Start Fitness Serpentine New Year's Day 10k and 3k Fun Run

The 2016 Serpentine New Year's Day 10k and 3k are generously sponsored by Start Fitness. The race is held entirely on traffic-free paths within Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. The race came third for Best 10k in The Running Awards 2014. The 10k course is accurately measured with a UKA certificate of course accuracy.

The races are UKA licenced and held under UKA rules - 2016 UKA race licence.

Entries

The minimum age for entry to the 10k is 15 years old on the 1st January. The 3k has no age limit.

Entries for the 2016 New Year's Day 10k and 3k races are now open on Entry Central.

Serpentine members are not allowed to enter. Any who do will have their entry decilined and the entrance fee refunded minus an admin fee. Members in London on 1st January are expected to help.

Race day information

Please see our race day information page for everything you need to know on the day.

Photographs

Photos by Sussex Sport Photography will available here after the race.

There's a Facebook page for the race where runners can post comments and pictures.

2015 Results

Full results from our timing partners DBMax (version optimised for mobile phones) are now available.

The finish line video is now live: click a competitors name then the 'view on YouTube' tab to watch them cross the line.

Chip times are also available on this website: 10k and 3k.

Everyone who supplied a mobile number should have received an SMS with their race result shortly after the race.

Thanks

Thanks to the Royal Parks for their continued cooperation in helping us stage this race in such a beautiful venue.

Most importantly, thanks to the marshals and officials – all volunteers from Serpentine Running Club – without whom this race would not be possible.