Rathfinny Run

East Sussex

Type:Sporting Events

Rathfinny Wine Estate, On The Leas, Polegate, East Sussex, BN26 5TU

Tel: 01797 229955

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About

This race has sold out every year since its inception five years ago - so it's in high demand! The Rathfinny Run is an exceptionally special running experience. It focuses on reducing it's environmental impact and encourages runners to reduce their carbon footprint. It's a green race achieving amazing things and we invite you to be part of it! This run will be for those runners that want to make a difference to the environment and their place in it. This race raises money for a local cancer charity, the WOLO Foundation.

A Carbon Neutral Event
This is a carbon neutral event and there will be no single use plastics in use on race day. We recently appeared in Damian Hall's book, 'We Can't Run Away From This' and also appeared in Runners World Magazine as one of the best races in the UK to run in April. We feel that it's important to ensure that this race doesn't impact on the local environment. The Green Runners mission is 'Running Without the Footprint' and has 4 pillars that determine what we do:

1. How we travel?
2. How we kit up?
3. How we eat?
4. How we speak out?

Find out more info about The Green Runners at www.thegreenrunners.com

We will be awarding recycled slate medals to all runners who complete the course and instead of a race t shirt we will be giving out Seeds of Hope to all runners that finish. We will also be raffling off a few (lite) Trainer Repair Kits to help extend the life of
your trainers.

Reminder: We are a CUP-LESS event, so please ensure you bring your own cup or hydration option.
This beautiful race offers two distances around a hilly loop within the estate. The route is an undulating 10.7km off-road trail through the Rathfinny wine estate with half marathon runners completing two loops and 10.7km runners completing a single loop. There will be distance markers every 2km. The Half Marathon has a 3hr cut off, the 10k has a 1hr 40 minute cut off time.


Running for a Cause
The Rathfinny Run raises money for the good work of the WOLO Foundation by offering 30 free spaces to runners who wish to raise money for WOLO.

The WOLO Foundation helps families living in Sussex through their cancer journeys. They support them by offering practical help and support to make their day-to-day lives easier. They work with local businesses and communities to offer families a wealth of services to support them through their diagnosis, treatment and beyond.

If you would like to find out a bit more about what they do, then please take some time to look at their website... www.wolofoundation.org. If you would like to, then we encourage our runners to raise as much as they can for this very worthwhile cause through additional sponsorship so that the WOLO Foundation can continue all of their wonderful work supporting families in Sussex who have been touched by Cancer.

Race Highlights
• Scenic location
• Carbon neutral event
• Supporting the WOLO Foundation


What's Included
• recycled slate medals for all finishes
• Raffle of Trainer Repair Kits
• Warm up, trophies & prizes
• Free parking for cars with 2 or more runners

On-the-Day Entry Fee (subject to availability)
• Half Marathon: £40
• 10k: £30

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Season (10 May 2026)

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