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This festival weekend has the privilege of starting the Richmond Half Marathon and Richmond Marathon inside the beautiful Kew Gardens as well as hosting the Richmond 10K completely within the Royal Botanical Gardens.
As part of the 2012 Olympic legacy pledge, a series of kids mile races for over 1,000 kids is held at Old Deer Park.
The events are beginner-friendly and locally organised in Richmond Upon Thames.
Featuring 'the world's most scenic marathon' through London's greenest borough.
Rare opportunity to run in the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens.
Finish your run with a family fun music festival and fitness expo.
Amazing male and female cut tech T-shirts, chunky medals and free beer!
This event is part of Richmond RUNFEST.
Dogs are not allowed inside Kew Gardens but are welcome at the finish line in Old Deer Park.
Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Richmond
Greater London
TW9 3AE
UK
This event offers a rare chance to run in the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - alongside The Palm House, The Pagoda, Kew Palace, Museum No 1, The Temperate House, The Hive and Syon House.
The Richmond RUNFEST Half Marathon features an unforgettable course starting in the beautiful Kew Gardens, taking you alongside Palm House before passing historical assets including Ham House, Richmond Green, Teddington Lock and the meandering River Thames.
Multi-terrain: Flat and fast! All on road and path inside Kew Gardens before running along the Thames Towpath. Please expect to run on flat path, road, gravel and grass during the 13.1 miles. The course is flat as a pancake.
There will be a water station approximately every 3 miles.
The Richmond Half Marathon has water stations at 3 miles (water), 7.5 miles (water and Maurten drink), 9.7 miles (Water), 11.6 miles (water) and at the finish line.
RUN-FEST organisation and crowd support is second-to-none, fantastic atmosphere the whole way around and wonderful happy volunteers at the end.