The 2nd of our championship events for December is from our friends at Weston AC, The Christmas Cracker.
THE RACE
The 2025 Christmas Cracker will take place on Sunday December 14th at 11am. Now in its 37th 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.
ENTER THE ADULT CRACKER HERE
ENTER THE JUNIOR CRACKER HERE
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 7th 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
THE JUNIOR CRACKER
There will be a combined race for all children in Reception to Year 11.
RACE START TIME – 10am
All finishers receive a medal
PRIZES
1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female runners in both age categories
Individual fancy dress prizes
Entry cost – £3
The course is 1 mile approx. which is ran entirely on the beach
For Junior Cracker race organisation enquiries, contact Louise Davison (Race Director)
