Races Half marathon · Gloucester, UK
Gloucester Half Marathon
Gloucester Half Marathon is a flat half marathon in Gloucester, UK, held each March. Starts in Gloucester Park, loops the cathedral through pedestrianised streets, then runs closed roads through Gloucester and Quedgeley before joining the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal path. Mid to late March in Gloucestershire is cool, around 3 to 12°C, with a chance of rain. The Gloucester Half Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
Page rebuilt 2026-11-14 · race facts not independently verified — confirm dates and entries on the official race site
When
March
next: Sunday 21 March 2027
Course
flat
Half marathon
Conditions
Mid to late March in Gloucestershire is cool, around 3 to 12°C, with a chance of rain.
Racing this course well
Starts in Gloucester Park, loops the cathedral through pedestrianised streets, then runs closed roads through Gloucester and Quedgeley before joining the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal path.
The Gloucester Half Marathon's flat profile means your pacing discipline, not the terrain, decides the day.
Getting a place
- How you get in
- Open entry: first come, first served
- Price
- £45 plus a 5% booking fee (2027 race)
Official Gloucester Half Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Next race
- Sunday 21 March 2027
- Start time
- 09:00
- Also on the day
- 10k
The course in numbers
City centre streets around the cathedral, a closed-road circuit through Quedgeley and the canal path.
- Layout
- Loop
- Surface
- Road with a section of canal towpath
- Total climb
- 75 m
Getting there
- Rail station
- Gloucester station, a short walk from the start
Pick your goal for Gloucester
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common half marathon goals:
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Build your training around Gloucester Half Marathon.
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Asked often
- When is the Gloucester Half Marathon?
- The next Gloucester Half Marathon is on Sunday 21 March 2027 in Gloucester, UK. It is held each March.
- Is the Gloucester Half Marathon course flat?
- Starts in Gloucester Park, loops the cathedral through pedestrianised streets, then runs closed roads through Gloucester and Quedgeley before joining the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal path.
- How do I enter the Gloucester Half Marathon?
- Open entry: first come, first served. Price: £45 plus a 5% booking fee (2027 race).
- How should I train for the Gloucester Half Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Gloucester Half Marathon: flat terrain, March conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Gloucester build.
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