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The Cambridge Half Marathon is a flat, single-lap road half marathon through the centre of Cambridge, England, held on a Sunday in March. It is organised by THE·TEAM (SME Mass Participation Limited) and has been run since 2012. Start and finish are both on Victoria Avenue, beside Midsummer Common, where the event village is set up. Roads are closed to traffic, and the organisers describe the UKA-certified course as flat and fast-paced. The route runs through the city centre and the private grounds of four University of Cambridge colleges, crosses the River Cam several times and goes out into open countryside at Grantchester and Trumpington before returning to the city. The exact route has changed over the years, and the single-loop layout dates from 2016. The race starts in waves from 09:30, with the final wave leaving between 10:00 and 10:30, and there are on-course cut-off points. The first edition in 2012 had 3,000 runners; more than 14,000 finished in 2026, and the organisers report that the 2026 race sold out in record time.
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Early to mid March in Cambridge is cool: average highs are about 11°C and lows about 3°C, with rain of 1 mm or more on around eight days of the month.
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THE·TEAM, the event organiser, staged the first Cambridge Half Marathon in 2012 with 3,000 runners. By 2016 more than 7,000 took part, and in 2026 more than 14,000 finished the race on Midsummer Common. The organiser's own 2027 listing puts the field at 15,000.
In 2016 the race moved to a new one-lap course starting on Victoria Avenue, with Midsummer Common as the event hub. The new section took runners out of the city along Trumpington Road, through Grantchester and back into town along Barton Road.
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