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Windsor Half Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 10:0010:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Half marathon · 10K
The course
The course is two laps in Windsor Great Park, one of about 4 miles and one of about 7.5 miles, with the 1.5 mile Long Walk at the start and the end.
- Two laps in Windsor Great ParkA 4 mile lap, a 7.5 mile lap and the Long Walk at both ends.
- The Long Walk to the castleThe last 1.5 miles run down the Long Walk toward the castle.
- Water at 2.25, 4, 6.5 and 9 milesFour water stations on the course and one at the finish.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
Whole courseGeometryTwo laps in Windsor Great ParkA 4 mile lap, a 7.5 mile lap and the Long Walk at both ends.
The organiser calls it undulating: many flat stretches and some hilly sections. The surface is tarmac throughout, on closed roads. Part of the route runs on Crown Estate private road that is open only on race day.
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Whole courseFinishThe Long Walk to the castleThe last 1.5 miles run down the Long Walk toward the castle.
The organiser describes the view of the castle beyond the finish line as the part few runners forget. Windsor and Eton Central and Windsor Riverside stations are about a mile from the start, up High Street and Park Street to the Castle Gates and down the Long Walk.
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Whole courseTacticsWater at 2.25, 4, 6.5 and 9 milesFour water stations on the course and one at the finish.
The organiser sets no finishing cut-off. The roads in the park are closed until 1pm and the water stations stay open until the last runner has finished. A late arrival may not start ten minutes or more after the gun, which fires at 10:00.
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Race weekend
Sunday 26 September Race day
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13:001:00 PM
Roads in Windsor Great Park reopen Water stations stay open until the last runner has gone through the finish.
Other races and side events (2)
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09:009:00 AM
Sprite Sprint (ages 5 to 9) -
10:0010:00 AM
Windsor Half Marathon start
Times as published by the organiser, in Windsor 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 Windsor time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Windsor, 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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