Registration and race t-shirt collection will be open from 8am in the Board Room inside the Pavilion Gardens.
There are a number of excellent food and drink vendors at the Pavilion Gardens so there will be plenty opportunity to replace the calories afterwards or for your friends and family to enjoy whilst you run! Full details here: https://www.parkwoodoutdoors.co.uk/centre/the-pavilion-gardens
T-shirt (if ordered) for collection at registration before the race. Event memento – a branded Buxton Half beer, from Peak Ales for all runners at the finish.
Online entries are available through https://www.avtiming.com/buxtonhalf from 4th December 2023
If the event does not sell out in advance, there will be limited entries on the day available for £27.00 / £29.00
FAQs
The race takes place on Sunday 26th May 2024. We advise you to arrive in good time to register (entries on the day) and collect your race T-shirt (if ordered) for the race starting at 10:00am.
Entry cost: £24.00 for UKA affiliated athletes and £26.00 for unaffiliated runners. Option to purchase a race t-shirt for £10.00.
Event memento – a branded Buxton Half beer, from Peak Ales for all runners at the finish.
Prizes
Male 1st 2nd 3rd
Female 1st 2nd 3rd
Male U20
Male Vet 40/ 45 /50 /55 /60 /65 /70+
Female U20
Female Vet 35 /40/ 45 /50 /55 /60 /65+
1st local runner (non-running club)
1st Female Affiliated Club Team (1st 3 across the line)
1st Male Affiliated Club Team (1st 4 across the line)
No competitor to get more than 1 prize ( if vet 1st,2nd,3rd etc then next vet picks up age grade prize) If V50 wins then next vet in 50 + group gets that prize.
Buxton Half Marathon will be chip timed by AV Timing.
There will be 3 water stations situated around the course. They will be at mile 2.5, at the top of the first climb, mile 7 at Glutton Bridge and mile 10 at Brierlow Bar . There will also be water at the finish line.