Make your race day hassle free by booking accommodation early and make the most of an exclusive offer from JW Marriott. Read more
This summer Virgin Money Giving are spreading the love by giving you the chance to win a £500 donation for your chosen charity every month! Read more
The Royal Parks Foundation team were extremely surprised and delighted to be awarded the Community Diamond Award at the Tommy’s Baby-Friendly Awards on Friday 22nd March. Read More
We’re delighted that M&S is once again among the sponsors of the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. Our event, with a focus on sustainability and reducing our environmental impact, is a great match for the way M&S does business. Read more
Win £2000 for your chosen charity this Spring with Virgin Money Giving! Read more
In 2013 we’re increasing the field of our much loved Half Marathon. 16,000 runners will be taking their place on the start line on Sunday 6 October, 4,000 more than previous years. Read more
Once again, we have seen huge demand from our charity partners getting involved to help make our 2013 Half Marathon another huge success. Following another round of strong applications by charities for one of the three top levels of partnership, we are excited to be able to announce our 2013 Golden Oak, Silver Birch and Copper Beech charity partners! Read more
With Christmas just a number of weeks away, are you looking for a gift for your running friends and family for taking part in this year’s Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon? Or would you like to reward yourself for completing Britain’s most beautiful city run? Read more.
12,500 people crossed the finish line in the 2012 Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. It was an exciting action-packed day to remember! Read more
Find out how you did on race day. The provisional results are now LIVE! Read more
Better than ever before - the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon and Ultra felt the Olympic effect with record numbers participating in the UK’s most popular half marathon event and the inaugural Royal Parks Foundation Ultra 50km. Read more
Offering the ultimate spectator experience, we have launched a free mobile application providing spectators with a unique interactive guide to the race day, the half marathon route and runners as well as spectator activities at the Food & Fitness Festival. Read more
Following the success of our recent Live Facebook chats, with our event partner Matt Roberts Personal Training and event sponsor Lucozade, we are hosting two more! Fans of the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Facebook page will have the opportunity ask experts for training and nutritional advice. Read more
We are delighted to announce that Partridges and the Duke of York Square have been named as the official sponsors of the Food & Fitness Festival taking place at the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon on Sunday 7th October. Read more
During August fans from our Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Facebook page took part in a live question and answer session with our event sponsor Lucozade Sport and event partner Matt Roberts Personal Training. Participants had the opportunity to ask for training, hydration and nutritional advice from Matt Roberts himself and sport scientist Chris McManus. Read More
Our 2012 Ballot, like many other ballots, saw many more people applying for race places than we had space for in our Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon. As a thank-you to those wonderful people who donated their registration fee to the Royal Parks Foundation when entering the ballot, we have posted each individual a unique Royal Parks Foundation hoody. Read more
Last night saw a great turn out of runners at our first Training Workshop of 2012 in Hyde Park. With a number of stations set-up and manned by our partners Lucozade Sport and Matt Roberts Personal Training, there was a lot of useful training advice to absorb during the evening. Register for your next workshop today. Read more
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is particularly popular with celebrities, including Nell McAndrew. Last year Nell ran the Half Marathon dressed as a woodland fairy for Rays of Sunshine Charity, this year she will be running as part of Team Squirrel in support of the Royal Parks Foundation. Read more
Our training workshops are back. Designed to help you with your training as you prepare for the big day, don’t miss your spot and book on one of our July workshops today. Read more
The Royal Parks Foundation Ultra has launched! It is an exciting new annual sporting challenge, created for keen and experienced runners looking to make the leap into a long distance race or seeking to exceed their previous achievements. Read more
At the end of 2011, we launched an exciting competition to find an inspiring new design for the back of the 2012 Half Marathon race shirts and we are thrilled to announce the winning design, chosen by our 2012 race ambassadors, Nell McAndrew and Ben Fogle. Read more
Sport Industry Awards 2012 Shortlist Revealed. Read more
Every participant in our Half Marathon receives a soft, breathable running shirt made from sustainable bamboo and recycled polyester. Each year, the back of this shirt features an inspirational design and we’re looking to find an exciting new design to take to the streets of London on Sunday, October 7, 2012. Read more
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is delighted to announce that after four years of successful fundraising, our half marathon has helped to raise an estimated £11million for 365 UK based charities. Read more
12,500 runners came from across the UK and 30 countries around the world to race through the streets of London today in the hugely popular Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon with 40,000 spectators and supporters cheering on the participants. Read more…
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon team have been celebrating today after fighting off stiff competition and winning Best Outdoor Event at the highly prestigious Event Awards 2011 last night. Read more…