Bideford Half Marathon 2025

Bideford Half Marathon 

• Event Starts 10.30am The Pill, Bideford Quay
• Runners of all abilities are welcome to enter and will receive a bespoke medal and a T-shirt.
• Spectators welcome!

Free to watch! Price to enter starts at £22.50 dependant on age and ability
Need to know info:
 

Organised by Bideford Amateur Athletic Club

The race course starts and finishes very close to the Bideford Amateur Athletic Club Clubhouse and takes in magnificent countryside alongside the River Torridge between Bideford and Great Torrington. The course heads out on roads and returns on the Tarka Trail, you even get to run through a tunnel.

£200 cash and bottle of fizz for 1st man and woman • £150 cash for 2nd man and woman • £100 cash for 3rd man and woman • £80 cash for 4th man and woman • £60 cash for 5th man and woman • £40 cash for 6th man and woman

£50 cash bonus if the 1st man or woman sets a new course record male 01:05:35 (2023), female 01:17:15

£20 cash for the winner of each category up to V75

Category trophies U20 to V75 men and women: 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Trophies for best single fancy dress

No walkers. This is for the safety and wellbeing of participants and marshals as sections of the race are on open roads. Participants need to be able to complete the race in an average of 15 minutes per mile, or faster, and within the 3 hours 17 minutes cut-off time. Those ignoring this rule will be withdrawn from the event and marked as disqualified on the results. Bideford AAC thanks you for respecting this rule

All cash prizes, bottles of fizz and trophies are available at the prize presentation on the day of the race only.
 The course is half on roads and half on the Tarka Trail, you even get to run through a tunnel. The race is moderately flat, view the course. There will be 5 pacers at the race to help runners achieve the following times: 1hr 30mins, 1hr 45mins, 1hr 55mins, 2hrs and 2hrs 10mins.All prizes and trophies will be available at the prize presentation in the clubhouse. All race positions and category trophies are based on gun to chip times. Please read the Race T&Cs and Cancellation policy