It’s cold and wet and festive food is oh so tempting, but you can’t slack off on fitness! Join Santa in working off a belly like a bowlful of jelly, and raise money with these Christmas fun runs around Surrey and SW London.
Every year, you see mobs of folk clad in the red-and-white, most of them rather too slim for the role of Santa Claus, enjoying a crisp winter morning (or braving the miserable cold, depending on your perspective) in aid of charity.
It's your turn to join them! Don the red cap, lace up your running shoes, and help someone in need have a Christmas to remember.
If walking is more your speed, a number of these "runs" welcome slower-paced participants – or you can join the Ramblers Association on their Winter Walks. Their free annual festival runs from Dec 19 – Jan 3, and offers routes across South-West London and Surrey, with walks of varying lengths – led by experienced ramblers – to suit all levels or routes that you can download and walk at leisure.
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Devil's Punch Bowl
The Santa and Rudolph Run is in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice; adult runners get a free Santa suit, while kids receive reindeer antlers and red noses. If you miss it at Hindhead, you can also catch it in Aldershot on Dec 13.
Dec 12, 11am
£14 adults, £7 children
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YMCA Hawker Centre
Kingston Rotary and Stragglers Running Club have banded together for this 5k Santa Run/Walk, starting at (and in support of) YMCA Hawkers. Take it at your own pace! There are free Santa suits for adults, or Santa hats for young runners.
Dec 13, registration starts 9.30am
£12 adults, £4 kids
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Denbies Wine Estate
Denbies Wine Estate is the site for a new 2.5k or 5k fun run to raise money for the Children's Trust in Tadworth. There will be photographs for purchase after the race, medals and chocolate for finishers, and each entry pack includes an adult Santa suit and two hats for children.
Dec 13, 10am
£27 race pack
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Virginia Water
Sebastian's Action Trust is holding a Santa Fun Run around 7k of the beautiful Virginia Water lake. You’ll receive a Santa suit, a family discount, and any sponsorship donations are most welcome.
Dec 13, 10.30am
£15 adults, £10 kids, £10pp for a family
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Richmond Park
Princess Alice Hospice is running two Santa sprints this year – one here, at Richmond Park, and one on Nov 29 at Bushy Park. The runs are 5k each, and they ask that everyone raise as much sponsorship money as they can, to give someone in care a great Christmas Day! Comes with Santa suits for each runner.
Dec 13, 10.30am
£12 adults, £6 children
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Shalford Park
The Mince Pi Run isn't a typo – it's a race of two decimal places, either a single scenic lap of 3.14 miles, suitable for beginners, or ten full laps for a 31.4 mile marathon around Shalford Park. Finishers get a mince pie medal to commemorate their mathematical athleticism!
Dec 27, 8am
£16 adults, £11 children
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