The 2026 Christmas Cracker will take place on Sunday December 13th at 11am. Now in its 38th year, this is Weston AC’s largest race with people coming back year after year to take part in the festive run. All standards of runner take part so don’t be put off if you are a new runner. Everyone is actively encouraged to wear fancy dress but please NO tinsel.

COURSE

• Approx. 10k course
• Flat, on tarmac and beach, thus not suitable for wheelchairs, sorry
• First aid and finish water station
• Lead car, race clock, distance markers and marshals
• Event risk assessment undertaken, for your safety

FACILITIES

• Chip timing
• Race HQ – at Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.
• Supervised kit storage (at owners risk)
• Full results published on the Internet
• Refreshments will be available at the Royal Hotel
• 1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female runners
• 1st and 2nd male and female vets. V40, V45 and V50
• 1st male and female vets over 60 and 70
• Only one prize per runner (fancy dress excepted)
• Medal to all finishers
• Individual and team fancy dress prizes

ENTRIES

• Online entry is £18 (affiliated) and £20 (unaffiliated), inclusive of processing fee
• Closing date for entries is 11th December
• Minimum age is 16 years (anyone under the age of 16 can enter our junior race)
• Race numbers to be collected from Royal Hotel on race day.
• Remember – absolutely no entries on the day so enter soon!
• Free race photographs available for all runners to download after the race from www.photo-fit.com. Great for sharing with your friends at Christmas