Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon 2026

Sunday 27th September 2026

Ipswich: Russell Road, Ipswich, United Kingdom

Running, Distance running


Activities

  • Event Entry Only - General Entry
  • Event Entry Only - UK Athletics Club Member
  • Event Entry including Finisher's T-shirt - General Entry
  • Event Entry including Finisher's T-shirt - UK Athletics Club Member
  • Discount Event Entry Only - General Entry
  • Discount Event Entry including a Finisher's t-shirt - General Entry
  • Early Bird Event Entry Only - General Entry
  • Early Bird Event Entry Only - UK Athletics Club Member
  • Early Bird Event Entry with T-shirt - General Entry
  • Early Bird Event Entry with T-shirt - UK Athletics Club Member
  • Charity Portal - Charity Manager
  • Charity Portal - Charity Entry
  • Corporate Portal - Corporate Manager
  • Corporate Portal - Corporate Entry
  • Pacers Portal - Pacers Manager
  • Pacers Portal - Pacer Entry

Description

The race will start and finish at Portman Road Stadium - home to Ipswich Town FC.

You will see runners heading down Duke Street, through Ipswich Waterfront and then along Cliff Lane. Continuing around the River Orwell, you will head to Wherstead Road, back along Grafton Way before reaching the big finish at the stadium. 

We are so excited to bring Run For All to the county of Suffolk, and we already can’t wait to see thousands of you reach your goals while raising huge amounts of cash for such deserving charities within the local community and beyond.

See it as a new challenge, sign up for fun or run in a group, regardless of your goal or reason the crowds will be out in full force to cheer you on and the atmosphere will be terrific as the town of Ipswich comes alive for the day.

So if you’re looking for a new challenge in the town of Ipswich, what’s stopping you?

Sign up for this fantastic new event today!

Event details and schedule

Event Schedule

Start Time : 09:30

STart Line : Portman Road Stadium

Event Village

To satisfy your pre and post-run fuel needs, a selection of tasty food and drink choices will be available to purchase.

There are also several bars and cafés in the area that will be sure to welcome spectators and participants and are often bursting with atmosphere after the event.

Our wonderful partner charities will also be located in the Event Village, so make sure you go say hi!

Fuel & Hydration

We will have water stations on course, where you will be able to pick up a 330ml bottle of water. To see the exact locations of water stations, please refer to the route map.

Applied Nutrition energy stations will also be available on course including Applied Nutrition Isotonic Drinks and Applied Nutrition Energy Gels.

Please make use of the bins provided post water stations.

Baggage

Please leave enough time pre-event to drop off your bag in the designated Baggage Store.

Please use the tear-off strip attached to your race number and simply tie it around the handle of your bag before checking it into the Baggage Store.

Pacers

We’ll have friendly pacers on the course, sponsored by Arla Protein who can help you stick to your intended finish time. They’ll have flags attached to them with finish times so you can choose the best pace to suit you.

Toilets

Please only use the allocated toilets for this event located around the stadium. There will be plenty of toilets which you will be able to use pre or post-race.

Run For All operates a zero-tolerance policy and any runners seen urinating anywhere other than the facilities provided will be disqualified.

Medical

Should you find you require medical assistance, personnel will be on hand to help at regular intervals on the course with fixed first aid stations located near the water stations. These locations are shown on the route map.

In addition, there will be a first aid unit and recovery area located near the start and finish line. There will also be roaming first aiders around the Event Village.

Clothing

It is important to note that all clothing discarded at the start of the race will be collected and donated. Unfortunately, we are unable to keep any clothing that has been left in the starting area, unless dropped in the baggage store prior to the race.

Photos

Smile! The MarathonPhotos team will be on course throughout the event to snap your picture.

Photographs can be purchased at marathonphotoslive.com.

Results

All results will be available in the results section of the website after the end of the event.

However, keep in mind that it’s not all about times – you should be proud of yourself just for getting out there and getting active!

Massage

Please see here if massage will be provided.

Organised by

Jane Tomlinson's Run for All / BTR Liverpool

5 MADISON COURT, GEORGE MANN ROAD, LEEDS

Phone: 00000000

Event Images