Join Ashbourne Running Club for this beautiful but challenging half marathon out into the Peak District and Dovedale.
Half Marathon Entry Fee:
Fun Run Entry Fee (on the day only):
* additional booking fees apply for online entry
Enter online or on the day although there is a race limit of 500 so enter online to avoid disappointment and skip the queues on the day.
Prizes Awarded as follows:
1st Male/Female
2nd Male/Female
3rd Male/Female
1st Local M/F
1st M/F V40, V50, V60
Race packs and numbers (chip timed) to be picked up on the day at registration.
Note: at this years event, water will be provided on the course and at the end. However, in order to reduce waste, disposable cups will not be provided. Please bring your own reusable bottle for the finish and either carry your own water (camelback etc) or collapsible aerodynamic cup to fill at the water stations.
We start on the market place, do a loop around Belle Vue road, back into town then up the Market place again before heading into Mappleton.
We then run through Mappleton and up to Spend Lane and along to Thorpe, continue to Ilam, Blore and then a quick there and back through Okeover park to see how you are getting on then back into Mappleton.
We then turn off Mappleton road at the Bike Hire car park and run back into Ashbourne through the tunnel then back into town via Church Lane and to the short finish on the Recreation Ground.
Water stations *No Cups* (mile): Okeover Arms (3,11) (out and back), Thorpe (5) and Blore hill (7)
We are pleased to announce that we have the PB Pacers team pacing us at this years event, we have Ben, Adam, Kieron, Dan and Gabi covering 1:30, 1:45, 2:00, 2:15 and 2:30
They will arrive in good time and be available around the race village to ask questions. You cant miss them, they are the ones with the flags on their backs!
Choose from one or two 2.5K laps of the route around the recreation ground.
The course is well marked and all off road.
Sunday 5th July 2020
8:30 - Registration at the Race Village
9:15 - Walk to start line on Market Place
9:30 - Start of Half Marathon race
9:40 - Start of 5K run at the Race Village
Race village at the following address:
Ashbourne Recreation Ground
Cokayne Avenue
Ashbourne
Derbyshire
DE6 1EJ
Stay all day and relax with the family in the afternoon at the Ashbourne Festival Picnic in the Park.
Find Out MoreClick on the links below to view the photos from previous years.
2019 Photos 2018 Photos 2017 Photos
view route on Strava