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Serpentine New Year's Day 10K
Estimated date — the organiser has not announced the exact day yet
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Distances
10K
Profile
Flat
Surface
Road
Slots
650
Visa
Visa-free
Time limit
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The Serpentine New Year's Day 10K is a cosy London tradition: every 1 January runners take on a flat 10K on the traffic-free paths of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens around the Serpentine lake. It's put on by the Serpentine Running Club; the field is capped at around 650, and there's a 3K Fun Run too. A perfect way to see in the new year on the move in the heart of London — intimate, friendly and thoroughly British. Date projected to 1 January 2027 from the fixed annual pattern.
Course records
No course record data yet.
Weather in January
2–8°C
cold
1 January in London is cold and damp but rarely deeply frozen.
Starter pack 2027
- bib with timing chip
- commemorative memento (varies by year)
A small club race: entries in advance only, no race-day sign-up.
Pacers & bib pickup
No pacers announced for this race.
Bib pickup
Hyde Park, London
race morning
The 10K starts at 11:00 in Hyde Park.
Registration opens
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Registration closes
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Current price
TBC
Status checked
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Run with locals
An easy run with a local club the day before the race — the best way to shake out the legs and meet the city.
Greenwich Runners
- Thu19:00Run + coffee the day before the race
London City Runners
- Tue19:00Run + coffee
- Thu19:00Run + coffee the day before the race
- Sun—Long run
London Social Runners
- Wed19:00Run + coffee · 7.5 km · 6:00/km 2 days before the race
- Sat10:00Run + coffee · 6.5 km
adidas Runners London
- Mon18:45Workout · 5 km
- Sat09:15Long run · 12 km
Course map
Route not added yet
What’s nearby
Area guide in progress.
Dinner before the race
Carb-loading recommendation coming later.
After the finish
Finish-area info not collected yet.
Airports
LHR · 40 minLCY · 35 minLGW · 60 min
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