The 13th [ self-navigational ] Kirste 5 Memorial Race 19th July 2026

UK Athletics Race Licence #31397

ONLINE ENTRY NOW CLOSED.

START/FINISH HOCKLEY WOODS, ESSEX

All profits from this race will be donated equally between Lady McAdden, and Southend Breast Unit.

There will be Timed Starts from 8.30am until 10.30am. Just arrive when you want to start, and if you want to run as a group then arrive together. This applies to the Family Run and the Main Run.

We will be timing you from your departure time, until your completion time to calculate your run time. As both events are a Run, there will be medals to all finishers, but no trophies.

You will be given Route Instructions with narration and What3Words references, so please ensure you have the App on your phone.

We expect children on the Family Run are accompanied by an adult at all times.

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The 12th Kirste 5 Memorial Race 2012-2025

The race brings together runners of all ages and abilities and supportsand remembers all our friends and family affected by cancer.

All profits from this race will be donated equally between Macmillan Cancer Support, and Southend Breast Unit.

 

The 12th Kirste 5 Memorial Race 20th July 2025

RESULTS, are now live on the results tab

As a team,we have decided that this has been the last Kirste 5 race.
 
We feel the ever-increasing packed race calendar has put extreme pressures not only on entrants spending their money, but also for gathering volunteers. Everyone is now spread so thin and the event entry income has now become an financial concern for the event.
 
 
 
However, we are extremely proud of the legacy the Kirste 5 has become over the last 12 years, and we will be confirming shortly that this year’s race will once again be able to donate to our two charities. The final total raised for our two charities over the last 12 years will be £ 60,000.
 
 
 

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Kirste was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005 and underwent six bouts of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. She passed away on February 9th, 2012, at the age of just 42 after raising more than £50,000 for breast cancer charities by running 23 marathons while fighting the disease.

Her smiling face will be forever missed.

71e84f8f-d015-4b17-b140-e9d3008b1d00“Superb,uplifting,inspirational – just as Kirste would have wanted.

This is a memorial race in honour of my extraordinary brave and special wife Kirste.

She loved running because of the camaraderie ,warmth and friendship she found with fellow runners.

These gave Kirste the courage to fight cancer and to continue running for seven years. This race exemplifies all these values and is also a lovely friendly and great value race.”

To design a more fitting tribute would be difficult if not impossible, the event you guys created is the perfect tribute. You will find nobody that knew Kirste saying anything different.

John Bowman

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