5k RACE & 5k FUN RUN this year is on 21 SEPTEMBER 2025, starting and finishing on Great Shelford Recreation Ground, near Cambridge
The fast and flat #ShelfordFunRun is a measured 5k course on closed roads through the villages of Great and Little Shelford.
Both the UKA registered 5k race and 5k fun run & walk are both chip timed and will set off in two separate waves on the same course.
For serious runners it’s a great chance to register a personal best on such a flat course.
For beginners and family groups the event is perfect! You can walk or jog at your own pace, enjoying the villages car free and savouring the atmosphere.
Whatever your reason for taking part, you will enjoy a great day out and your participation will help support the work of Shelford Playscape and CamRARE (more details below)!
Sign Up!
Sign up is now OPEN for the Shelford 5k Fun Run on 21 Sept 2025!
The Shelford Fun Run 2025 is going to be bigger and better!
As well as the 5k race and 5k fun run on closed roads through the villages of Great and Little Shelford…
Great Shelford Parish Council are returning with their fun day elements to enhance the ‘race village’. So we hope to see you on 21 Sept for a #ShelfordFun morning whether you are running or not!
Beneficiaries
Your entry fees will be split equally between our fabulous local co-host charities, GREAT SHELFORD PLAYSCAPE and CamRARE.
It’s also super easy to set up your own fundraising page for either, or both, of our charities with Give As You Live and this year we’ve added a fundraiser discount option, in all age categories, for those planning to fundraise to mark you achievement!
Play for all is at the heart of the playscape you see in Great Shelford today, with inclusive design integrated throughout the process. Shelford Playscape continue to work with Great Shelford Parish Council to maintain and improve inclusive play & recreation across the Rec.
CAMBRIDGE RARE DISEASE NETWORK (CamRARE) unite patients, advocates, experts and innovators to address the challenges faced by people living with rare disease. CamRARE are raising funds for their Unique Feet community group which provides activities and support for families of children and young people with a rare condition.
If you select the fundraiser entry, we ask that you set your fundraising target to £50.
If you are fundraising as a family, or a group, you can select fundraiser tickets for each person in the group, based on their age category, but if there are more than 2 people in the group, we ask that you set your target to a minimum of £100 (and please increase the target by an additional £50 for every 2 additional people in the group).
In training?
Don’t forget to share your training pictures to inspire others on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with the hashtags #ShelfordSelfie and #ShelfordFunRun
Event Sponsors
Support from our amazing event sponsors is crucial to cover the costs of the event so that as much of the money raised as possible goes to our partner charities!
If your organisation would like to support us we would love to hear from you! Email us at funrun@shelfordplayscape.org for more information.
And a massive thank you to the generous sponsors who have committed to joining us so far (scroll down to find out more about them below)…
Headline
Returning as our HEADLINE sponsor, Bidwells are a leading property consultancy at the forefront of two of the most dynamic real estate markets in the UK: the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and the emerging field of Natural Capital.
Silver
Angli-Ear Hearing are an independent audiology clinic dedicated to delivering unparalleled service and support. They have generously supported the Shelford Fun Run since 2018 and are sponsoring the km markers this year. Spot their state of the art clinic near the start of the fun run route, just after you leave the recreation ground!
Wilson Partners provide a suite of integrated, innovative and value-added accounting, tax and corporate finance solutions that empower businesses, investors and private clients to make better decisions. They are back with us for the 3rd year and will be getting stuck in, fielding a number of runners!
Bronze
Zara has been serving the community with award winning, authentic Indian cuisine since 2007, and they have been generously supporting the Shelford Fun Run since 2019.
Returning as bronze sponsor, Gymbo’s offers a range of services to cater for all aspects of strength, fitness and wellbeing, based in Sawston & Meldreth.
Returning as sponsors for the 3rd year, Costello Medical support the healthcare sector in the analysis, interpretation and communication of clinical and health economic data
Certificate of Course Accuracy: 25/272
Run Events Licence Number: TBC
Volunteer
We would love to hear from anyone interested in joining the Shelford Fun Run committee to keep this much loved event going!
No running expertise is required, just an enthusiasm for inclusive community events. The commitment can vary from helping to plan the event throughout the year (from arranging road closures to putting up posters) to getting stuck in in the last week with all the final preparations.
We also need a large number of on the day volunteers to help set up the event, register runners, marshal the route, photograph the event and help to clear up.
Please email funrun@shelfordplayscape.org if you fancy joining the committee or can offer a helping hand on the day!
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