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The Bournemouth Half Marathon is a 21.1 km road race along the Bournemouth seafront, the headline race of the Run Bournemouth weekend held in early October. Run Bournemouth began in 2013 as the Bournemouth Marathon, which included a full marathon; the organisers announced in October 2019 that the event would be rebranded without the marathon distance after seven years. The half marathon starts at Hengistbury Head, runs past Boscombe Pier and the Russell-Cotes Museum, and continues along the promenade past Bournemouth Pier to finish at Bournemouth Pier Approach. The organisers describe a course that takes in both Boscombe and Bournemouth Piers, with ocean views along the coast. The weekend also has a Supersonic 10K on the Sunday morning, a Supernova 5K on the Saturday evening and junior races for children aged 3 to 12. The Run Bournemouth weekend in 2027 is scheduled for 9 and 10 October, with the half marathon on the Sunday, and there is no full marathon on the programme.
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October in Bournemouth is mild and damp: average highs are around 16°C and lows around 7°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on about thirteen days in the month.
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The Bournemouth Marathon was first staged in October 2013. In October 2019, a day after about 4,000 people took part in the 26.2-mile race, the organisers announced that the event would become Run Bournemouth, with the half marathon, a 10K and a 5K. Their statement said that after seven years they were saying goodbye to the marathon distance.
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