Reading half-marathon Sunday 22 March

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

This Sunday the University's Whiteknights campus will be host to many avid runners from our community in Reading and beyond as, once again, we are delighted to form part of the route for the Reading Half Marathon.

The event is the UK's second biggest half-marathon with approximately 16,000 people set to run approximately 21 kilometres, on Sunday 22 March.

The route begins at Green Park and runs through the University campus, entering at the Pepper Lane entrance and following the road to the right past Food Bioscience, Chemistry and Archaeology, before turning right in front of Whiteknights House, exiting at the main Shinfield Road entrance by the SportsPark.

Although the campus is not an official spectator area, those wishing to view the run as it passes through the site are encouraged. However, please be advised that there will be no vehicular access to the Whiteknights campus throughout the morning, from 7.45am to 1pm.

A number of roads around the town, including those close to the University, will be closed for periods of the day and a number of bus routes will be affected. Please visit the official Reading Half Marathon website for information on the full route and further details of road closures and disruptions and the Reading Buses website for details of changed bus routes."