Thames Meander Marathon & Half – Summer
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How to enter the Thames Meander Marathon & Half – Summer
- Run 26.2mi
Half Marathon
Run 13.1mi
Thames Meander Marathon & Half – Summer routes
Marathon Route:
This flat, scenic riverside trail starts and finishes at the YMCA Hawker Centre HQ. Starting on the far side of the meandering Thames Path by Canbury Gardens, and returning past the HQ. The whole time along the Thames Path trail, you will go as far a the Barn Elms Rowing Club turnaround point, before running towards your final turnaround point past HQ to the far side of Canbury Gardens, and finally returning to the finish at the YMCA HQ.
Half Marathon Route:
Although following a similar scenic route statting and finishing at the YMCA Hawker Centre HQ, this course starts in the opposite direction. Start by meandering along the Thames Path to the first turnaround point at the Kew Gardens car park, up to the next point just past the Boaters Inn Pub, and to the final turnaround point which takes you back to the finish a the YMCA HQ.
Course Markings/Signage:
Both routes will be very well marked, with both Hermes Running yellow/black chevron fixed directional signage and 'Caution Runner' yellow/black signage on the Lower Ham Road section of the course. The whole course will be well marshalled and checkpoints will be well-stocked.
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Thames Meander Marathon & Half – Summer reviews (34)
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Patrick TDid the Marathon in 2019
Decent event for my first marathon however the course wasn’t very well marshalled, a lot the signs had fallen over and ended up going the wrong way at one point.S
Sam JDid the Marathon in 2019
This was my first ever marathon and I enjoyed it immensely. The army cadets were surprisingly encouraging and I loved the route. In the half marathons I've done the distances the aid/water station are at are usually displayed/prominent before the race/in emails - maybe I missed that information but would be v nice to have available (ignore if it was!). The race photographs are quite heavily half marathon focused, and don't cover any of the marathon finishers - obviously a very minor critique. Thanks for putting on a great race!Did the Marathon in 2019
it was a great course with definite PB potential (which i manage to get!). great day out, well organised, great support!S
Stuart PDid the Marathon in 2019
Excellent event, well planned and organised. Great out and back course, superb great support from organisers, marshals and pit-stop crews.A
AtulDid the Half Marathon in 2019
Was holidaying in London and decided to do this HM over the weekend, great scenic run around the Thames RiverL
LegsDid the Half Marathon in 2019
Great race, my main request for future would be that the half marathon does the 1 mile out & back at the start rather than the finish!D
Dee WDid the Half Marathon in 2019
A nice scenic run (along the thames, of course), unfortunately a lack of experienced marshalls and unclear turning points made it seem unprofessional. Witnessed marathon runners turning at the half marathon turn point - and therefore not running the entire race distance and jeopardising the results - due to young marshalls not taking their role seriously. Also wooden medal felt more like short-change than fun novelty.A
AnnaDid the Half Marathon in 2019
Having just run the Thames Meander race, its great to have such a route.However I felt slightly disappointed by the shower facilities. In an email from the organisers it was said that showers were available, so after the race I located the showers as advised by the staff in the YMCA. The showers which were not marked as male/ female were being used by men. No showers for the females. I therefore had to pay £7.50 to use ones in the YMCA. It’s not fair that men should get the showers for free and women should have to pay. I thought we had progressed in fairness and men and women were being treated the same, i was left with the impression this was certainly not the case here.
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Chrissy LDid the Half Marathon in 2019
I really enjoyed the Thames Meander, beautiful course with lovely scenery and great flat route for enjoyable running. I would say the half marathon course could have done with a couple of extra water stations. Also I didn’t love the use of so many single use plastic cups especially on such a windy day so close to the river (definitely saw some blowing away towards the river), think you should encourage people to bring their own water packs/camelbaks to minimise the use of plastic cups. Or ask people to pay an extra couple of pounds each and get paper cups! Otherwise amazing event - will be back in November!S
SHDid the Half Marathon in 2019
Generally a great race, but three issues:
- I didn't understand the total ban on headphones. Many people were wearing them without any problem. If this is a safety issue, why do many races allow them?
- The lack of any distance markers (eg, 5km, 10km, etc) was not ideal.
- The safety briefing was totally inaudible to most of the crowd.
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