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2012 Run to the Beat Half Marathon

Use your determination

Set your goal today to run this half marathon. You're taking on an amazing challenge, for you and the poor people that you'll be helping.

Run for Oxfam and every one of your footsteps will be felt around the world.

Enter the Run to the Beat Half Marathon

Race details:

  • When: Sunday 21st October 2012
  • Location: London
  • Distance: 13.1 miles

How to get a place in the 2012 Run to the Beat


Sign up for an Oxfam charity place

Just fill in the short form, confirm your fundraising pledge and pay your entry fee, and you'll be an official Oxfam Run to the Beat runner.

Oxfam charity place entry fee: £30

Oxfam charity place fundraising pledge: £300


Use your own confirmed place

Public entries for 2012 Run to the Beat Half Marathon aren't open yet. You can visit their website for more information.

Once you have secured your own place notify us and you'll receive your Oxfam running pack along with all our support


Supporting your run


We’ll be there every step of the way. Whether you run with us using one of our charity places or you use your own place, you can bank on:

  • An Oxfam running vest - beautifully green with a space to write your name
  • A running pack - full of fantastic fundraising materials and advice
  • Regular advice - via our newsletters to help with your training, nutrition and fundraising
  • Running team support line - for any of your questions
  • Oxfam runners Facebook group - to share thoughts and advice
  • On the day support - as we'll meet you before the race, cheer you on at mile 9, and be there to give you your goody bag at the finish line

About the 2012 Run to the Beat Half Marathon


A half marathon with a difference. Research shows that running to music can improve performance by 20%, and Run to the Beat is based on this idea. In this race you will pound through the streets of London to live music events happening along the route.