Blackwater Half Marathon

Schedule

Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Essex Record Office | Chelmsford, EN

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With a start in Chelmsford at the end of the Chelmer and Blackwater navigation, the route follows the waterway on a series of trail, grass and tarmac footpaths all the way through miles of tranquil Essex countryside. Point to point half Marathon finishing in Heybridge basin.
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Where is it happening?

Essex Record Office, 208 Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6, United Kingdom

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