Frequently Asked Questions about the Free Family Fun Run
If you have a question, before contacting us please look at the info pages on the web site and check out our frequently asked questions below.
If you still can’t find the answer, please use the Contact Us form to get in touch.
Given some narrow sections of the course and in the interest of the safety of all participants, we regret that we are unable to allow dogs to accompany runners on the course.
No, but there will be toilets at the start and finish – based in the Army Rugby Stadium and the Army Athletics Stadium.
We strongly recommend that you don’t listen to music during the race. This is for your own safety as parts of the course are on open roads. If you do insist on listening to music, please consider only using one earphone so you have some awareness of your surroundings and you can hear the instructions of our marshals. Also, there may be a runner behind you that is wanting to get past.
Parking is available, free of charge, on the Grasscrete car park behind the stadium. This is accessed from Princes Avenue, Aldershot, GU11 2LQ. A map showing car parking can be found here.
We will provide a secure area to leave baggage (bag drop) in the Rugby Stadium seating area (overlooking the pitch). However, please do not leave valuables in bags as we can take no responsibility for loss or damage.
Yes, you can. Please speak to the race team at registration and they will issue you with a wristband. Any photos where this wristband is visible will be omitted from any race photos that will be published online or in the media.
Sign up and registration will take place on the morning of the race, on a first come, first served basis. Registration opens at 8am and closes again at 9.45am.
The fun run starts at 10am and will set off at the same time as the 10k race.
The minimum age for entering the 2k fun run is 5 years old. However, children under the age of 9 years old MUST be accompanied by an adult at all times.
The fun run completes a 2k (approximately) lap of Queen’s Parade, which is the starting location for the 2k and 10k events. Although they start together, the course will be different from the 10k so it won’t be possible to run with your child and run the 10k.
Yes, you can! We’d love you to run with your children, but please remember that you should register for the fun run as well. Only runners with a fun run number will get a medal at the end.
Dogs are permitted (on a lead) at the start line on Queen’s Parade, but unfortunately they are not permitted in the Rugby Stadium, where the 10k finishes (except for guide dogs). This is a restriction imposed by the land manager and is out of our control.