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23-05-2025
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How to enter the 2026 Hackney Half Marathon: price, date, charity entries and what you need to know
Last Sunday (May 18), Hackney came alive with cheers, klaxons and confetti as tens of thousands of people ran 13.1 miles from Hackney Marshes, around east London and back again. The Hackney Half, part of the larger Hackney Moves Festival, is a major event in London's running calendar. Some run to beat PBs, some run just for fun and this year, more than 7,000 participants raised money for 56 different national and local charities, including Alzheimer's Society, Macmillan Cancer Support, GOSH and St Mungos. If you watched from the sidelines this year and thought 'yeh, I could do that' – here's how you can secure a place to run the Hackney Half 2026. Yep, even after the event has officially sold out. When is the Hackney Half Marathon 2026? Mark your calendars — next year's Hackney Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, May 17 2026. How to enter the Hackney Half Marathon 2026 Sign-up for the general entry waitlist shut at 11.59pm on Sunday, May 18. When does Hackney Half Marathon entry 2026 go on sale? The first batch of super early access entries for 2025 participants sold out in just 14 minutes on Sunday night and the next batch on Monday (May 19) sold out quickly too. How much will entry cost? General entry to the Hackney Half 2026 cost £72 (plus processing and delivery fees). Premium entry, which included private start-line toilets, a dedicated changing area, post-race food and drink and your name engraved on the medal, cost £150. How to enter the Hackney Half for charity Now next year's event has sold out, the only way to get in through one of the race's charity partners. Great Ormond Street Hospital, Alzheimer's Society and Single Homeless Project are among the charities involved, and you can find out more here.
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19-05-2025
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How to enter the 2026 Hackney Half Marathon: price, date and what you need to know
On Sunday (Sunday 18), Hackney came alive with cheers, claxons and confetti as tens of thousands of people ran 13.1 miles from Hackney Marshes, around east London and back again. The Hackney Half, part of the larger Hackney Moves Festival, is a major event in London's running calendar. Some run to beat PBs, some run just for fun and this year, more than 7,000 participants raised money for 56 different national and local charities, including Alzheimer's Society, Macmillan Cancer Support, GOSH and St Mungos. If you watched from the sidelines this year and thought 'yeh, I could do that' – here's how you can secure a place to run the Hackney Half 2026. Warning: demand is expected to be very high. When is the Hackney Half Marathon 2026? Mark your calendars — next year's Hackney Half Marathon will take place on Sunday, May 17 2026. How to enter the Hackney Half Marathon 2026 Sign-up for the general entry waitlist shut at 11.59pm on Sunday, May 18. If you missed the deadline, you could still run for one of the event's chosen charities (which will be revealed here). If you ran this year, you should have received links to early access sales via email. When does Hackney Half Marathon entry 2026 go on sale? The first batch of super early access entries for 2025 participants sold out in just 14 minutes on Sunday night. The next batch is going on sale at 1pm today (Monday, May 19). For everyone else, keep an eye on the Hackney Moves website or sign up to the mailing list for info on when general sale goes live. How much will entry cost? General entry to the Hackney Half 2026 will cost £72 (plus processing and delivery fees). Premium entry, which includes private start-line toilets, a dedicated changing area, post-race food and drink and your name engraved on the medal, costs £150.
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16-05-2025
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Hackney Half Marathon 2025: all of the best freebies, perks and afterparties for runners this weekend
The Hackney Half Marathon is arguably the most fun of London's running events (if you can imagine that running for 13.1 miles straight can actually be fun). This Sunday, bands and DJs will be on duty all over the course, keeping more than 20,000 participants energised with pumping beats and classic motivational tunes, and thousands of spectators will line the streets to whoop and cheer their loved ones on. But the vibes won't stop once you cross the finish line. If you can muster up enough energy and are still able to put one foot in front of the other, don't miss out on the atmosphere of celebration throughout the borough post-race. There'll be a bunch of afterparties ready to welcome runners and their supporters all afternoon and into the evening. And make sure you keep that medal around your neck – you could be awarded with a freebie or two. These are all the best runner freebies, perks and afterparties you need to know about ahead of the Hackney Half this Sunday. The best Hackney Half freebies and perks 2025 These are all the discounts and free stuff on offer for Hackney Half finishers that we know about so far. (Spoiler: it's mostly booze.) UBA What you get: A free Hugo spritz and a taco of your choice from Shoreditch's pan-Asian restaurant, UBA. Your options include salmon ceviche, beef, artichoke, tuna ceviche or hamachi ceviche. How to claim: Turn up to dine-in at UBA with your medal on display. MASAJ What you get: 15 percent off any treatment at Shoreditch massage and wellness studio MASAJ. How to claim: Bring your race bib along, or show them a photo when you book. Three Colts Tavern What you get: A free post-race pint. How to claim: Simply show your medal at the bar. What you get: A sweet 25 percent off any nail treatment at Shoreditch nails from May 18-25. How to claim: Just present your medal at checkout. What you get: A complimentary pint of beer. How to claim: Show your medal when you order. What you get: A free hot dog all Sunday at Top Cuvée Shoreditch. How to claim: Present your medal to staff. Tonkotsu What you get: A free bowl of ramen at Tonkotsu East, Shoreditch or Mare Street. How to claim: Just show staff your medal when you eat in. 40ft Brewery and Acme Fire Cult What you get: A congratulatory complimentary pint. How to claim: Make sure the staff see your hard-earned medal. The Victoria, Dalston What you get: A complimentary pint of Jubel. How to claim: Just show proof that you ran with your number or your medal. The best Hackney Half afterparties 2025 Mare Street Market DJs will be lined up at Mare Street Market from 11am to 8pm, plus crisp cold pints from the likes of Lowrise Brewery and Five Points Brewery (with one on the house for finishers) and slushies, ice creams and pizza to help bring runners back to life. All My Friends Cool down and shake out those legs at the free All My Friends afterparty featuring DJs including Mohson Stars, Glou, Sofie Lindevall and Dan Gilchris. The first 100 runners to hobble through the door (with their medal and number) will bag a complimentary pint. Wave Flow Sober Sundays Whether you're teetotal or simply can't stomach the booze so soon after cardio, sober party aficionados Wave Flow are hosting an alcohol-free, electronic-focused, post-half party from 12pm until 9pm. The exact location will be revealed on Wave Flow's social media and sent to ticket holders on Saturday evening. It's free entry for all race participants who flash their medal at the door. People's Park Tavern DJs, live music, booze and BBQ will be ready and waiting at the People's Park Tavern from 11am to help Hackney Half participants (and their pals) make a full, much-needed recovery. Grow Hackney Canalside venue, Grow will be providing nine hours of hip-hop, house and remixes on its garden terrace. If you've got any more juice in your legs after covering 13 miles, you'll have to be quick to this one – it's first come, first served. Knees Up The BBQ will be lit, DJs will be spinning and Top Cuvee will be stationed at the courtyard bar at Knees Up, the HQ of east London run club Your Friendly Runners. Frozen margs have been promised. You can RSVP here. Gloves Off Yard Grassroots DJ collective ebb/flow are coming out of hibernation especially to celebrate the heroes of the Hackney Half. They'll be taking over The Glove That Fits' open-air area Gloves Off with downtempo house sets accompanied by food and refreshing bevvies. Lardo The first 131 medal-holders through the door at Lardo on Sunday will get a free half pint of Bray Brooke Beer and half price pizzas as part of the venue's post-Hackney Half terrace party. If that's not enough to lure you in, there's also big box of goodies up for grabs as part of a raffle in support of Shelter. Cat and Mutton Brewers Stone and Wood will be pouring pints at the Cat and Mutton in Broadway Market on Sunday for its 'ultimate' Hackney Half afterparty. You can secure your spot here. Mikkeller Bar Netil360 DJs from Easy People Athletic Club will be hosting an afterparty on the rooftop of Netil360, with half price pints for Hackney Half finishers between 12pm and 3pm.
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15-05-2025
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London travel disruption this weekend: full list of tube and train closures for May 16-18
Another sunny weekend is on it's way. And that means there's heaps of exciting stuff going on throughout the city. It also means that there are several planned closures across London's public transport network, as TfL likes to carry out maintenance work on the weekends when there are less people travelling. So whether you're prepping to run the Hackney Half, planning to explore the National Gallery's newly refurbed Sainsbury Wing or thinking about seeing a Star Wars themed cabaret, here's are all the planned train disruptions to look out for this weekend. Hackney Half travel disruption Homerton station (Mildmay line) will be closed to eastbound trains between 7am and 9am on the morning of the Hackney Half Marathon. Instead, you should get off at Hackney Wick, which is a 20 minute walk to the start line. Central line Central line trains won't stop at Queensway station after 10pm on Sunday. District line On Saturday and Sunday there'll be no District line services between Turnham Green and Ealing Broadway. You can hop on replacement bus PL1 instead. Jubilee line The Jubilee line's Southwark station will be closed from 11pm on Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday. Piccadilly line There's no Friday or Saturday Night Tube on the Piccadilly line this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, the line will be closed between King's Cross St Pancras to Osterley and Uxbridge. TfL recommends that passengers use the Metropolitan line or replacement buses instead. Read more about the ongoing Piccadilly line closures here. DLR The DLR won't be running between Poplar/ Stratford and Beckton/ Woolwich Arsenal on Saturday or Sunday. You can use the Jubilee line between Stratford and Canning Town or Elizabeth line connections between Custom House and Woolwich instead. There will also be replacement buses available. Elizabeth line On Sunday, the Lizzie line will be operating on a reduced service between West Drayton and Maidenhead and Heathrow Terminal 4. Trains won't be stopping at Acton Main Line, Hanwell or West Ealing. Overground Mildmay line There won't be any Mildmay services between Willesden Junction and Richmond from 9.30pm on Sunday. In the evening, the 10.01pm trains from Stratford to Willesden Junction will terminate at Gospel Oak at 9.56pm and 10.26pm respectively.
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13-05-2025
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The ultimate guide to the Hackney Half Marathon 2025: route, start time, best places to watch and everything you need to know
The London Marathon may have been and gone, but race season is not over yet. This weekend, more than 24,000 people will be running 13.1 miles around east London for the city's biggest half marathon event of the year. With DJs and bands bringing impeccable vibes to every single mile, the WizzAir Hackney Half is basically like a music festival, just with a bit of long-distance running thrown in. It's part of Hackney Moves, a whole weekend of fitness classes, food stalls and live entertainment. So, whether you're running or just there as a cheerleader, it'll be one big party. Here's all the essential info for the Hackney Half 2025. When is the Hackney Half 2025? This year's Hackney Half Marathon is happening on Sunday, May 18. When does it start? The first runners are scheduled to set off at 9am. The rest will then go out in their designated pens. The start times for each pen are: Start Pen A-B: 9am-9.20am Start Pen C-D: 9.20am-9.40am Start Pen E-F: 9.40am-10am Start Pen G-H: 10am-10.20am Hackney Half route 2025 Runners will begin at Hackney Marshes and loop around the borough to finish back where they started. On their way, they'll meander around Hackney Downs, pass in front of Hackney Empire, cross Regent's Canal, go by Broadway Market and London Fields, border Victoria Park and head through the streets of Hackney Wick. Here's a look at the full route. How do I get to the Hackney Half? If you're getting to the event by train, the organisers recommend getting the Overground to Hackney Wick station, which is a 20 minute walk from the festival village. The best places to watch runners If you're spectating, you'll be able to watch the runners anywhere along the route. But if you want a particularly energetic atmosphere, the best places to station yourself will be at the mile markers, where there'll be various DJs and bands performing. Is the 2025 Hackney Half sold out? Yep, general entry for the half marathon is completely sold out. There may still be some last minute charity places up for grabs, though. You can find those here. How to sign up for the Hackney Half Marathon 2026 You can't sign up for next year's race just yet but you can register your interest here. A general sale date hasn't been confirmed but last year it went live four days after the event.
