Half marathonRoad🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Royal Parks Half Marathon

Sunday, 11 October 2026Today · Start 09:00

Starts and finishes in Hyde Park and links four of London's Royal Parks with a tour of Whitehall, the Strand and Buckingham Palace in its first half.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against royalparkshalf.com.

Elevation gain

40 m

Flat · ↓ 40 m

Start altitude

24 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

12°C

Peaks around 16°C

Entry fee

≈ $95

Lottery

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into LHR (London), about 21 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 40 m of climbing and 40 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

12°C

Peak during race

16°C

Humidity

77%

Chance of rain

17%

Wind

15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 11 October ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 09:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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