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Doncaster 10k

Sunday 16 Jun 2024

Aged 16 and over

£17.49

Children

£11.00

Minimum fundraising target

£50.00

Date

Sunday 16 Jun 2024

Time

10:00

Venue

Town Fields

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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

Town Fields, Thorne Road, Doncaster, DN2 6BW

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Course information

The Doncaster 10k course is a double lap route mostly on flat grass with the occasional slight incline. The route starts and finishes in the middle of the playing fields and takes a full lap around the perimeter of Town Fields.  As this is a double lap course, please look out for second lap signage. Due to the course being on grass, it may be slightly muddy underfoot depending on recent weather conditions. 

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 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.

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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 meeting point and start line is within the park of Town Fields, on the playing fields behind the Pavillion. The finish line will also be within the similar vacinity.

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Travel information

Pedestrians: The closest entrance to the event site is from Town Moor Avenue. It can also be reached easily from all entrances to Town Fields and then by following the paths towards the pavilion. 


General Event Parking:  There is no designated parking available for the event. There is limited free parking on offer on the streets surrounding Town Fields, particularly Town Moor Avenue and Bennetthorpe. Motorists are also able to drop off passengers at the layby by the Pavilion on Thorne Road. The journey from this entrance to the event site is a 250m walk on a combination of tarmac path and grass.


Blue Badge Parking: Disabled access and drop off point would be recommended at the lay-by on Thorne Road. The journey from this entrance to the event site is a 250m walk on a combination of tarmac path and grass. There is limited free parking on offer on the streets surrounding Town Fields, with spaces available adjacent to the nearby entrances for blue badge holders on Town Moor Avenue. The journey from all park entrances to the event site are a short walk on a combination of tarmac path and grass.

Volunteer Parking: There is no designated volunteer parking available for the event. There is limited free parking on offer on the streets surrounding Town Fields

Drop Offs: Motorists are able to drop off passengers at the layby on Thorne Road. The journey from this entrance to the event site is a 250m walk on a combination of tarmac path and grass.

Public Transport:
Bus: There are a number of buses that run along Thorne Road, Town Moor Avenue and Bennetthorpe, all of which are accessible to Town Fields. Plan your journey at www.travelsouthyorkshire.com 
Train: The nearest train station is Doncaster, which is 1 mile from the venue

Electric Charging points: The closest car charging point to the event site is the EB Charging Station on Chamber Road, DN1 3BU

Cycling & Bike Racks: There is no designated bike parking at Town Fields

Facilities

Available

Refreshments

Toilets

Dogs allowed

Suitable for pushchairs

Wheelchairs accessible

Not available or suitable

Bag drop

Showers

Parking

Accessibility

We aim to provide our supporters with as much information as possible so that they can make an informed choice based on their own specific needs.

Please refer to the meeting point, course information and travel sections where we aim to give you suffient information on each of these areas.

We have assessed this route and concluded it is wheelchair accessible with assistance.


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 

We aim to have a British Sign Language Interpreter  available on stage whilst our event host is speaking 

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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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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