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Eastbourne 10k

Sunday 24 May 2026

Aged 16 and over

£17.49

Children

£11.00

Minimum fundraising target

£50.00

Date

Sunday 24 May 2026

Time

10:00

Venue

Sports Park

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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

Race for Life 10k is a more challenging event, but without any pressure. Take it at your own pace and enjoy the atmosphere, or push yourself a little more. The events are chip-timed, so you can find out if you’ve beaten your personal best! Sign up as a group with friends and family, or go solo and join hundreds of people on the day. However you take part, you’re helping to beat cancer.

Location

Venue

Sports Park, Cross Levels Way, Eastbourne, BN21 2UF

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Course information

The start and finish are on grass. The course is on a mix of grass, tarmac and dirt paths.  The 10k is a double lap of the 5k course.

Click here to see the Course Map. Please note, this is subject to change.

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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 and finish are in the field between Park College (A level centre) and Kings Road.

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Travel information

By Car:
General Event Parking:
Please use the football field just off Kings Drive here

Drop Offs: There is no designated drop off point at this venue.

Blue Badge Parking: Please come to the Kings Drive entrance and inform the stewards of your blue badge and they'll direct you to the hardstanding parking spaces oposite the Event Site.

Volunteer Parking: Please use the football field just off Kings Drive here

Electric Charging points: Please use Evyve Charging Station, 21 Rangemore Dr, Eastbourne BN21 2TY - Approx. 450 Meters away.

Public transport and pedestrians:
Pedestrians:
Please access the main event site at Eastbourne Sports Park via Kings Road and follow the stewards directions.

Bus: The nearest bus stop is Selmeston Road bus stop (approx. 2 minute walk to event site) - numbers 125, 48 and 51.

Train: The nearest train station is Hampden Park (Sussex) - Southern Railways (approx. 18 minute walk to event site).

Cycling & Bike Racks: There are bike racks available at Eastbourne sports park next to the main entrance.

Facilities

Available

Refreshments

Toilets

Dogs allowed

Suitable for pushchairs

Wheelchairs accessible

Parking

Not available or suitable

Bag drop

Showers

Accessibility

This event is wheelchair accessible with assistance.

Event Site:
The start and finish areas are on grass, which is flat and firm underfoot. In wet weather, the ground may become soft or muddy.

Course:
The route includes tarmac, grass and gravel and is a double lap, with possible congestion around Hamfield Drive.
In poor weather, grass and woodland may become muddy, soft and slippery, which could increase the level of assistance required.

There are also some inclines/declines on and around Hamfield Drive, with a maximum gradient of 2.1%, plus some narrow sections accessing Hamfield Drive from the Sports Fields and within the woods. An alternative route can bypass these but may shorten the course.

Parking:
Blue Badge parking is available, approximately 20 Meters from the event site on tarmac / hardstanding. See Travel Information for f

What you'll receive

When you sign up to Race for Life, we'll support you every step of the way. You'll receive:

  • A fundraising pack with tips to help you reach your target

  • A customisable back sign

  • Training plans and support to help you prepare

  • Access to our Facebook community to help you get motivated

  • A Race for Life medal when you cross the finish line!

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Prepare for your event

Get fundraising and training support, tips and resources to help you hit your target and prepare for your event.

How your support saves lives

Over the past 50 years, our work has helped double cancer survival in the UK.

Thanks to support from people like you, we've funded pioneering research to prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer. But our work isn't done yet. We want to bring about a world where everybody lives longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer.

The money you raise goes towards our research into more than 200 types of cancer. With you at the start line, just imagine how far we can go.

Learn where your money goes

John

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

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.

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