📅 Event Overview

• Event: Race for Life – Preston 10k
• Date: Saturday 6 June 2026
• Start Time: 10:00
• Location: Avenham & Miller Park, South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP
• Age Requirements:
  • Adults (16+): £17.49
  • Children: £11.00
• Minimum Fundraising Target: £50
• Chip‑timed event allowing participants to track personal bests.

Sign up now for our:

10K – HERE 

5K – HERE

3K – HERE

Pretty Muddy Kids – HERE

Pretty Muddy adults – HERE

Volunteering – HERE

🌳 Course Information

• Starts and finishes in Avenham Park.
• Route includes:
  • Frenchwood Recreational Ground
  • Miller Park
  • Riverside paths along the River Ribble
• Terrain: Mix of surfaced paths and grass.
• Features gentle undulations for added challenge.
• The 10k is a double lap of the 5k route.
• Course map available HERE

👥 Taking Part

• Participants can join:
  • Individually
  • As a group
  • As a Group Leader organising friends, family, or colleagues
• All participation helps fund life‑saving cancer research.

🎉 On-the-Day Experience

• Warm-up session provided before the start.
• Supporters and spectators are welcome and encouraged.
• Post‑event atmosphere includes:

• Picnics in the park
• Celebration with other participants and families

💙 Impact & Fundraising

• Since 1994, over 10 million people have taken part in Race for Life.
• The event series has raised over £970 million for cancer research.
• Funds have supported breakthroughs such as radiotherapy, helping 130,000+ people in the UK each year.
• Entry fee covers event costs; fundraising drives research.

📍 Meeting Point

• Located in Avenham Park, in front of the Pavilion Café.
• Start and finish lines are in the same area.
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🚗 Travel & Parking

By Car

• No designated event parking due to central location.
• Nearby public car parks (approx. 10‑minute walk):
  • Fishergate Car Park
  • Preston Railway Station Car Park
  • Avenham Car Park
• Drop‑off points: Fishergate Car Park or surrounding streets (with care).
• Blue Badge Parking: Available in major nearby car parks.
• Volunteer Parking: Volunteers asked to use public car parks or walk/use public transport.
• EV Charging: Available at Avenham Car Park (Syke St, PR1 3BN).

Public Transport

• Pedestrians: Main entrance via Ribblesdale Place.
• Bus: Short walk from stops near Preston Railway Station.
• Train: Preston Station is a short walk from the park.
• Cycling: Limited bike racks at Pavilion Café; more at Preston Station.

🧰 Facilities

• Available:
  • Refreshments
  • Toilets
  • Dogs allowed
  • Suitable for pushchairs
  • Bag drop
• Not available:

• Parking
• Showers
• Wheelchair accessibility on the course (due to steep inclines and terrain)

♿ Accessibility

• Course not suitable for wheelchair users.
• Wheelchair users can access the event site and Pavilion Café to spectate.
• Sunflower wristbands available.
• Event Managers are Dementia Friends trained.
• BSL content accessible via QR code on site.

📣 Additional Support

• Participants receive a pre‑event email with all essential details.
• Fundraising support available after sign‑up.
• Training plans offered, with optional Strava/Fitbit tracking.
• Access to the Race for Life Super Supporters Facebook group.