Boasting heritage and beauty, Bath offers an idyllic setting for a half marathon. This event has a reputation for its wonderful atmosphere, fast course and fantastic location. Thousands of runners will be at this incredible race, consistently regarded as one of the best running events in the UK.
Voted Third Best Running Event by the Daily Telegraph and consistently voted one of the top in the UK.
Boasting ancient history and Georgian elegance alongside a modern cosmopolitan buzz.
Ideal for those chasing down a PB, first-timers and charity-runners, with wonderful crowd support throughout.
Do it for friendly competition, workplace well-being, fundraising challenge and to boost morale.
Full event details including location, route and photo gallery are on the Bath Half Marathon listing.
These charities have places in the event. To secure your place, select a charity and complete the form to ask a question or get signed up.
Health and Medical
Find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Health and Medical
Defeating meningitis and septicaemia.
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£15
Fundraise
£250
Children
Supporting cleft surgery and other forms of essential comprehensive cleft care.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Health and Medical
Rebuilding lives after stroke.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Children
Supporting bereaved children and families to help rebuild their lives.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Children
Making dreams come true to bring joy to seriously ill children.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Health and Medical
Driving research into bone health to create a future without osteoporosis.
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£35
Fundraise
£200
Mental health
Supporting those affected by mental illness to change mental health for good.
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£25
Fundraise
£350
Disability
Helping people with a learning disability to live their lives as they choose.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Cancer
Raising awareness and saving lives for prostate, testicular and penile cancer.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Children
For children aged 5-18 who have experienced severe abuse, neglect and early-life trauma.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Children
Helping the hospital offer a better future to seriously ill children across the UK.
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£25
Fundraise
£250
Children
Every sick child needs a smile. Helping seriously and terminally ill children, to bring hope and support across the UK.
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£20
Fundraise
£300
Human rights
Helping refugees build safe, hopeful and productive new lives in the UK.
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£35
Fundraise
£350
Environment
Global conservation work to ensure people and nature both thrive.
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£25
Fundraise
£275
Since it began this event has raised more than £30 million pounds for charity!
Every year thousands of runners take part in this event and fundraise for charity. While this is hugely beneficial to the charities it gives the runner advantages too, from supporting a cause that is close to your heart to securing a place in this highly sought-after event and much more.
Committing to raising money for charity gives you motivation to get outside and run, plus all of these extras which will elevate your event experience:
Charities know that raising money is all part of the challenge, which is why they provide advice, branded materials and a personalised online fundraising page to help the donations roll in. Think videos for social media, branded imagery and testimonials from previous runners.
Whether this is your first run or your fifth, you'll need to train for it! You'll receive an in-depth training plan with guidance, plus many charities have access to expert coaches and elite runners too, who can provide exclusive tips for your race preparation. Experts include Runningwithus, Full Potential and Olympic champs.
When you show up on the day, people need to be able to see clearly that you're supporting a charity. Most charities will give you a branded and personalised t-shirt or vest to run in on the big day, and often a training top too.
When you're partway through your run and your energy is flagging, what you need is a boost from cheering spectators to keep you moving. Many charities set up a cheer station along the route, keeping an eye out for you to send up a huge cheer as you run past!
Refreshments and an indulgent post-race sports massage are often provided by charities for their runners. This is the perfect way to recover alongside other people who have run for that cause.
You won't be the only person running for that charity, so it's well worth meeting other runners through the charity's invite-only social media pages! You can organise to meet up for training runs, chat with the charity's expert coaches and share tips and stories with each other to keep the motivation levels running high.
Charities buy places in this event, then give them to runners who agree to raise money for the charity – these are called charity places. Charity places are a great way to support a good cause and get a place in the event, especially if general/ballot entries are closed.
Running a half marathon and charity fundraising go hand-in-hand - which charity will you run for?