Cancer Research UK's Race for Life fundraising run on the grass of Prospect Park, with a 3k, a 5k and a chip-timed 10k.
Race for Life returns to Prospect Park on Sunday 6 June 2027, with the 10k starting at 09:30 and the 5k following at 11:00. It's part of Cancer Research UK's biggest series of fundraising events, run to help fund life-saving research. The Reading event takes place on the grass of Prospect Park, with some steep slopes and woodland terrain to work through, and there's a 3k option alongside the 5k and the chip-timed 10k.
When you sign up, you get a fundraising pack, a customisable back sign, training plans, access to a Facebook community and a Race for Life medal to cross the finish line with. The money raised goes towards research into more than 200 types of cancer. Cancer Research UK says its work has helped double cancer survival in the UK over the last 50 years.
It's a long-running series with a bit of history behind it. It started 28 years ago as a women-only event, with the first held in Battersea in 1994, where 750 participants raised £48,000. Since then it's grown into hundreds of events across the country, raising nearly £900 million over the last quarter of a century, and in 2019 it opened its doors to men for the first time.
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Earlybird entry prices run until 31 October 2026: £7.99 for the 5k and £8.74 for the 10k for those aged 16 and over, and £5.50 for children, with a minimum fundraising target of £50.00. The venue is Prospect Park, Liebenrood Road, Reading, RG30 2ND.
