Half Marathon
Sat 1 Nov 2025 Ware, Hertfordshire, UK

Catherine Wheel Canter | Half Marathon

Welcome to the Fireworks Festival of Running! Come and tackle the track to see whether you can complete a half marathon over multiple laps of the 400m circuit - and how fast you can do it.

  • Sat 1 Nov 2025
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

Half Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£33-£35

  • 13.1 miles track and field

Event overview

Back for its fourth year!

As part of the Fireworks Festival of Running, why not come a tackle the track and see how far you can go? Options include 5K, 10K, half marathon, full marathon, 50K Ultra or simply keep going for 6 hours.

Do you have it in you to complete your distance on a 400 metre athletics track?

The numbers

Based on lane 1, the inside lane:

  • 5K = 12.5 laps
  • 10K =  25 laps
  • Half Marathon = 52.75 laps
  • Full Marathon = 105.5 laps
  • 50K Ultra = 125 laps
  • 6 Hour Challenge = unlimited laps 

Highlights

  • Bespoke medal
  • Traffic free athletics track made for running
  • Free parking
  • Race photos
  • Tea, coffee and cake are free for runners
  • Limited to 50 runners
  • ARC Licence
  • Chip timed event
  • Music all day
  • See your supporters each lap
  • 6-hour cut-off time
  • Toilets and changing facilities on site close to race track
  • No chance of getting lost
  • Aid stations all around the course

This event is part of Catherine Wheel Canter.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators

Registration

You will need to be at the venue around 30 minutes before your start time which will give you enough time to collect your race number, receive the relevant race briefing and get ready to run.

  • Bag storage
  • Changing facilities
  • Free parking
  • Music
  • Park
  • Showers
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre
Wadesmill Road
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 0UQ
UK

Route

  • Cut off time
  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • Multiple laps
  • Traffic free
  • Water stations
  • GPX available

  • Bring your own cup

This event is taking steps to be more sustainable:

  • Cupless

    Runners can buy a reuseable cup at the event.

  • Car share

    Car sharing is actively encouraged.

  • Medals

    Runners often have the choice between a bespoke medal for this event specifically, or a 'lucky dip medal' which is a scheme to help use up medals from other races to prevent them going to landfill.

  • Cake
  • Chip timing
  • Medal

Included

There are many perks to entering this event, including:

  • The opportunity run your distance on an athletics track
  • Medal
  • Chip timing
  • Race photos
  • Encouragement throughout
  • Hot drink
  • Cake
  • Community-feel
  • Free parking

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries open
  • Collect race pack
  • Enter online

Entry fees

Entry fee

£33.00

Entry fee

£35.00

Other races at event

  • Sat 1 Nov
  • #1 of 0
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

5K

09:00

Age 16 & over

£23-£25

  • 5 km track and field
  • Sat 1 Nov
  • #2 of 0
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

10K

09:00

Age 16 & over

£25-£27

  • 10 km track and field
  • Sat 1 Nov
  • #4 of 0
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

Full Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£35.50-£37.50

  • 26.2 miles track and field
  • Sat 1 Nov
  • #5 of 0
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

Ultra Marathon

09:00

Age 18 & over

£35.50-£37.50

  • 50 km track and field
  • Sat 1 Nov
  • #6 of 0
Wodson Park Sports & Leisure Centre, Ware

6 Hours

09:00

Age 18 & over

£35.50-£37.50

  • 6 hrs track and field