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Run Bournemouth
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 11:0011:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K · 5K
The course
The half marathon starts at Hengistbury Head, runs the cliff tops for the first 5 miles, then the promenade past Boscombe Pier, and finishes at Bournemouth Pier Approach.
- From Hengistbury Head along the cliff tops to the pierHengistbury Head start, 5 miles of cliff tops, both piers, finish at Pier Approach.
- A weekend with a 10K and a half marathonSunday 10 October 2027: 10K at 09:00, half marathon at 11:00; juniors and a 5K on Saturday.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 21.1GeometryFrom Hengistbury Head along the cliff tops to the pierHengistbury Head start, 5 miles of cliff tops, both piers, finish at Pier Approach.
The organiser describes the 2027 route: it starts at Hengistbury Head, which divides Poole and Christchurch bays, and follows the cliff tops for the first 5 miles before dropping to the seafront. The promenade runs on with Boscombe Pier in sight, and a short incline at mile 8 brings runners back up to the overcliff. After passing the Russell-Cotes Museum on the way down to Pier Approach, the course runs out to the end of Boscombe Pier, then along the promenade past the blue flag beaches and onto Bournemouth Pier before the finish at Pier Approach.
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km 0 to 21.1CrowdA weekend with a 10K and a half marathonSunday 10 October 2027: 10K at 09:00, half marathon at 11:00; juniors and a 5K on Saturday.
The 2027 weekend starts on Saturday 9 October with the junior races and the Supernova 5K at dusk, and moves to Sunday 10 October for the Supersonic 10K at 09:00 and the half marathon at 11:00. The organiser says both the 10K and the half marathon take in Boscombe and Bournemouth Piers, and that the half finishes at Pier Approach.
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Race weekend
Saturday 9 October The day before
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14:002:00 PM
Junior 2K -
14:452:45 PM
Junior 1.5K -
15:303:30 PM
Kids' Kilometre -
19:007:00 PM
Supernova 5K
Sunday 10 October Race day
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09:009:00 AM
Supersonic 10K start -
11:0011:00 AM
Half marathon start
Times as published by the organiser, in Bournemouth 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 Bournemouth time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Bournemouth, 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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