Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run
Sun 12 Oct 2025 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run

2025 details tbc. Open to all the family from serious athletes wanting a shorter race to complete beginners wanting to have fun, get fit and raise money for Anna's Hope, or a different charity cause.

  • Sun 12 Oct 2025
The Embankment, Peterborough

Anna's Hope 5K Fun Run

09:00

Age 4 & over

£11.90-£17.90

  • 5 km road running

Event overview

The Great Eastern Run is a major event in the UK running calendar. 

Thousands of runners of all abilities and ages will be welcomed back to the streets of Peterborough City Centre for the return of the AEPG Great Eastern Run – which will host a Half Marathon and the 5K Fun Run and aims to raise many thousands of pounds for good causes.

route

With a start and finish at the Embankment, the event boasts a super flat and fast route around the streets of Peterborough City Centre.

Highlights

  • Essential autumn half marathon
  • Flat and fast road route on closed roads
  • Featuring the cathedral grounds
  • Runners return year after year
  • For all abilities with generous cut-offs
  • Immense crowd support
  • Free training sessions and training plan
  • Heaps of runners' perks on the day
  • Medal, iTab, T-shirt, goody bag and more

This event is part of AEPG Great Eastern Run.

Event video

  • Average fitness
  • Event village
  • Families
  • Newcomers
  • Spectators
  • Traders at event
  • Wheelchair users

2025 details to be confirmed.

Timetable

  • 07:30 | Registration opens
  • 07:30 | Event Village opens
  • 09:00 | 5K Fun Run starts
  • 10:30 | Half Marathon starts

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Entertainment
  • Music
  • Paid parking
  • Park
  • Toilets
  • Urban

Event HQ

The Embankment
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 8TY
UK

Paid parking

Ample parking is available around Peterborough City Centre.

  • Distance markers
  • Entertainment
  • First aid
  • Flat
  • Marshals
  • Mass start
  • No headphones
  • Out and back
  • PB
  • Sweeper
  • Toilets
  • Traffic free
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

Route highlights

  • Embankment Road
  • Rivergate
  • Bourges Boulevard
  • Cowgate
  • Long Causeway
  • Princes Gate
  • Park Road
  • Central Park 
  • Princes Gardens
  • Eastfield Road
  • New Road
  • City Road
  • Wheels Yard
  • Peterborough Cathedral
  • Gravel Walk
  • Bishops Road 

Map

map

Sustainability

  • Public transport links
  • Recycling
  • Sustainability policy

  • Chip timing
  • Map
  • Medal

Included

  • Awesome medal
  • Chip timing
  • Pre-race warm-up
  • Medical support
  • Awesome Event Village
  • Post-race refreshments

Prizes

Trophies are awarded to the top three male and female runners, and category winners.

Optional extra

  • Technical T-shirt

Photos

Photos and video will be taken on the day, and details shared with runners in the post race email and on social media.

  • Age 4 & over
  • 1500 places
  • Entries not yet open
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available
  • Race pack by post

Adults and children can take part in the Great Eastern Run Annas Hope 5K Fun Run. Children must be at least 4 years of age (with all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult).

My first time at this event. Had the best day - will be coming back next year. Eve N

The course is flat and fast so ideal for first timers or anyone looking for a PB. This years race was very well organised with a prompt start, marshals were helpful and supportive on the way round. Lucy B

Brilliant event, thank you so much! We loved the route through the cathedral grounds with all the extra support it gave us too, well done, and thank you. Caroline C

Nothing other than perfection!! Best race ever! Amazingly organised! I can’t wait for next year! Bethany W

Awesome event, so well organised and friendly. Robbie B

Being able to run through the Cathedral grounds was a great addition. The volunteers that help did such a beautiful job. Thank you to everyone involved as if it weren’t for you all I wouldn’t be able to run around the city that means so much to me. Great job everyone. Karl H

Always a great day and this year proved even better than ever! Really great atmosphere, great course and brilliantly organized! Makes every runner want to come back again and again! Already looking forward to next year. Chris M

Great event. Good road course. Fantastic medal. Clare M

A superb day. Lots of local car parks and great travel links with the Peterborough train station a 10 minute walk to start line. The start areas are well organised with a team of pacers , the course is flat and fast. Great provision of toilets on the route with the water stations, rare for a half marathon to have such good on-course provision. The support in Peterborough is electrifying, this is a much loved event and people come out to support runners. The route saw the addition of the Cathedral which adds a really unique aspect to the course. A very decent medal and goodie bag. The route allows for a chance of a PB, I will be back next year. A superb half marathon and an essential addition for your autumn running calendar. Secret R

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10:30

Age 17 & over

£35-£37

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