Everything you need for 18th April
Sunday 18th April 2027 · Linford Christie Stadium, Wormwood Scrubs, London W12 0DF
The morning, hour by hour
| Time | What happens | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Road closures come into force |
Course |
| 07:30 | Stadium opens — baggage, toilets, warm-up area |
Linford Christie Stadium |
| 08:30 | 10K assembly, wave by wave |
Track infield |
| 09:00 | 10K starts — first wave |
Stadium start line |
| 09:30 | Children's 1K starts |
On the track |
| 10:45 | Course cut-off |
Course |
| 11:00 | Prize giving — category awards |
Stadium |
| 12:00 | All roads reopen |
Course |
Your exact assembly time is on your confirmation email and on your race number.
Included in your entry
Chip timing
Gun and net time, live tracking for spectators, and results on the site within an hour of finishing.
Medal and T-shirt
A finisher's medal on the track, plus a technical T-shirt in your size — chosen when you enter.
Baggage and facilities
Staffed baggage inside the stadium, toilets, changing, water at 3 km, 6 km and the finish.
Category awards
First three men and women overall, plus five-year age categories from V35 through to V70+.
Free photos
Race photography free to download — no paywall, no watermark. Published within 48 hours.
Medical cover
Paramedics and first-aiders across the course, with defibrillation reachable anywhere within eight minutes.
Racing at the front
Prizes are awarded on chip time, presented in the stadium at 11:00, and you do not need to be there to collect — anything unclaimed is posted .Prize list TBC
Prizes
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Overall, men and women | First, second and third |
| Age categories | First in each: V35, V40, V45, V50, V55, V60, V65, V70+ |
| Wheelchair and frame runner | First man and first woman |
| First local runner | Hammersmith & Fulham postcode, men and women |
| Club team | First three counters, men and women |
Elite and championship entry
If you have run inside 34:00 (men) or 39:00 (women) for 10K in the last two years, email us with the result and we will place you on the front row and waive the entry fee.Standards TBC
Club teams of three or more can be entered together and scored as a team — tell us the club name when you enter.
We have applied for the course to be accredited and measured, which is a prerequisite for the national championship status we would like to hold here in future.
Run with a pacer
Six pacers, each carrying a flag with their finish time.Pacers TBC Find them in the assembly area before the start — you do not need to sign up, just tuck in behind.
| Finish time | Pace per km | Pace per mile | Pacer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40:00 | 4:00 | 6:26 | To be confirmed |
| 45:00 | 4:30 | 7:14 | To be confirmed |
| 50:00 | 5:00 | 8:03 | To be confirmed |
| 55:00 | 5:30 | 8:51 | To be confirmed |
| 60:00 | 6:00 | 9:39 | To be confirmed |
| 70:00 | 7:00 | 11:16 | To be confirmed |
Pacers run even splits and finish a few seconds inside their time.
Leaving your bag
Bag drop is inside the stadium, in the covered stand beside the start. It is staffed the whole time, and it is a thirty-second walk from the finish line — you are not crossing a field in a foil blanket to find it.
Open 07:30 to 12:30. Drop any time before your wave assembles; collect whenever you like once you have finished.
Three labels, one bag
1. Tear the baggage label off the bottom of your race number and tie it to your bag before you arrive. It carries your number.
2. Hand the bag over. The team gives you a wristband with the same number on it.
3. To collect, show the wristband and your race number. No wristband, no bag — bring some ID and we will sort it out, but it will take longer.
One bag per runner. Please do not leave anything valuable in it: the bag drop is staffed and secure, but it is not insured, and nobody wants to be the person whose car keys went missing.
Travel and parking
By tube. East Acton (Central line) is a 13-minute walk. White City (Central line) is 20 minutes. Shepherd's Bush (Central, Overground) is 25 minutes.
By bus. Routes along Du Cane Road and Scrubs Lane stop within a few minutes' walk. Some routes will be on diversion between 07:00 and 12:00 — check the road closures page on the week of the race.
By bike. Free supervised cycle parking inside the stadium from 07:30.
By car. Please don't. The roads around the stadium are closed and there is no event parking. Blue Badge spaces can be booked in advance by email.
The short version
The 10K is run under England Athletics rules, on a licensed and measured course. Licence pending
Minimum age for the 10K is 15 on race day. No headphones that block outside sound — bone-conduction headphones are fine. No dogs, buggies, wheels or unregistered runners on the 10K course.
Wheelchair and frame-runner entries are welcome and start two minutes ahead of the first wave. Guide runners enter free — email us and we will pair the entries.
Your number must be worn on your front, unfolded and unaltered. Transfers to another runner are free until 31 March.
Results and photos
Live tracking on the day, full results within an hour of the last finisher, and free photographs within 48 hours. Nothing is published here before 18 April 2027 — this is the first running of the race.