Everything you need to know about England’s biggest and best Winter Half Marathon!
THE 2026 FARNBOROUGH WINTER HALF MARATHON OPENS FOR ENTRIES ON FRIDAY MAY 16
The 2026 Farnborough Winter Half Marathon will take place Sunday 8th of February
HALF MARATHON START: 9 AM
The start and finish will be under the Airship Hangar arch in Farnborough Business Park with the free 800m kids fun run at 9.20am.
Prices
HALF MARATHON
There is a limit of 3000 entries in the event in the 2025 Farnborough Winter Half. Entries are now sold out for 2025. The official charity partner, Rainbow Trust, has a few remaining charity places for the event, which come with a fundraising target. Contact info@209events.com if you are interested in one of these final places.
Early Bird Entry- OPENFirst 1000 entries or Until 30th of September (whichever comes first) - UKA Affiliated £35 Non Affiliated £37Standard Entry - NAFrom 1st of October - UKA Affiliated £40 Non Affiliated £42
The above prices include all administrative charges and processing fees.
Kids Run
The kids run is free to enter and is limited to 100 places. Parents/Guardians do not have to enter but may run alongside their child. The distance for the kids run will be roughly 800m. There is no minimum age limit for the run but under 5s must be accompanied by an adult.
We will open this up for booking in 2026.
Race Number Pick up
Race numbers for all entries received before January 1, 2026 will be sent out. All entries taken after January 1 will be for collection on Saturday February 7 at the Village Hotel Farnborough or from the race village from 7.30am on race morning.
We currently do not have a final design for the 2026 race t-shirt. We will update this when we do.
(T-shirts are unisex sizing)
XS - Chest = 45cm Length = 66cm
S - Chest = 48cm Length = 68cm
M - Chest = 51cm Length = 70cm
L - Chest = 54cm Length = 72cm
XL - Chest = 57cm Length = 74cm
2XL - Chest = 60cm Length = 76cm
(Chest measurements are for one side of the t-shirt measured whilst it is lying flat).
Age limit: Half Marathon = 17yrs+
- High quality medals to all finishers
- Prizes for first 3 M/F overall, first Masters M/F 35, 40, 45, 50, 55+ etc. Prizes will be wooden commemorative trophies.
- Chip timing
- GOODIE BAG with commemorative Farnborough Winter Half products
- Free Race Photos by digital download
FACILITIES
- Full medical cover provided by event medical service provider Code Blue Medical Services. Medical teams will be set up at the start/finish area and on key sections of the course, there will also be a mobile team that can respond to incidents between these points.
- Extensive toilets
- Secure bag storage facility at the start/finish. Although the Baggage Area is manned at all times, bags are left at the owners risk.
- On-site race village featuring local running clubs, charity partners and food and drink stalls
OTHER INFORMATION
- The free kids 800m run will start at 9.20am.
- Volunteers, marshals and supporters are all welcome please email info@209events.com if you are interested in helping on the day. All volunteers receive free entry into any future UK event organised by 2:09 Events UK and a goody bag of products.
- If you are looking to book a large group please email info@209events.com and we can discuss group pricing.
- There is no event parking in the immediate vicinity of the start/finish area or in Farnborough Business Park. There are a number of public car parks in Farnborough town centre, which are 10-15 minutes walk from the race village. These are generally pay and display car parks, you are responsible for complying with the relevant charges and regulations.
- If you are staying at the Village Hotel, one of our event partners, there is customer parking at the hotel, which is 2-3 minutes walk from the start/finish area.