About Us
The 2024 Christmas Cracker will take place on Sunday December 15th at 11am. Now in its 36th 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.
The adult's 10K course is run on Tarmac and the beach and is therefore unfortunately not suitable for wheelchairs. There is also the Junior Cracker which is two miles on the beach.
The adult race is at 11am.
The race HQ on the day is at Winter Gardens, Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 2AL
Race HQ – at Winter Gardens, Royal Parade.
Supervised kit storage (at owners risk)
Full results published on the Internet
Refreshments will be available at the Winter Gardens
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)
T-shirt 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 November
Minimum age is 16 years (anyone under the age of 16 can enter our junior race)
Race numbers to be collected from Winter Gardens on race day.
Remember – absolutely no entries on the day so enter soon!
THE JUNIOR CRACKER
There will be one race for children Reception to Year 11 age starting at 10.00 am.
Prizes will be awarded for the (age 4 – 11 , school years Reception to 6) category
and the (age 11-16 or years 7 to 11) category.
– Entry cost £3
The course is an accurate flat 2k and stays entirely on the beach. The route will go south for 1km from the Grand Pier and then return straight back.
LOCATION
Race HQ on the day is at The Winter Gardens, Royal Parade, Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1AJ
Please note that the race start is on the beach by the Grand Pier
Allow yourself 20 minutes to get from The Winter Gardens to the start location
EMAIL: cracker@westonac.co.uk
