Cambridge Town and Gown
Cambridge Town and Gown is our autumn run of the series. The 2021 event will be the 10th edition of the run and this landmark year will see us join forces with the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon to bring you The Cambridge Festival of Running!
The Cambridge Festival of Running will feature our MDUK Town and Gown 10k and Junior 3k, which will take place on Saturday 16 October, followed by TTP Cambridge Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 17 October.
Our scenic 10k route takes you through the heart of Cambridge passing many landmarks, historic university college buildings and along the River Cam.
All of our 10k runs our licensed by Run Britain and we're proud to be the recipient of a bronze award for the Best 10k in East England by The Running Awards 2019 and 2020.
Entries are now open at an early bird rate until 31 March 2021 or until the first 1,000 entries are full. From 1st April 2021 or after 1,000 entries the ticket prices will increase by £2.
Key information
Date:
Saturday 16 October 2021
Location:
Midsummer Common, Victoria Avenue, Cambridge CB5.
Early Bird Registration fee:
10k (16 years+) - Unaffiliated runner: £28
10k (16 years+) - Affiliated runner: £26
The Junior 3k - £13 (9 - 15 years old)
Timings:
9.15am - The Junior 3k starts
10am - The 10k starts
Cambridge Town and Gown
Cambridge Town and Gown is our autumn run of the series. The 2021 event will be the 10th edition of the run and this landmark year will see us join forces with the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon to bring you The Cambridge Festival of Running!
The Cambridge Festival of Running will feature our MDUK Town and Gown 10k and Junior 3k, which will take place on Saturday 16 October, followed by TTP Cambridge Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 17 October.
Our scenic 10k route takes you through the heart of Cambridge passing many landmarks, historic university college buildings and along the River Cam.
All of our 10k runs our licensed by Run Britain and we're proud to be the recipient of a bronze award for the Best 10k in East England by The Running Awards 2019 and 2020.
Entries are now open at an early bird rate until 31 March 2021 or until the first 1,000 entries are full. From 1st April 2021 or after 1,000 entries the ticket prices will increase by £2.

Date:
Saturday 16 October 2021
Location:
Midsummer Common, Victoria Avenue, Cambridge CB5.
Early Bird Registration fee:
10k (16 years+) - Unaffiliated runner: £28
10k (16 years+) - Affiliated runner: £26
The Junior 3k - £13 (9 - 15 years old)
Timings:
9.15am - The Junior 3k starts
10am - The 10k starts


Additional Information

Cambridge Town and Gown 10k 2021 route
Our route will take you into the heart of Cambridge, passing many historic University College buildings. Take a look around as you run through these closed streets – they really are stunning. You will then come out of the city centre, enter the well-groomed Jesus Green and run along the River Cam before hitting the roads again to make your way to the finish.
Water will be available at 4.5km and 8.5km – delivered to you by our amazing volunteers!
Cambridge Town and Gown 10k 2021 route
Our route will take you into the heart of Cambridge, passing many historic University College buildings. Take a look around as you run through these closed streets – they really are stunning. You will then come out of the city centre, enter the well-groomed Jesus Green and run along the River Cam before hitting the roads again to make your way to the finish.
Water will be available at 4.5km and 8.5km – delivered to you by our amazing volunteers!
Fundraising

Fundraising Online
Every day counts for people with muscle-wasting conditions. Reaching a £350 target could enable us to fund two days of vital research for treatments into life-limiting muscle-wasting conditions.

Sponsorship form
Prefer using our tried-and-tested sponsor form? You can download below and pass on to family, friends and colleagues to help us beat muscle-wasting conditions faster.

Fundraising ideas
Download our fundraising guide. You’ll find tips to take your fundraising to the next level!
Photos
Photos from Cambridge Town and Gown 2019 are available to view and purchase from our partners Sussex Sport Photography, who donate a percentage of every photo sold to Muscular Dystrophy UK. You can type your runner number and see all the photos taken of you on their website. We hope you find one you like!
See below some of our favourite orange photos taking by Sussex Sport Photography at Cambridge Town and Gown 2019
Results
For 2020 Virtual Runners, please submit your virtual run time on the Race Nation app. Instructions on how to do this can be found in the 'Additional Information' section above.
2021 results will be available to view a few hours after you finish below. If you provided a mobile number on entry, you will recieve provisional results on via SMS shortly after crossing the finish line.
Past results
2019 and 2018 results are also still available to view below