How long does a half marathon take?

Half marathon finish times typically range from 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours 30 minutes. The average UK half marathon finish time is around 2 hours.

How long do I need to train for a half marathon?

Most runners need 10–16 weeks to train for a half marathon, depending on current fitness. A base of regular 5K or 10K running is recommended before starting.

How much do half marathons cost in the UK?

Entry fees for UK half marathons typically range from £25 to £60. Major events like the Great North Run or big city halves are usually at the higher end.

Half Marathon Running Events — August 2026

The Summer Extravaganza is one of our original events and still one of our most popular. Perhaps it's because the course is flat, fast and great underfoot, or maybe becauses there are 5 distances to choose from, or could it be the fabulous BBQ, cakes, sweets, pop and beer selection at the end, not to mention the wonderful marshals and the bespoke medal. Whatever it is this one fills up very quickly. The route starts next to the canal at Kirkstall, which is 3 miles outside the centre of Leeds, so loads of public transport and accommodation for those travelling from a distance. The course is a good canal towpath all the way. it is a lapped course with one lap being 6.7 miles. This course is a must for anyone doing their first event, anyone wishing for a PB and with a 6.5 hour cut off anyone just looking for a day out. There are plenty of water and feed stations located on the course, to make sure you're fully hydrated and fuelled by sugar! You'll also meet some of our wonderful marshals along the course who'll give you lots of encouragement. All finshers will recieve a bespoke medal, lots of lovely cake and a BBQ roll including GF and Vegan, you can wash this down with a cup of tea, pop or a beer a reet proper Yorkshire day out. We pride ourselves on enabling a social space so please stay and chat with us and your fellow runners. Registration is right over the road from Start/Finish & Registration. The address for registration is: Hollybush Conservation Centre, Broad Lane, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS5 3BP. Toilets are available at the centre. Grim give the Hollybush charity £1 for every runner. What3words ///slick.rear.moons Please note that bibs will be given out on the day of registration. Getting to us: Car parking is free of charge at Morrisons in Kirkstall, we'll let you know if that changes. Distances and times: Registration Opens from 7.30am – please allow yourself ample time to park, register and use the loos. Our races are licenced from the Trail Running Association 10k 10:00 start 10 Miles 09:30 start Half Marathon 09:00 start Marathon 08:30 start During the race important things to note: We try to be cup-less: Our feed stations are normally around every three miles and offer drinks and a range of food, but please bring your own re-usable cup or bottle. Headphones: Most of our courses are off-road, but we still prefer you not to wear earphones, and due to on-course incidents, we have taken the decision to ban large over-ear headphones. These block out any other sounds and don't allow runners to hear marshals, vehicles, or other users of the route. If you do need to wear earphones, then please use bone conducting earphones or "one in one out" in-ear pieces. Please note there may will be unmarshalled road crossings. Transfers/Deferrals: You can self-serve your transfer or deferral on this website or “Let’s Do This,” depending on where you booked. Please try not to change your event or details on the day as it causes delays and queues at registration. Defers are only allowed up to 48 hours before the event, this you can do yourself online.

About The Event Who doesn't like cake?! Our Great British Bake Run is back for another year! The medal is a fantastic cupcake which doubles up as a magnet to go on your fridge! We will also hold a baking competition with prizes for best tasting cake, best looking cake, best effort cake - all of which will be on the aid table to be eaten during the run! All abilities are welcome at our super-inclusive events and we also welcome walkers too. The £22.00 entry price is available only to members. You can become a member by logging into your profile and purchasing one of the membership schemes. As well as the cheapest entry price, a member is guaranteed entry to the run and gets a mini-me medal pin at every event they attend! Distance & Time This is a 7 hour Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run. The minimum distance is 3km, which is part of a lap. A full lap is 4.37 miles or 7km (this is subject to change to a 3.28 mile loop depending on course conditions) and you can run as many, or as few, of these laps as you like subject to UK athletics age restrictions (please see the restrictions below). We will have a 3k turn point and 5k turn point within the lap which is available to allow our younger runners to comply with the UK Athletics distance rules. It is 3 laps for a half marathon, 6 for a marathon and 7 or over for an ultra, we also have a 50km distance available. The regular course is subject to some change near the time of the event depending on our health and safety review of the course. Course The course is around the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park on well maintained paths. There are lovely views of the surrounding country side making this an interesting course to run. We have a fantastic route that is all on well maintained footpaths so is perfect for a road trainer. Medals & Pins As long as you complete 3km, you will be an official finisher and you will receive one of our fantastic themed medals! We also have distance pins available for anyone who runs a half-marathon distance or more. Pins available to collect are our Half-Marathon, Mega-Half, Marathon, 50km and Ultra pins. You will receive one pin on the ribbon of your medal to reflect your achievement. Goody Bag Absolutely! You earned the calories after all, so all our finishers get a goody bag. As well as our standard goody bag, with a selection of various goodies to choose from, we also have a fabulous vegan goody bag for our vegan runners. Aid Table We have a fantastic aid table and drinks table at the start / finish of each lap. There is an incredible selection of drinks and savoury or sweet snacks such as crisps, cheese, fruit and cookies with vegan options also available and of course we couldn't have a Will Run for Ice Cream event without there being an array of ice cream to choose from for all finishers! Special Event If our event is a special event for you, for instance your 50th, 99th, 100th, 200th, 250th etc., half or full marathon then please let us know. You will receive a special running number with your name on it and the date of the event. Venue Facilities The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. There is also a great cafe which serves hot drinks and food, this is right by the race HQ. Car Parking There is free parking at the venue. Race Day Instructions & Number Pick Up Final race day instructions will be sent out via email in the week leading up to the event and will include full race day information. Number pick up is on the day at race registration before the start of the event. Other Information There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area and the items cannot be watched at all times so please do not leave anything valuable. Bone conducting headphones ONLY are allowed. Our running events are held on public footpaths so we would be grateful if all runners were considerate of other path users. This event is organised and managed by Saturn Too Limited, a franchise partner of Saturn Running.

This is the third and final event in a brand-new 2026 Summer Series - and a chance to collect 3 fabulous medals! Race 1 - Phoenix Ignite - Sat 13th June and our first birthday! Race 2 - Phoenix Blaze - Saturday 11th July Race 3 - Phoenix Afterglow - Saturday 22nd August This is one of our timed events where you choose - from 5km to 10k, half to marathon to ultra, you can complete as many, or as few, laps as you like of a 5.3km, 3.28 mile, out and back, course along the beautiful River Mersey in Chorlton Water Park. We welcome all abilities of runners, walkers, joggers, hikers, Jeffers - complete one lap and you're both a finisher and a winner in our eyes, or keep going and see how far you can get in the full 7 hour time limit and everyone gets the fabulous bespoke finishers' medal. Run a lap and see how you feel on the day and keep on going if it feels right. Places will be strictly limited so don't leave it too late to enter. Chosen charity: We will be donating £1 for every participant to a selected charity. (For example, if we have 100 entries, we will donate £100). Start Time: Earliest start 8am. Rock up and Run 8am onwards. Registration from 7.30am. All runners should be finished by 3.30pm Location: Hardy Farm, M21 8FE Race Distance: Minimum distance is 3.28 miles or as far as you can go in 7 hours. Terrain: Off road trail, the terrain is riverside towpath. Aid station: We have a well-stocked vegetarian aid station all day, with many vegan items as well as gluten free/free from items. For example: bananas, dates, jelly sweets, crisps, usually some form of cake, squash, full sugar cola, etc. Allergies: If you have severe and life threatening allergies, please bring your own food, as we cannot guarantee there will be no cross-contamination. If you'd like us to bring anything specific due to allergies, please let us know atleast 7 days in advance. Profile: The overall course has very little elevation gain / loss making this a flat and fast route. Toilets and changing rooms available at Race HQ. Parking available for 75 cars at Hardy Farm on a first come, first serve basis. Additional Parking for upto 100 cars is available across the river at Sale Water Park (15min walk from the start). There is also additional public and paid parking around Chorlton Water Park.

Phoenix Running Cambridgeshire is inviting you to join us back at Thorpe Meadows in Peterborough for our Little Miss and Mister Runner event. Not only a choice of 2 medals with this one, but we get to celebrate Kelly's birthday too. We will definitely have some birthday cake and treats for you all to share. A picturesque park, your lap takes in several of the sculptures that surround the rowing lake, you also run alongside the river Nene and finish the lap through a wooded trail. This is one of our timed events where you choose - from 5km to 10k, half to marathon to ultra, you can complete as many, or as few, laps as you like of a 5.3km, 3.28 mile loop course around Thorpe Meadows. We welcome all abilities of runner - complete one lap and you're both a finisher and a winner in our eyes, or keep going and see how far you can get in the full 6 hour time limit and everyone gets the fabulous bespoke finishers' medal. We also operate our uniquely flexible 'rock up and run' start times within a 1 hour start window, so no waiting around if you arrive early and no added pressure if you're running a bit late. Not sure how far you wish to run? Well the beauty of this format is that you don't even need to decide in advance - simply come and run a lap and see how you feel on the day and keep on going if it feels right. Places will be strictly limited so don't leave it too late to enter. Start anytime between 08:00am and 9:00am (registration open from 7.30am). Minimum distance is 3.28 miles or as far as you can go in 6 hours. Tarmac cycle paths and small section of gravel path. The overall course has minimal elevation gain / loss making this a relatively flat and fast route. Please note, as per UK Athletics rules, distance restrictions apply to participants ages 20 or under We provide a physical running service and by entering our events you are purchasing an actual run, either by attending our events or by running the event virtually yourself. All participants in our events, both attended and virtual, will receive a free giveaway medal / memento from your run

Circuit running welcomes you to our Rumble in the jumble V event. We are pleased to have our inaugural event here in Penistone, it'll be a 6 hour challenge where you can complete 5k all the way up to ultra marathon within the time limit you can start a last lap up to 5:59:59 hrs even if you finish over 6 hours. everyone is welcome weather you run or walk. Event location: St John’s Community Centre, Church St, Penistone, Sheffield S36 6AR The course will be out and back laps along the old railway line of a 4.37 miles course, there'll be a 5k turn point and a 10k will be 2 laps of the 5k lap, a half marathon will be 3 laps, a marathon 4 laps and an ultra marathon 7 laps. Start time is 8:30am, registration will open at 8:00am. What do I get for taking part: After finishing you'll have the option of picking a medal of your choice from a selection of medals from our previous events and get a goody bag for your hard earned effort. Aid table: There'll be a table at the end of each lap with water, squash, fizzy drinks and a variety of different food. You can start your last lap up until 5:59:59 hrs after the event start. Toilet facilities: The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. Please be considerate to other path users with our event being held on a public footpath. Parking: There is free car parking at the venue, please car share where possible. Public transport: Penistone train station is approximately 0.3 miles walk from the venue. Event instructions and Numbers: Event instructions will be sent out to participants 7 days before the event via email. Number pick up will be from registration on the morning of event day. There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area, and the items cannot be always watched so please do not leave anything valuable. Our running events are held on public footpaths so we would be very grateful if all runners are considerate of all other path users. Follow or like us on Facebook if you'd like to keep up to date with anything events related: https://www.facebook.com/share/1CCxHYCuah/ The run is licensed by the TRA and run under UKA Athletics rules Maximum distances permitted under rules are as follows: Age 12-13 years. 5,000m Age 14-15 years. 6,000m Age 16 10,000m Age 17 25,000m Age 18-19 45,000m Age 20 and over. No maximum distance For anyone information have a look at our FAQ'S or get in touch with us via email on circuitrunning@outlook.com