Expected January 2028
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The Whingeathon is a timed, lapped event staged by Phoenix Running on the Itchen Way in Winchester. Runners complete repeated laps of a professionally measured 2.62 mile out and back route that crosses the Hockley Viaduct and returns to the Garnier Road car park event base. The format is deliberately flexible: entrants rock up and start when they are ready and decide on the day how many laps to run, with five laps making a half marathon, ten a marathon and eleven or more an ultra inside a seven hour running window. An aid station on course supplies sweet and savoury food, including a signature serving of potatoes and vegan options, and every finisher, whether attending in person or taking part virtually, receives a bespoke medal or memento.
Crossing the Hockley Viaduct on every lap
Out and back route along the Itchen Way in Winchester
Professionally measured course with a Road Permit
2.62 mile lap that can be run once or repeated up to ultra distance
Start / Finish
Garnier Road Car Park, Winchester, the event base for all laps
Garnier Road Car Park, Winchester, the same point as the start of each lap
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What you get
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Bespoke finisher's medal or memento for all finishers
Virtual participants also receive a physical medal or memento
On the day
Before you enter
Other questions
Every finisher receives a bespoke finisher's medal or memento, and both in-person and virtual participants receive a physical medal or memento. Access to the on-course aid station is included throughout the run.
Rather than a mass start, the event uses a rock up and run format. Runners may begin at different times during the day and everyone runs within the same seven hour window.
Yes. The event is a timed, lapped format, so you choose how many laps to complete once you are there. Five laps make a half marathon, ten make a marathon and eleven or more counts as an ultra.
Yes. The course on the Itchen Way has been professionally measured and the event holds a Road Permit.
The route follows the Itchen Way, a riverside path in Winchester, so expect a mix of firm path and softer riverside surface rather than pure road or technical trail.
Entry fee
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Expected January 2028
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