08:30
Age 17 & over
FREE-£56.50
The Big Half has an unmissable festival atmosphere – and everyone's invited!
Brought to you by the organisers of London's famous marathon, you can get set for 13.1 miles of fun today taking in some of the marathon route from a completely different perspective!
Bringing together Londoners of all backgrounds and runners of all abilities from everywhere.
A party atmosphere is promised and a route banked with cheering supporters too!
Enjoy the traffic-free city on some of the famous marathon route in the reverse direction.
The New Balance Big Relay covers the same course in four legs and the Big Mile is free, family-friendly event that takes place on the same finishing stretch, ending at the Cutty Sark.
Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
London
Greater London
SE1 2AA
UK
The 13.1-mile route of The Big Half and the New Balance Big Relay starts on The Highway by Tower Bridge and finishes beside the historic Cutty Sark in Greenwich.
The route passes through the four London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich – taking in Canary Wharf, Wapping, Tower Bridge, Rotherhithe and Deptford along the way – before finishing at the iconic sailing ship.
This event aims to inspire and deliver innovation in mass participation event sustainability.
Recycle every plastic bottle.
Reduce power usage and use hydrotreated vegetable oil in generators.
Waste separation to aid recycling and plastic-free finisher bags made from sugarcane.
Participants can opt to plant a tree rather than receive a t-shirt, planting the seed for sustainable change.
The fabulous medal and t-shirts for The Big Half have been designed in collaboration with ASRA Club, a running club and community space placing Muslim women at the forefront of sports, wellness and sisterhood.
Make your memories of The Big Half last forever by purchasing a digital photo package!
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.
All charity places
Children
Supporting cleft surgery and other forms of essential comprehensive cleft care.
Sign up
£10
Fundraise
£300
Free sign up
Homelessness
The only UK charity that reunites missing children and adults with their loved ones.
Sign up
FREE
Fundraise
£350
Heart
The only charity in the UK to support people with high cholesterol.
Sign up
£30
Fundraise
£350
There are 3 ways to secure your place in this fantastic event:
You can secure a charity place in The Big Half and get sponsored for your half marathon miles to support an important cause.
Entry fee
£56.50
Entry fee
£0.00
Really great atmosphere and great for chasing down that PB!! Would recommend to every runner. Lucy R
It was fun running over Tower Bridge. Lynsey K
It's a great race with a big crowd of runners. Connor D
This is my favourite half marathon. I love the route as it takes in some great parts of London- including Tower Bridge and ends up in Greenwich.
It has great PB potential. Sarah M
I loved the route. Running through parts of London I’ve never visited before. Support was fantastic. I got goosebumps running over London Bridge because the support was so loud.
A great sized medal and a nice T-shirt and food bits at the end. Dan M
It's a flat, fast course with a great atmosphere, fantastic crowds spectating and the medal and T-shirt are very nice. David A
Reviews thanks to RaceCheck