Deal Half Marathon 2025

Deal Tri are pleased to announce that the Deal Tri Half Marathon 2025 will take place on Sunday 16th Feb on the quiet rural roads through the villages of Betteshanger, Northbourne, Ripple, Sutton, East Langdon and Martin.  The race starts on Betteshanger Road, opposite the entrance to Betteshanger Park.

The 2025 Deal Half Marathon has been chosen as the February KCAA Grand Prix race.

The online entries are available from the Sport Systems website here

Or you can download and print an Entry Form here.

Affiliated to a UKA club £20

Unaffiliated £22

On the day £30

The Junior 1500m race is along the cycle path on Betteshanger Road, starting at 10.45 at the Half Marathon start location. £4 entry.

All finishers receive a Deal Tri Half Marathon boot bag and a lovely slate medal coaster.  We have started a mining theme to commemorate Betteshanger Park being built on Betteshanger colliery, with this year’s slate medal picturing the actual pit head machinery that was at Betteshanger.

All finishers also receive a lovely Deal Tri boot bag!   See pictures below!

Using an accurately measured course the challenging route takes in the scenic Kent countryside surrounding Deal. There will be water stations located at 3, 5, 7.5 and 10 miles and you can view a route map here.  There are toilets at our sponsors Mutleys Plant Services Ltd at mile 5 (what luxury!)

The race headquarters are based at Betteshanger Park where there will be toilets and additional toilet facilities will be situated close to the start and finish area. You are also able to leave any jackets or jumpers at the start/finish in the white van, however it is not to be used for luggage and will not be monitored all the time.

There is ample parking available at Betteshanger Park and you are advised to leave all belongings in your car (except outer layers which can be left near the start). Please note the parking charge is £5 but the park has kindly offered runners the reduced rate of £4 and you have to pay this at the reception to claim the discount. You can do this before or after the race.  Race entry fees are kept low to allow for this. Car share where possible. And remember the parking fee goes towards the upkeep of this wonderful park. Please do not park on the grass on the roundabout on the A258 as this is not a parking area and inhibits the view of the motorists and supporters crossing the road. If you don’t pay at reception, you can pay £5 at the meter before departure or pay online up to 48 hours afterwards.

We have Winnie, Flo and Co Catering Van down by the visitor centre, serving freshly ground coffee, tea, and hot chocolate, and there is also the Lamp Room restaurant in the Visitor centre. And at the Start/finish area on Betteshanger Road, there is the Pit Stop Catering vehicle so your supporters can cheer you in with a nice hot drink!

There is a fantastic list of prizes including £50 for first male and female, plus Podplus prizes and vouchers for 2nd and 3rd placed male and female. Team winners receive a Podplus goody bag..  And age group winners also receive a Podplus Prize!  Many thanks to Podplus for sponsoring our prizes.  Based in Ashford at the Jullie Rose Stadium, they have a super sports shop and offer many services including shoe fitting and biomechanics, podiatry and chiropody, physiotherapy, pilates, sports therapy, deep tissue and remedial massage, reflexology and emotional freedom technique. Definitely worth a visit!!

All race numbers are to be collected on the morning of the race so you are advised to give yourself enough time to collect your race number and get to the start on time.

Please note that due to the race taking place on open roads, all headphones are banned for the event, including bone conducting ear phones. Anyone seen wearing headphones during the race will be disqualified. Please respect this decision by organisers in the interest of your safety so that the marshals can concentrate on their job and not police head phone users..

The race has a cut off time of 2:50 and you must pass through halfway in 1:25.

Junior Race – starts 10:45 after main race has left. 1500m out and back along the cycle path on Betteshanger Road, opposite the entrance to the park.  Entry £4. Prize giving will be straight after the race at the finish.  Age range up to 16yrs, with prizes in 2 year bands.

We are trying to make this race as Environmentally friendly as possible. So this year we are going for a beautiful slate coaster medal as the finishers’ momento.  You can remove the ribbon if you wish so it can be proudly displayed and used daily on your work desk or at home!  Better still, pick the option for no ribbon.  Or you can instead opt for Deal Tri to donate £2 to the Woodland Trust on your behalf. You can let us know your choice via the drop down box on the online entry form.   Last year this led to a £48 donation to the Woodland Trust.

All finishers also receive a Deal Tri Half Marathon boot bag!!

In addition to thinking about the impact of medals on the environment, we use home compostable paper cups, healthy low-packaging post-race snacks, adult prize winners receive useful vouchers rather than trophies, junior prize winners receive recycled trophies, and unused ribbons are recycled by Zero Waste Medals. Cardboard, plastic wrapping, coke bottles, and even the gel wrappers are all recycled.  Car sharing is encouraged on our race information. Things are not perfect but we do look forward to your comments as we try to improve our sustainability. Please contact Jill directly on this subject on runnerbeano@hotmail.com if you have any comments, questions or suggestions.

RACE MERCHANDISE!

We also have a range of Deal Half Marathon hats, snoods and tee shirts for you to purchase when you sign up to race or you can go back and order afterwards on the race Sports Systems Enthuse webpage.

You can download and print an Entry Form here

Online entry is available via the Sport Systems Website here

You can view the race terms and conditions here.

Results will be available on Sport Systems website and attached as a download below

Any queries please contact Jill Cliff on runnerbeano@hotmail.com or Liam on liam.burke@sportsystems.co.uk

CHARITY SUPPORT

This year we continue our support of Pancreatic Cancer Action with a £500 donation. Information on early diagnosis etc will be available on the day or via their website https://pancreaticcanceraction.org/
We are also supporting Off the Street On Our Feet and Primal Runners, two groups of runners getting back to life through running