YOU CAN REGISTER IN PERSON.  ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.

The Half Marathon 

The Berkhamsted Half Marathon, which tracks through very attractive Chilterns countryside, is an ideally timed event for runners coming back to competitive running after winter training (or hibernation), as well as an ideal opportunity for those who have taken up running to increase their fitness and enjoyment of sport.  Our 2024 event will be the 41st year. The Half Marathon is often used as a serious "marker" for those training for the full marathon distance of the London Marathon and other national events, and we welcome entries from everybody with a passion or enthusiasm for running. 

Full Information and Rules are shown at www.berkorun.com.

  The Organisers 

The event is promoted by the Rotary Club of Berkhamsted who aim to organise a successful and challenging Half Marathon event, together with an interesting 5 mile fun run.  Over the years this Rotary event has directly raised more than £300,000 for various charities.

 Race Information

The start and finish is at Berkhamsted Cricket Club which is close to Berkhamsted Railway Station.

Your entry helps Rotary raise funds for many local charities, including DENS (Dacorum Emergency Night Shelter) and two care organisations, the Pepper Foundation and the Hospice of St Francis.   We also welcome individuals or teams running to raise funds independently for their own nominated charitable causes

You can also raise money for your own preferred charity by getting personal or team sponsorship.  We'll recognise the most successful fundraiser (across the two events - Half Marathon and Fun Run), so be sure to let us know your fundraising plans by ticking the relevant box on the entry form.

We will be awarding everyone who completes the Half Marathon race one of our bespoke medals and T-shirts, so don't miss adding it to your collection. (For Half Marathon finishers, please note that for entries received after Sunday 14th January 2024 we cannot guarantee the availability of the requested T-shirt size).

Distance: 13.1 Miles

Surface: Road

Setting: Town and rural

Profile: Undulating

No wheelchair access

Water Station every 5km

Distance markers are every mile

Not traffic free

Prizes

Running Prizes: Men 1st, 2nd & 3rd overall; Ladies 1st , 2nd & 3rd overall, and prizes for the winners by age groups.  There will also be trophies for the fastest men's and women’s teams.  See full details on the event website https://www.berkorun.com/prizes

Medals: We'll be awarding everyone who completes the races one of our bespoke medals so don't miss adding it to your collection.

Fundraising Prizes: Many individual and team entrants raise funds for their preferred charity by obtaining sponsorship for participating in either our Half Marathon or Fun Run event.  One additional donation will be made to the preferred charity of the individual or team who can demonstrate to our satisfaction that they have raised more than any other by 10th March 2024, provided that they have raised in excess of £500.  There is one Team Fundraising Prize and one Individual Fundraising Prize: we will not award separate prizes for the two events. See full details on the event website https://www.berkorun.com/prizes

Registration

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED.  LATE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE ON 2ND AND 3RD MARCH at the following events.  If you have registered and not yet received your race pack, you can also collect it - but please use our contact form at www.berkorun.com to notify us first if you can.

Saturday 2nd March 2024 from 9.30am until 1.30pm CLOSING PROMPTLY at Victoria School, Prince Edward Street, Berkhamsted HP4 3HA

Sunday 3rd March 2024 (race day) from 8.00am until 9.30am CLOSING PROMPTLY at the Berkhamsted School Pavilion (near the Finish), Berkhamsted Cricket Club, Castle Hill, Berkhamsted HP4 1HE. 

Book early to avoid disappointment.  Affiliated club members are entitled to a discount on the standard entry fee, and an Early Bird discount is available until 31 December 2023.  See our entry fees section.

Late registration on these dates adds £8 to the fee for a full-price online entry.

WE ARE UNABLE TO GUARANTEE THAT REGISTRATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT - PLEASE REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

UKA Race Licence: 2024-46486