Sunday, February 21, 2027
Distance
Start Time
Cutoff
Terrain
Difficulty
Eight laps of the 5.3km riverside course, a format recognised by the 100 Marathon Club. The flat towpath keeps the lap count manageable and gives regular access to the aid station.
Riverside towpath along the River Thames
Out and back laps past the Blue Bridge or towards Hampton Court and Sunbury Lock
Flat course with no elevation gain or loss
Start and finish beside The Weir Pub
Seven hour limit gives room for any distance from one lap to an ultra
Start / Finish
The small field just before The Weir Pub on Waterside Drive, or on the patio of The Weir Pub depending on the weather. Look for the Phoenix Running marquee
Same area beside The Weir Pub on Waterside Drive, at the end of each lap
Terrain
Route
Getting There
Race Day
Recovery
What you get
Finisher medal
Finisher certificate
Race photos
Fabulous bespoke finishers' medal (except on the no medal entry)
Epic aid station
Flexible start times within a one hour window
Chip timing with online live results
Results emailed to participants and uploaded to the website the same day
Digital finishers certificate on the Phoenix World site
Athlete profile on the Phoenix World site
UK Athletics affiliated runners save £2 on the entry fee
On the day
Changing facilities
Food vendors
Marshals on course
Before you enter
Other questions
Spectators are more than welcome. The Weir Pub is right next to the start and finish line, so it offers an extremely convenient cheering point. The Weir offers cold drinks, hot drinks and food from 11am, and there is a café at the nearby Xcel Leisure Centre. The Weir also has hotel rooms for those wishing to stay over, but book early as it always sells out.
Complete one lap and you are both a finisher and a winner. Complete four laps for a half marathon distance, eight laps for a full marathon distance recognised by the 100 Marathon Club, and nine or more laps for an ultra marathon distance.
Phoenix Running are now in their 11th year of organising events in the South-East of England. They are all about being inclusive, with great routes, great medals and above all great people. They believe in encouraging and enabling runners to achieve things they once thought impossible, whether that is a first 5km, 5 mile or 50km run.
The beauty of this format is that you do not need to decide in advance. Come and run a lap, see how you feel on the day and keep going if it feels right. Runners on the no medal entry are also asked to confirm a distance at checkout, but the lap format lets you adjust on the day.
Phoenix Running uses two courses from The Weir in Walton. The Blue Bridge route heads west along the Thames, over the small Blue Bridge and under Walton Bridge before returning. The Hampton Court route heads east towards Hampton Court, passing Sunbury Lock before returning. Both are flat towpath routes with no elevation gain or loss. The course is confirmed one week before the event, depending on local events and the weather.
Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Sunday, February 21, 2027
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