17:15

£20 cash for the winner of each category up to V75

Category trophies U20 men and women: 1st only • Senior to V75 men and women: 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Trophies for best single fancy dress

All cash prizes, bottles of fizz and trophies are available at the prize presentation on the day of the race only.

England Athletics RunEvents licence number TBC

Certificate of Course Accuracy 20/085

Need to know info:

No walkers. This is for the safety and wellbeing of participants and marshals as sections of the race are on open roads. Participants need to be able to complete the race in an average of 15 minutes per mile, or faster, and within the 3 hours 17 minutes cut-off time. Those ignoring this rule will be withdrawn from the event and marked as disqualified on the results. Bideford AAC thanks you for respecting this rule

Headphones and earphones (including bone-conducting versions) can not be worn during the race. Bideford AAC thanks you for respecting this rule

For you reference here is the full Race T&Cs and Cancellation Policy