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Portsmouth 10k

Sunday 30 Jun 2024


Aged 16 and over

£17.49

Children

£11.00

Minimum fundraising target

£50.00

Date

Sunday 30 Jun 2024

Time

10:00

Venue

Southsea Common

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Life is worth Racing for. Enter Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life and raise money for life-saving cancer research.

About the 10k event

Looking for more of a challenge without any pressure? Race for Life 10k is for you! Our 10k events are now chip-timed, so you can find out if you’ve beaten your personal best – while you’re raising funds to help beat cancer. 10k is just over 6 miles. Take it at your own pace or push yourself a little more. Have fun with it and enjoy the atmosphere.

Location

Venue

Southsea Common, Clarence Esplanade, Portsmouth, PO5 3NT

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Course information

The Portsmouth 10k Race for Life route is a flat route running around the beautiful Southsea Common, taking in views of Ladies Mile. The 10k is a double lap of the 5k route.

Please remember to bring your own water bottle already filled as there will be no bottled water provided at events. There will be a water refill station 1/2 around the course and a ScottishPower water refill station will be available to use at the finish. 

Please arrive 30 to 45 mins before your start time so that you are prepared and ready to go on time.

Our courses have been measured with a measuring wheel. This is the most accurate measurement method and may not always correspond with digital tracking apps and watches.

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Join forces or go solo

You can take part in any Race for Life event as an individual or a group to raise money for life-saving research. Walk, jog or run together in a group or go solo at your own pace, or lead the way as a Group Leader and get family, friends and colleagues involved! However you choose to get muddy, you’re helping to beat cancer.

Warm up with other Race for Lifers

Shake off any pre-Race nerves and get moving with our fun warm-up session just before your event.

Supporters and spectators welcome

Bring along as many supporters as you like to cheer you on! We’ve got things for everyone to do, check out the Location section above to see what’s happening on the day.

Soak up the atmosphere

After you've completed the course, stay on and celebrate with other participants, friends and family with a picnic in the park.

You fundraise, we discover

10m

More than 10 million of you have taken part in Race for Life events since 1994, fundraising for Cancer Research UK.

£970m

Race for Life has raised over £970 million towards life-saving cancer research since it began 30 years ago.

130,000+

With your money, we've helped develop radiotherapy, which helps 130,000+ people with cancer in the UK every year.

Event details

Once you sign up for your Race for Life event, you'll receive an email with all the need-to-know details to help you feel fully prepared for the day.

Meeting point

The start line is on Southsea Common on the adjacent field to Clarence Esplanade.

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Travel information

Please use city centre car parks for the event. There is no event parking on site.

Although parking has previously been available for this event on Southsea Common, unfortunately, this is no longer the case. Please use City Centre Car Parks or the Park and Ride service. Please click the link for Park & Ride information http://parkandride.portsmouth.gov.uk/whatson.shtml

Facilities

Available

Refreshments

Toilets

Dogs allowed

Suitable for pushchairs

Wheelchairs accessible

Not available or suitable

Bag drop

Showers

Parking

Accessibility

If you require any further information on the accessibility of a Race for Life event or wish to bring a carer/assistant to accompany you or if you need to bring a guide runner, please contact our Supporter Hotline on 0300 123 0770 and press 1 when prompted (Opening hours are 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday) or email us at raceforlife@cancer.org.uk 

The route is mainly on flat tarmac roads and paths but there is a large section of the course on Southsea Common itself, the grass is cut and flat but may be harder to navigate in wet weather. 

This event is suitable for wheelchairs users and pushchairs with assistance. Disabled/ accessible parking can be found in most nearby car parks. Details can be found here: https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/car-parks/ 

There are no allocated drop off points for the event but please be aware that Avenue de Caen will be closed as part of the route.

John

John is wearing pink and smiling. He has his arm around his daughter. They are at the finish line of a Race for Life race.

I'm not a runner. I was proud to complete Race for Life.

- John, Race for Life Knutsford

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Your entry fee covers the cost of your event, but your fundraising helps us save and improve lives. Join the celebration, join the family, and join the thousands helping to raise the money we need to power Cancer Research UK’s biggest discoveries.

We're with you every step of the way

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Get fundraising support

When you sign up to an event, you'll get fundraising support every step of the way. Get top tips, ideas and resources to help you hit your target and raise as much money as possible for life-saving cancer research.

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Prepare for your 10k event

Choose a training plan to help you get Race for Life ready. You could even use Strava or Fitbit to track your walk, jog or run.

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Facebook community support

Once you've signed up, join the Race for Life Super Supporters Facebook group to help you get motivated!