Hackney Half Marathon

The Hackney Half Marathon is the headline race of the Hackney Moves weekend, staged around Hackney Marshes and through the streets of East London. The event is presented as a festival-style road half marathon with live music, cheering points and a village atmosphere on Hackney Marshes, combining sport with community celebration. The course showcases East London landmarks and street art and is run on closed roads with marshals and crowd support lining much of the route. Charity places and team entries are a prominent feature, with many partner charities offering fundraising places and support.

Entries for general places are frequently sold out and many charity partners run dedicated team pages with charity entry fees, fundraising targets and waiting-list options. Runners should expect a typical half-marathon support offering from charity teams including training resources, a charity running top and on-the-day support, plus finishers' kit and photography from the organisers. Accessibility provisions such as guide-runner arrangements and wheelchair (self-propelled) participation are referenced by charity partners and event organisers; specific arrangements should be confirmed directly with the organiser or charity team. Start times and wave allocations are communicated to entrants in advance and there is an official race cut-off for finishers to reopen roads after the event.