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Aberystwyth 10k

Sunday 11 May 2025

Aged 16 and over

£17.49

Children

£11.00

Minimum fundraising target

£50.00

Date

Sunday 11 May 2025

Time

09:00

Venue

The Bandstand, Marine Terrace

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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

The Bandstand, Marine Terrace, The Promenade, Ceredigion, Aberystwyth, SY23 2BX

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Course information

The start and finish are on hardstanding. The course is on hardstanding pavement and roads along the coastline and cycle route of Afon Rheidol. 

Our courses are accurately measured with a measuring wheel, which may differ from GPS devices. Please follow the designated route closely to maintain the intended distance; cutting corners will affect your distance covered.

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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 take part, 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 and finish lines are on the promenade along Marine Terrace, outside the bandstand. 

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Travel information

By car:
General Event Parking: The course requires road closures to ensure the safety of our participants. The following roads will be closed from 5am on the morning of the event: 
-Victoria Terrace
-Marine Terrace 
-Riverside Terrace 
-New Promenade 
-King Street 
-Terrace Road
-South Marine Terrace. 
There is no official parking, so please park in town centre car parks and walk to the start. 
Blue Badge Parking: The closest Car park is North Road Car park, this is approx 5minute walk to the event site. 
Volunteer Parking: The closest Car park is North Road Car park, this is an approx 5minute walk to the event site. 
Drop Offs: The course requires road closures to ensure the safety of our participants. See roads that will be closed listed above.
Electric Charging points: The closest charging port is at Lower Park Avenue Car Park, which is 17min walk, 0.7 miles away from the start line. 

Public transport and pedestrians:
Pedestrians: If you are walking to the event, you can access the event site along Marine Terrace or Victoria Terrace, off Terrace road, Albert Place or Pier Street. 
Bus: Unfortunately the busses do not run on a Sunday. 
Train: The start is an 8min walk (0.4miles) from Aberystwyth train station
Cycling & Bike Racks: There are limited bike racks around the area, the closest are: Next to the new cycle shelter near the Rail Station at the back of Matalan, Outside Plascrug Leisure Centre.

Facilities

Available

Refreshments

Toilets

Dogs allowed

Suitable for pushchairs

Wheelchairs accessible

Not available or suitable

Bag drop

Showers

Parking

Accessibility

The 10K Course has an overall ascent of 59m. Throughout the whole 10K, the course is relatively flat and is solely on hardstanding, with the steepest gradient being 20% for approx 3m. The whole course has a width of 3m or more. Please note: Due to the location of the event, sand from the coastline can be blown onto the pavement and become slippery. 

We aim for maximum accessibility at our events. Our contact centre and on-site team are ready to assist with any needs or questions you may have.

Additional Support request badges are available, and our Event Managers are trained Dementia Friends.

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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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!