Hello and thank you for entering the Rushmoor 10k. This will hopefully answer any questions you may have so you can enjoy your race – have a great run 🙂
Race Date – Sunday 11th October 2026
You will not receive a race pack in the post.
Race HQ Location
Military Athletics Stadium, Queens Avenue, Aldershot, GU11 2TD
In the stadium you’ll find race registration, bag drop, and toilets.
Race Day Schedule
9:00am – Race registration and bag drop opens
10:00am – Race registration closes
10:10am – Bag drop closes
10:30am – 10k Race starts on the Polo Fields
Pre-Registration Number Collection
Beat the Crowds and Collect your Race Number Early
Pre-registration will take place at Aldershot Cricket Club on the following dates:
Wednesday 7th October – 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Saturday 10th October – 9:30am to 12pm (midday)
If you ordered a t-shirt, collect it when you collect your race number. T-shirts were available for pre-order when you paid for your entry. The t-shirt option was removed a few weeks before the race so we could put in the order!
If you pre-register then on Sunday arrive at the race by car and park in the race car park, you don’t need to go into the stadium except to use the toilets. You can leave any baggage in the car, then at 10.15am make your way to the start line. Similarly, if you live in Aldershot you could jog straight to the start line, same as when doing the parkrun.
Race Day Number Collection
You can pick up your race number on race day between 9:00am and 10:00am at the Athletics Stadium but if possible please try and pick up your number beforehand at pre-registration.
There are NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY.
DO NOT RUN AS SOMEONE ELSE YOU WILL NOT BE INSURED! YOU CAN TRANSFER YOUR NUMBER.
There is a Baggage Tag on the bottom of your number
Please remove if not using
or bring your bag to the baggage area with this attached
Toilets
There are toilets in the stadium.
Start Line
Runners will be encouraged to start making their way to the start at 10.15am. The start line is across the Queen’s Avenue road on the Polo fields. Please cross Queen’s Avenue at the zebra crossing. The start line is very wide and thin – please move as far as possible, you can line up anywhere along the marked area of path in the Polo fields – so almost everyone can be at the front! When you set off, aim for the big flag at the far side of the Polo fields near the Farnborough Road, then when you get there turn right.
Courses
There are THREE events starting on the Polo Fields: the 10k, 5k, and 2k fun run. All routes on the Polo Fields will be signed and marshalled, but you are advised to study the map below so you know where you are going!
- The 10k does one lap of the Polo Fields. On reaching the canal towpath, the 10k turns RIGHT.
- The 5k does one lap on the Polo Fields, turns right across the Polo Fields before reaching the towpath, then does another lap. On the second lap, the 5k heads straight to the canal towpath and turns LEFT.
- The 2k fun run starts a few minutes AFTER the main races, not at the same time. Runners follow the main route almost to the canal towpath, then do a LEFT U-TURN to follow the track alongside Queen’s Avenue. The fun run finish is approximately where Rushmoor parkrun finishes.
The 10k and 5k courses are very flat and marked with yellow signs with black arrows, and possibly red/white tape. There will be plenty of marshals. Mind your head when going under road bridges, and keep to the left in case someone is coming the other way. Look out for cyclists, walkers, fishermen, and dogs. The 10k course also follows some woodland trails. Watch out for low branches, uneven ground, loose path surfaces, and tree roots (which are slippy when wet). This is ex-army land so don’t touch any suspicious objects on the ground. The 10k route will have KM signs every KM. The 5k route has no extra KM signs, so the first sign seen on the towpath will be 9KM.
If you need water while running please take it with you. There will be some water available at the 5km point for emergencies. Please don’t drop any litter on the course (gel wrappers, bottles, etc). Take it back to the finish where there will be bins.
Finish
Medals are awarded to all 10k and 5k finishers at the end of the race, and water is available at the finish.
The race finishes in the stadium. Runners with 10k and 5k numbers will be allowed to enter the stadium using a special runner’s entrance, and will then run clockwise around the track to the finish on the far side. After crossing the finish line you can pick up a medal and get water. You can then either pick up your bag from the bag drop. If you are returning to your car in the race car park, watch out for cars leaving the event in the Farnborough direction as they will be driving up the road between the stadiums.
Results and Prizes
Provisional results will be published on the race web site and also the Facebook page on Sunday evening, unless there are major issues to resolve in which case they may appear the next day. Final results will be published a week later.
Free entry to next year’s 10k race to 10k finishers who are 1st senior, 1st U20, and 1st Vets in categories 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69 and 70+, male and female, if there are at least 3 finishers in your category.
Free entry to next year’s 5k race to the first male and female 5k finishers.
Please Note
You can find your name in the list of 10k competitors on The Entry Point web site Click here
You can find your name in the list of 5k competitors on The Entry Point web site Click here
DO NOT RUN UNDER SOMEONE ELSE’S NAME! You are not insured and could spoil the results for everyone. Change over is easy. See the 10k ‘Transfer your entry’ web page here.
Before setting off to the race, please make sure that you’ve read the Race Rules, and if travelling by car that you understand the Parking arrangements.
If you’re in the stadium and there’s a fire or a bomb scare, the official assembly point is car park no. 6 (parkrun car park).
Arriving by Car
We recommend that competitors coming from the Farnborough direction park in the public Napier Gardens car park in North Camp. There is a small charge for this. It should be much quicker to leave after the race if parked here. From this car park it is only a 1km walk (or warmup jog) to the Stadium. See the car parking page for more information.
OR until it fills up you can use the car park at the back of the Stadium as in previous years. (The Rushmoor parkrun car park, 300 spaces). To reach this turn left into Princes’ Avenue at the traffic lights on Queen’s Avenue. Ignore the car park immediately on your right, and follow the road round to the left and to its end, turning left just before the barracks. The race car park is on your left after 300m (signposted ‘car park no. 6’). Please do not park in any of the other car parks in the military area.
Arriving by Public Transport
The race start and finish is approximately 2.5 miles from Aldershot Railway Station and 1.5 miles from North Camp Railway Station. There is no connecting bus service from North Camp Station to Queen’s Avenue in Aldershot but the No. 1 route Stagecoach Goldline bus service runs from Aldershot Railway Station every 10 minutes. There is a stop in Queen’s Avenue, a short walk from the start.
The No. 1 route bus service also connects Farnborough Main Railway Station.
Arriving on Foot
The Basingstoke canal tow path runs from Woking to Queens Avenue and also from Fleet/ Basingstoke in the other direction. The race start and finish is about a 30 minute walk from Aldershot town centre along Hospital Hill and then Queens Avenue.