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Half marathon of Bath
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon
- Time limit
- 4 h 30 min
- Finish closes 16:004:00 PM
The course
The organiser describes the GetPRO Bath Half as a road race on traffic-free streets, fast and flat, starting at Royal Victoria Park on Sunday 14 March 2027.
- Traffic-free streets, fast and flatFast and flat roads through a World Heritage City, from Royal Victoria Park.
- At least four and a half hoursFinish closes 16:00, at least 4.5 hours; slower runners are walked in on the pavement.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsTraffic-free streets, fast and flatFast and flat roads through a World Heritage City, from Royal Victoria Park.
The race runs through traffic-free streets in the heart of Bath, which the organiser calls the UK’s only World Heritage City, and rates the terrain as road, fast and flat. The start line is in Royal Victoria Park. Four cheer buses and live bands are spread around the 13.1 miles, and drinks stations serve cupped water and energy gel aqua; a bladder pad and toilets are at each one. Runners must be 17 or over on race day.
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Whole courseTacticsAt least four and a half hoursFinish closes 16:00, at least 4.5 hours; slower runners are walked in on the pavement.
The organiser gives everyone at least four and a half hours before the finish line closes at 16:00. A runner who cannot hold a four-hour pace but wants to carry on can move onto the pavement, and the event team walks with them to the finish line. Pacers cover target times from 1:30 to 3:00, and a runner can move back to a later starting wave on the day but not to an earlier one.
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Race weekend
Sunday 14 March Race day
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16:004:00 PM
Finish closes Everyone has at least four and a half hours before the finish line closes. A runner who cannot keep a four-hour pace may move onto the pavement and be walked to the finish by the event team.
Times as published by the organiser, in Bath time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Sunday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Bath time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Bath, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.
Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.
Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.
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Number belt
Compressport Race Belt
Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.
Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.
Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.
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Electrolytes
SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20
One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.
One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.
Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.
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Blister plasters
Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6
One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.
Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.
Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.
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