St Helena Half Marathon and 10k 2027

Harwich, Essex

The half marathon will start at 9.30am and the 10k will start at 9.50am.

The start of the half marathon is around a 5-10 minute walk from parking and Race HQ located at the bottom of Marine Parade close to The Waterfront Harwich (CO12 3ST).

The 10k race will start between Louvain Road and Abbott Road on the left hand side of the road facing towards Low Road/Gravel Hill Way following the same route as the half marathon.

The half marathon will follow a double loop taking you from the start along Low Road, into Gravel Hill Way, right into Abbott Road before joining Low Road again heading towards the start location and into old Harwich. You will join the promenade and loop the same route again before reaching the end of lap 2 you will proceed along the promenade towards the finish. The finish is located at the end of West End Lane point.

The 10k route will be 1 lap with a different start position as mentioned above.

Road closures will be in place.

With the route all on roads or promenade, we recommend road shoes for this event.

Road closures will only be in place for 4 hours.

Headphones are not allowed under England Athletic rules but bone-conducting types are currently permitted. 

Water stations will be positioned along the route and clearly marked on the route map ahead of the event. All race day information will be sent prior to race day to ensure you are fully prepared. 

Bins will be located at our water stations and we ask all runners to support the event by utilising these at each point. Any rubbish and used items such as energy gels, sweets, etc. can be disposed of at these locations. 

Throughout the course, marshals and signage will be in place to guide you through the route. Please adhere to all instructions and signage to ensure the health and safety of yourself and your fellow runners.  

Yes, but only if the maximum capacity of 1,500 runners is not reached.

Runners who are members of a UK Athletics affiliated running club are ‘affiliated’ runners; if you are not a member, then you are ‘unaffiliated’. 

As per the UK Athletics guidelines, the minimum age limit for the Half Marathon race is 17 years and over. 

Yes, once 1,500 runners are reached the event will fulfil its race day capacity.  

Yes, you can purchase a race event T-shirt through the registration process. The design will be shared close to race day.

The T-shirts can be collected ahead of race day and details will be shared of days/times via email.

As this is a running based based event we strongly encourage all participants if required to run/walk the event. The half marathon is a challenge suited to both fairly new runners and experienced runners. This supports road closures and timings associated to this, plus the overall health and safety of all runners as the route will be filled with a variety of runners on race day and lends itself to narrow sections in places.

As per the UK Athletics Licence Standards, running with a buggy is not permitted at UKA Licensed events – so we are unable to allow buggy runners at our events. 

Yes, we are accepting transfers. This must be completed 4 weeks prior to race day – 5th September.

We are not accepting deferrals for future events.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer refunds for our event as per our terms and conditions.