Cheltenham Running Festival 5k, 10k, Half Marathon & Juniors 2025

Come and join us for the Cheltenham Running Festival on Sunday 8th June 2025!

This event offers you the unique opportunity to run a 5k, 10k or Half Marathon around the famous Cheltenham Racecourse! Bring your kids along to join in the fun with our juniors race, to make a fun day out for the entire family!

Running within and around the horse racing circuit this really is an event like no other, so channel your inner jockey and take on a chip timed 5k, 10k or Half Marathon around this inspiring venue.

Each Mile will be accurately marked out and we will have plenty of helpers to keep you quite literally on track and encourage you all the way to the finish line.

The Course

A flat 5k loop within the grounds of Cheltenham Racecourse, with spectacular views of the surrounding area. The course is mostly tarmac, with some sections of gravel and soft surface. Perfect for a PB.

1 lap 5k, 2 lap 10k, 4 lap half marathon.

Start Times

10.00am – Half Marathon

10.45am – 10k

10.55am – 5k

12:30pm - Juniors

Included in your entry

Unique themed medal

Chip timed results

Free Race Photos

Post race goodies

Come and enjoy the day with us; we hope to see you there!

With RunThrough you can expect a friendly team of marshals to help guide you round the course and cheer you on to the finish, a lively and well-serviced event village with plenty of food and drink options including free goodies from our partners at the finish line after your hard effort.

We have been extensively researching what runners consider important, and sustainability is fast becoming the top issue. Click here to see what RunThrough is doing for sustainability.

T-Shirts at events have become a hot topic with concerns around the quality not being high enough to wear on a regular basis. We have decided to tackle this by offering a RunThrough Kit Technical T-Shirt with a retail value of £22 for £12 with the addition of the Birmingham Running Festival logo printed on the chest.

We can do this with our partner RT Kit as part of a strategic decision to raise awareness about the quality of the product whilst reducing the overall cost of events for those who would prefer not to have a t-shirt included.