To celebrate both races’ 10-year anniversaries, Cambridge Town and Gown has joined forces with TTP Cambridge Half Marathon to create 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^th October, followed by TTP Cambridge Half Marathon, taking place on Sunday 17^th October.

The coming together of these two Cambridge events will celebrate a weekend of running by bringing together a variety of ages and abilities across three different distance events.  After a 2020 saw the cancellation of many running events including Cambridge Town and Gown we welcome everyone to join us on one or both of these days by running, cheering or volunteering.

Cambridge Town and Gown will now be on Saturday 16 October 2021 and our schedule is planned as follows (TBC closer to event date).

7.30am – Event Village opens

8.30am – The Junior 3k warm-up

8.45am - The Junior 3k starts

9.10am– 10k warm-up

9.30am - The 10k starts

10.30am– Trophy and prize presentation

12:30 – Event Village closes

The TTP Cambridge Half Marathon will follow on Sunday 17 October 2021 and details of their race will be updated on their website.

The Event Village for both Cambridge Town and Gown and the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon is on Midsummer Common, Victoria Avenue, Cambridge CB5.

It’s where you can have your registration queries answered, drop your bags off, use the toilets/changing facilities or buy food and drink.

The start and finish lines are just a one-minute warm-up jog away.

The 10k is open to everyone over the age of 16. The Junior 3k is open to anyone aged 9–15.

It’s a race that attracts local runners, including university students, club runners and fun runners.

If you are a wheelchair user or have any accessibility requirements and would like to take part, contact us on townandgown10k@musculardystrophyuk.org and we’ll make the necessary arrangements.

There are 3 ways you can submit your time.

Option 1 - live tracking via the app
Our entry system partner, Race Nation, have a Free App which will have a facility for you to track your run on the day. You can see how to download and record your time on the Race Nation website

Option 2 - Strava
If you are a Strava user, you can complete your run and track with your chosen device to upload onto Strava. Once the run is uploaded onto Strava please follow these instructions to submit your time and run.

Option 3 - Enter manually
You have the chance to submit your time manually via the Race Nation App. You can follow these instructions on how to this and also upload any proof.

Yes you can enter on both days. Entries for the Cambridge Town and Gown are open now and available until we reach full capacity.

We at Muscular Dystrophy UK are proud to be a National Charity Partner for the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon 2021. The half marathon is a sell out event each year and we have limited number of guaranteed places with us available for £30 and a £350 minimum fundraising target. Visit our MDUK website to get a guaranteed place with MDUK.

You can also pre-register directly with the TTP Cambridge Half Marathon on their website to get latest information on when general places are available.

The Town and Gown 10k raises vital funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. So while fundraising is not compulsory, we encourage all runners to fundraise what they can to help beat muscle-wasting conditions sooner. Visit our fundraising pages for hints and tips, and to set up an online giving page.

If you registered on or before Sunday 3 October 2021, you’ll get your bib in the post one week before the event. If you sign up after this date, you’ll have to collect your race number on the day of the event from the Event Village in Midsummer Common from 8am-9am. We’ll keep you informed ahead of the event.

If you give us your mobile number on entry, you’ll get an SMS with your chip-time shortly after you finish the race. All chip-timed results will be available on www.chiptiming.co.uk after the event.

You can transfer your 10k place to someone else, and there’s an admin fee of £5 per transfer. The deadline to transfer your place to someone else is Wednesday 15th September 2021. It won’t be possible to transfer your place after this date.

You’ll find a marquee offering coffee and cake in the event village on the day.

Once you’ve finished the race, we’ll give you a goody bag with a medal, and some free product samples. We no longer give a free t-shirt but these will be available to purchase separately in due course.

There is no parking at the Event Village so we recommend travelling by public transport where possible and using either local Park and Ride Services or local Car Parks. To book to use Park and Ride please visit - http://cambridgeparkandride.info/

The closest stops to the Event Village will be those in the city centre – Emmanuel Street, Drummer Street or Downing Street, depending on which service you get on. The city centre is only a short walk from Midsummer Common.

Please be aware that as a runner, the park and ride service runs too late for you to register on the day. If you plan on doing this, you'll need to use alternative transport. 

Pay and Display Car Parks which are walking distance from the Event Village include  -

• Grafton East car park
• Grafton West car park
• Grand Arcade car park
• Queen Anne Terrace car park

Local Buses: 

There will be some disruption to local bus services and if you’re travelling via bus, we recommend you check:

https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/travel-roads-and-parking/buses/bus-timetables/ and stage coach website- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/regional-service-updates/east/cambridgeshire to help plan your journey.

Trains:

You can plan your journey using the National Rail enquiries Journey Planner

On the day, there will be trophies for the following categories in both the 10k and the Junior 3k:

Open prizes: first, second and third male and female

Age group prizes: first male and female in age groups

Should you qualify for an Open and an age group trophy, the greater value prize will be awarded to you. The other prize will be offered to the next finisher.

The Town and Gown 10k is always interested in forming partnerships with businesses.

There are several great opportunities to work together, and reach a wide audience. For more information about our sponsorship packages fill out the short form on our sponsors page.

Muscular Dystrophy UK’s Town and Gown 10k series is professional, chip-timed and serious fun. Popular events in the Oxford and Cambridge runners’ calendars, this is the runner’s run, raising funds for people living with muscle-wasting conditions.

We believe in:

• excellence – our award-winning runs are the only closed-road city centre 10k races in Oxford and Cambridge, and they take in beautiful, historic sights.
• community – we bring students, graduates, club runners and novices together to compete for personal bests or simply to enjoy the bespoke routes.
• ambition – we give our runners a first-rate experience and involve them in our drive to achieve a fully accessible and sustainable event, and they’re helping achieve our goal of beating muscle-wasting conditions.