Races Half marathon · Stroud, UK
Stroud Half Marathon
Stroud Half Marathon is a rolling half marathon in Stroud, UK, held each October. Starts and finishes on Cainscross Road by Marling School. Reports call the course undulating but fast. The 2022 route was changed slightly to avoid a busy stretch of main road. Late October in Gloucestershire is cool, around 5 to 13°C, with frequent rain. The rises around Stroud are small but relentless — train on similar terrain and race by effort, not pace.
Page rebuilt 2026-11-14 · race facts not independently verified — confirm dates and entries on the official race site
When
October
every year
Course
rolling
Half marathon
Conditions
Late October in Gloucestershire is cool, around 5 to 13°C, with frequent rain.
Racing this course well
Starts and finishes on Cainscross Road by Marling School. Reports call the course undulating but fast. The 2022 route was changed slightly to avoid a busy stretch of main road.
The rises around Stroud are small but relentless — train on similar terrain and race by effort, not pace.
Getting a place
Official Stroud Half Marathon site →Checked November 2026
Race day
- Start time
- 09:00
- Field size
- 724 finishers in 2022
- Pacers
- Volunteer pacers from 1:30 to 2:45
- Also on the day
- 10k
The course in numbers
- Men's course record
- 1:01:50 (Laban Kipkemboi Kipsang, 2000)
- Women's course record
- 1:12:31 (Elizabeth Yelling, 2000)
Worth knowing
- First run in 1982.
- In-ear headphones are not allowed and can lead to disqualification; bone-conduction sets are permitted.
Pick your goal for Stroud
Pace charts, weekly structure and timelines for the most common half marathon goals:
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Build your training around Stroud Half Marathon.
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Asked often
- When is the Stroud Half Marathon?
- It is held each October in Stroud, UK. Check the official Stroud Half Marathon site for the exact date and entry windows.
- Is the Stroud Half Marathon course flat?
- Starts and finishes on Cainscross Road by Marling School. Reports call the course undulating but fast. The 2022 route was changed slightly to avoid a busy stretch of main road.
- How should I train for the Stroud Half Marathon?
- Build for the course you'll actually race at the Stroud Half Marathon: rolling terrain, October conditions. RunV Premium builds a training plan around your goal time and race date, and lets you adapt it when life interrupts the Stroud build.
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