MORE COURSES COMING SOON!!!! We're looking to add more and more courses to the site. We appreciate that not all of you can get to Richmond Park and there are many other venues out there where runners and cyclists alike often churn out the laps!

Please feel free to suggest any courses to us, let us know where it is and the numbers you fell may be interested and we'll look to add to the site.

Some of the current suggestions have been those below, let us know your ideas by using the form on the contact us page.

Course Details

There are now three challenge courses available on this site. We now have the ability to more courses so please let us know your suggestions! There are two events for the runners out there, 'The One Lap Challenge' and the 'Richmond - Teddington River Challenge'. We also have 'The Three Lap Challenge' for the road cyclists. See below for more info on each course.

The 'One Lap Challenge' The first of the events, for the runners is the 'One Lap Challenge'. This is one lap around the outer path of Richmond Park, this can be done clockwise or anti-clockwise and can be started from any point on the outer path. It's up to you to find your quickest way round, as long as you stay on the designated course your time will count on the results table. The lap is approximately 7.35miles long.

The 'Three Lap Challenge' The second of these challenges is the famous 'Three Lap Challenge' specifically designed for the cyclists out there. As suggested by it's name this is three laps around the roads within Richmond Park. Again can be both clockwise and anti-clockwise and can be started from any point on the road within Richmond Park, just make sure you keep to the course. The toal for the three laps is just a little over 20 miles.

We have been asked to point out that there is a 20 mph speed limit in Richmond Park that is enforced by the Royal Parks Police. Unless you're Usain Bolt, this shouldn't be a problem for the runners!!!!!

Many thanks to Steve Morgan from the website www.richmondparklondon.co.uk for letting us use this image. Please visit his site for much more info on Richmond Park and a stunning collection of photographs.

The Richmond - Teddington River Challenge The latest addition to the site by popular demand! A well known and well used route by many runners out there. The course is one lap crosses the Thames twice, once over Richmond Bridge and once over at Teddington Lock. As with the other courses you can start anywhere on the route but you must cross both bridges. This course is almost exactly 10k (6.2miles).

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One Lap Challenge Course Map - Runners Route

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The course shown above is that of the 'One Lap Challenge', as you can see, this course follows the outer path all the way around the park. Usual starting points are at one of the two cafe's as indicated on the map left. This course is approximately 7.35miles long.

Three Lap Challenge Course Map - Cyclists Route


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The course above is that of the 'Three Lap Challenge', as you can see this follows the main road around the park. Most cyclists start their timing from whichever gate they enter the park. The total distance for this  is just over 20 miles.

The Richmond - Teddington River Challenge Course Map - Runners Route

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The above course is ther Richmond - Teddington River Challenge. One lap around the river Thames crossing the river twice, once over Richmond Bridge and once at Teddington Lock. Again, start from wherever you like but you must complete the full circuit. Total distance for this course is almost exactly 10k (6.2miles).