half marathon

Royal Parks

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Running Challenge

London

13.1 miles

8th October 2023

Places available for 2023 event.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon is a stunning central London Half Marathon which takes in some of the capital's world-famous landmarks on closed roads, including Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and four of London's eight Royal Parks - Hyde Park, The Green Park, St James's Park and Kensington Gardens.

Over 16,000 runners take part in the 13.1 mile route through Central London and the Royal Parks in all their autumnal splendour making this scenic run perfect for first-time runners.

LOW fundraising target of £375 and just £25 registration fee! *

* We want everybody that wants to participate in the Royal Parks Half Marathon wearing their OCD-UK running top with pride. So if the registration fee would be a barrier for you to run for OCD-UK then please get in touch and we will do all we can to facilitate your participation.

Kirstie crosses the finish line with her OCD-UK t-shirt and beaming smile with her arms in the air.

Get a guaranteed charity place

£25 registration fee, LOW fundraising target of £375, but why not aim for £500!

Pay Registration Fee *

Have your own ballot place?

Join Team OCD-UK, you can set your own target and we'll send you our race pack.

Can you volunteer on the day?

Can you organise a race day cheer spot, or would like to be part of one?

Adam wearing his OCD-UK t-shirt running over some grass during the 2017 Great North Run.

The Royal Parks Half Marathon Course
Route subject to change

#FantasticFundraisers

Some of our #FantasticFundraisers from a previous Royal Parks Half Marathon.

We hope you might be using the #TeamOCDUK hashtag for OCD-UK soon.

How OCD-UK Support You

We're going to do our very best to support you with advice and information in preparation for your big day, so you can simply focus on your training and fundraising.

Regardless if you're running for Team OCD-UK with one of our event places, or your own ballot place, we will support you equally, and we will send you...