The 2026 White Horse Half Marathon took place on
Sunday 29th March.
Results for the 2026 race are on the Results Page here.
The race is run on a level and attractive rural course through the country villages of the Vale of the White Horse. Starting from Grove the course follows quiet country lanes through the villages of Denchworth, Lyford and Charney Bassett. The race is chip timed. The format and course of the race has been unchanged in recent years – and remains much the same for 2026. The White Horse Half Marathon was voted one of the top 10 races for PB potential on the Runners World website.
All enquiries should be made via email to: whitehorsehalfmarathon@gmail.com
Key Event Information
Race Venue and Start Time.
The race starts and finishes at Grove, near Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK. Full details of the the location of the race HQ, parking etc. will be sent to entrants nearer race day. The race starts at 09:30.
Map of the Course and Pre-event information
Click here for a map of the course. A gpx file of the route is available here.
The pre-event information (race programme) can be found here.
Medical and Anti-Doping Requirements. Accident Reporting.
Click here for the medical and anti-doping requirements and incident reporting.
Refund Policy
We (White Horse Harriers Athletics Club) reserve the right to cancel, delay, modify or postpone the White Horse Half Marathon due to circumstances outside our reasonable control. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, adverse weather, health and safety risks, withdrawal of the race permit or instructions or guidance from the emergency services, central or local government. In such circumstances we reserve the right to retain all or part of registration fees. We would endeavour to inform entrants as quickly as possible of any such changes.
Transfers
We do not issue refunds to entrants who are no longer able to make the event. If we reach full capacity, we will consider requests to transfer your entry to another runner. We cannot cannot do transfers within two weeks of the race.
Volunteers
We are always looking for lots of volunteers to help with marshalling and other duties at this race. No experience necessary. All offers of help are gratefully accepted.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank and acknowledge the following:
TFD gym health and fitness (https://tfdgym.co.uk/). A local, family run, extremely spacious independent health & fitness gym with a relaxed, friendly atmosphere that also delivers a highly professional service.
Olivia Pile (oliviapile.co.uk) a local artist and photographer who created our latest brilliant mug design. Olivia specialises in wedding and wildlife photography and animal portraits, in particular horses and dogs.
Jimmy Blackshaw of Goosey (0778 355724, james-blackshaw@sky.com) who donated beer and Pinkster
Light English Spritz for our spot prizes. Jimmy imports the excellent Bavarian beer from the Hofbrauhaus Traunstein (Hofbrauhaus Traunstein). The beer can be bought by the case direct from Jimmy. It is also available on draught in several local pubs, including the Plough at Hanney, the Fox and Hounds at Uffington and the Old Crown in Faringdon.
Hendred Vineyard (Hendred Vineyard) for donating bottles of their locally grown crisp, dry, sparkling Hendred Brut.
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