Christmas Day Cracker Run 2025
Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 6:30 am
Wraysbury Skiff & Punting Club and Wraysbury Dragons, Egham
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Christmas Day Cracker Run 2025
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Give yourself a present with the Christmas Day Cracker Run! Try and complete as many 4.37 mile laps as you can within the 7-hour time limit and earn a goody bag, medal and Christmas present. An amazing way to spend your Christmas morning, running along this beautiful stretch of the River Thames.
Ultra / 7 Hour Challenge , 5k, 10k, and 2 more
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Thu, Dec 25, 2025
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Egham, United Kingdom
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Where and when
Location
Wraysbury Skiff & Punting Club and Wraysbury Dragons, Riverside, Egham TW20 0AA, UK
Start times
Thursday, Dec 25, 2025
Ultra / 7 Hour Challenge : 6:30 AM5k: 6:30 AM10k: 6:30 AMHalf Marathon: 6:30 AMMarathon: 6:30 AM
Event summary
Here are the distances available for Christmas Day Cracker Run 2025
Ultra / 7 Hour Challenge
420min
£40 - £42
5k
5km
£27 - £29
10k
10km
£28 - £30
Half Marathon
13.1mi
£34 - £36
Route information
After the success of the last 4 years of The Christmas Day Cracker Run, join us for our fifth Christmas Day run! If you prefer to put on a pair of trainers rather than open presents, drink and eat Christmas dinner (or if you want to get a run in before you do all of that!) then this is the event for you!
We welcome runners of all abilities and you are allowed to run or walk the course.
Distance & Time
This is a 7 hour Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run. The minimum distance is 5km, which is part of a full lap. A full lap is 4.37 miles or 7km (this is subject to change to a 3.28 mile loop depending on course conditions). and you can run as many or as few of these laps as you wish in the 7 hour time limit.
Course
The course is along a beautiful stretch of the River Thames. It is fully signed so no navigational experience is required.
Medals
As long as you complete 5km, you will be an official finisher and you will receive our fantastic Christmas themed medal!
Distance Pins
We have distance pins for all runners who do a half-marathon or more. There will be a distance pin for all runners who complete either a half marathon, mega half marathon, marathon, 50km or Ultra in the 7 hour time limit which can be attached to your medal ribbon.
Goody Bag
Absolutely! You have earned these replacement calories after all, so all our finishers get a great goody bag. You will have a selection of goodies to choose from. As well as our standard goody bag, we have a vegan goody bag too. Please remember to let us know if you are vegan or if you prefer a vegan goody bag when you enter and we can have this ready for you.
Christmas Present
We can't have you leaving without a gift from Santa's stocking!
Special Event
If our event is a special event for you, for instance your 50th, 99th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th etc. marathon or half marathon then please let us know. We will provide you with a great number with your name and the event date on it. Also, if it is your birthday, again let us know and we will get you a special number for your birthday!
Other Info
There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag area and the items cannot be watched at all times so please do not leave anything valuable.
Headphones are allowed.
Our running events are help on public footpaths so we would be grateful if all runners were considerate of other path users.
What's included
- Finisher's medal
- Christmas present
- Goody bag
- Christmas Dinner Aid Table
- Toilets
- Bag drop
- Distance pins
How to get there
Wraysbury Skiff & Punting Club and Wraysbury Dragons, Riverside, Egham TW20 0AA, UK
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There is a large pay on exit carpark at Runnymede Pleasure Grounds.
Event day logistics
06:30 Event starts starts
13:30 Event ends
Christmas Dinner Aid Table
It's a full Christmas Dinner aid table, with roast potatoes, parsnips, sprouts, roast ham and a nut roast for our vegan friends. With mince pies and a little tipple of something also available, its Christmas Day with running built around it!
Toilet & Changing Facilities
Toilets and changing facilities are available at the race HQ. Bag is next to the start finish line but is unmanned meaning items are left at the participants own risk.
Compulsory Kit
If you wish to run before 7:30am, you will need to use a headtorch for the first hour of the event.
FAQs
How can I get a Christmas present from Saturn's Christmas Day Cracker Run?
Complete at least one 4.37 mile lap of the course and when you finish you can pick a present from Santa's Stocking.
Do I have to run for the entire 7 hours of the Christmas Day Cracker Run?
Not at all! All runners are encouraged to do as many laps as they can but the minimum distance is one 4.37 mile lap.
Will there be toilets at Christmas Day Cracker Run?
Yes. You can find the toilets close to the start/finish area by Race HQ.
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4.8
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