The Stansted Fun Run Homepage

This year's run

Our Previous Run

The last run was on Sunday 27^th June 2010. There were a record 478 entries despite the temperature of around 30 degrees. There were 436 finishers as some who registered in advance did not compete on the day. We have raised over £4,500 for charity – a big thank you to all entrants, sponsors and helpers. See you in 2012!

Click here for the results

Please email us with your feedback – constructive suggestions for improvements are welcome!

Feedback and photos will be posted later in the week.

Our Sponsors

Click here for some comments about our last Run – further comments can be found on the Runners’ World website

Welcome to the STANSTED (Essex) 10K CHARITY FUN RUN & WALK

The Stansted Fun Run covers 10 km (approx 6 miles) over country and road, and is held every two years, on a Sunday morning in late June or early July. The event is highly organised – the route is measured and has kilometre markers. There are at least 4 water points and the Red Cross are on hand, as well as the police at certain points along the route where it crosses the road. There are over 40 stewards positioned along the route, with mobile telephones, and one of the stewards always goes with the last walkers. A motor vehicle circles the route and can pick up anyone who is unable to complete or is unwell.

The Run is open to all ages, and there are prizes for different categories – under 12, under 16 and adults. Participants can either walk or run the route, and take as little or as long as they like to complete. Most finish within 2½ hours; the winner is usually back in just over half an hour. For the runners, the route is quite challenging; for the walkers it is a very pleasant stroll. There is plenty of food and drink for the participants when they return to Bentfield Green – ice cream, a barbecue and the Rose & Crown pub.

The main aim of the event is to raise money for Charity. All the money raised from entry fees, the raffle, sale of refreshments, toner re-cycling, sponsor money etc is given to the charity or charities selected each year by the organising committee. We are only able to raise such a large amount because many of our expenses, such as printing, postage and prizes are covered by corporate sponsorship. All our sponsors are given publicity on the entry forms and on our web site (see this year's run).

If you have any comments about the run or this website, we would be pleased to hear from you. You can click here to email us.