Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Kettering parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Wicksteed Park
Meeting point: 52.38423, -0.71065. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.38423, -0.71065.
The course
Course description
The course is 2 and a bit laps in an anti-clockwise direction. It starts to the west of the Celebration Suite at the start of the avenue of trees. Head along the avenue and then turn left at the end and head downhill for approx. 250m towards the lake. When you reach the bottom of the hill bear left then right and carefully cross the railway line, then turn right and follow the path around the lake until you turn left onto the pontoon bridge. At the end of the pontoon bridge turn left and follow the path alongside the lake. Follow the path to the right of the boathouse, carefully cross the railway line and then go around and left towards the children’s play area. Before you reach the play area turn left and go straight on over the bridge (either side is fine) and up the hill for approx. 150m towards the Celebration Suite. Before you reach the Train Station turn left onto the grass and follow the signs towards the level crossing ahead on the right. Go over the level crossing and up the path to the Celebration Suite. When you reach the Celebration Suite turn left and go along the indicated route around the car park before rejoining the avenue of trees where you started for lap two. Next time around cross the start line for the second time and turn left at the end of the avenue and head down towards the lake. After approximately 100m heading downhill take the path downhill on the left, opposite the camping entrance, which leads to the finish. Paths are hard standing or compacted stone but are prone to large puddles after rain. Take care when crossing the railway lines and watch out for dogs, wild fowl and traffic!
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Wicksteed Park, Kettering. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, compacted stone paths, timber walkway pontoon and grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Toilets available next to the Wicky Bear Theatre. Café available.
More details
Public transport
The nearest train station is Kettering which is served by trains from London heading north and Sheffield going south.
Bus services stop on Barton Rd adjacent / opposite to Tresham College. Services are nos 406 from Huntingdon, 16 from Thrapston and Raunds, 3C from Corby, 48 from Burton Latimer and Towcester, 49 from Rushden, Irthlingborough and Finedon, 50 from Bedford and Rushden and X1 from Priors Hall Corby. The X4 services from Milton Keynes, Peterborough, Wellingborough stops on London Rd nearby.
On foot
From Kettering Station it takes approximately 30 minutes to walk to Wicksteed Park. The walk from the bus stop is approximately 5 minutes. The walk from the car park is between 1- 2 minutes.
By road
The Sat Nav for Wicksteed Park is NN15 6NJ. From the North Leave the M1 at junction 19 and join the A14, exit at junction 10 and then follow the Wicksteed Park signs.
Leave the A1 at Stamford taking the A43 to Kettering, following the signage for the A14, join the A14 at junction 7 and travel east, exit at junction 10 and then follow the Wicksteed Park signs.
From the South: Leave the M1 at junction 15 and join the A43 to Kettering, then take the A14 (junction 8) east to junction 10 and then follow the Wicksteed Park signs.
Leave the A1 at the A14 junction and travel West, exit at junction 10 and then follow the Wicksteed Park signs.
Car parking is free for the first 20 minutes - so good for drop offs - and then costs £3 for 2 hours. Please pay via the machines on site or via the parking app before you leave Wicksteed Park. You can purchase an annual parking pass from Wicksteed Park for £60 which will cover you for all parking fees.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Carousel Cafe. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Carousel Cafe - please come and join us!
Course safety
Kettering parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
- Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
- You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
- parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Kettering parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email kettering@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.
To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.
Event stats
- 423
- Events
- 18,823
- Finishers
- 131,579
- Finishes
- 1,372
- Volunteers
- 21,262
- Personal bests
- 1,049
- Groups
- 00:31:02
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Wicksteed junior parkrun Wicksteed Park · under 100 m
- Queensway parkrun Queensway · 8.9 km
- Croyland Park junior parkrun Croyland Park juniors · 10.0 km
- The Plens parkrun The Plens · 10 km
- Desborough Green Space junior parkrun Desborough Leisure Centre · 10 km
- Irchester Country parkrun Irchester Country Park · 11 km
- Spencer Park junior parkrun Spencer Park · 12 km
- Corby parkrun West Glebe Recreation Ground · 12 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with K
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NN
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: K, Kr
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