Vitality Bournemouth Bay Run 2025
The Vitality Bournemouth Bay Run will take place on 23rd March 2025 . Whatever your running ability – fun or competitive, there’s a race for you. Set against the backdrop of Bournemouth’s famous seven-mile stretch of golden sand choose from a variety of distances and enjoy the fantastic views as you walk, jog or run along the South’s premier coastline!
HALF MARATHON - CHIP TIMED
Start Time
10:00 am
Pier Approach
Entry Fee
£28.00 Early Bird
£30.00 Normal Price
£28.00 UKA Affiliated
Minimum age to take part is 17 years old
*Wheelchair entries Start Time 9:58am
10K - CHIP TIMED
Start Time
9:15 am
West of Bournemouth Pier
Entry Fee
£22 Early Bird
£24 Normal Price
£22 UKA Affiliated
Minimum age to take part is 15 years old
*Wheelchair entries Start Time 9:10am
5K - CHIP TIMED
Start Time
12:15 pm
West of Bournemouth Pier
Entry Fee
£10 Pre-Registration
£15.00 On-the-day
(subject to availability)
Minimum age to take part is 11 years old
1K KIDS FUN RUN
Start Time
9:25 am
Pier Approach
Entry Fee
£6 Pre-Registration
£9 On-the-day
(subject to availability)
No minimum age
Race Gallery
To find your photos from this years bay run races and previous years races, please visit the Epic Action Imagery website for the full gallery.
Race Information
VITALITY
About Vitality Health & Life insurance
We believe in the power of sport. Its power to inspire you into taking those small steps that can make a huge difference to your health. To your future.
Our health and life insurance is all about inspiring you to move your health forward. And reward you for those small steps.
DORSET MIND
Dorset Mind is a local mental health charity who has been raising awareness and providing mental health support in our local communities since 1946. Although Dorset Mind became affiliated with National Mind in 2005, they are an independently registered charity, remaining focussed on supporting Dorset people, their needs and the mental health challenges they face.
As an organisation, their aim is to support mental health by:
- Connecting Minds through talking, communication and partnerships
- Changing Minds through education and awareness campaigns
- Supporting Minds through providing life changing services
The charity takes pride in living by their values of always trying to be honest, open, passionate and experienced.
Dorset Mind offers transformative services to both adults and young people to prevent worsening mental health illness, aid recovery and empower people to maintain positive wellbeing.
The charity’s 1-2-1 and group support includes Active Monitoring (CBT-type coaching), Mentoring, Counselling, and a wide range of peer support groups and social prescriptions such as ecotherapy and activity. These help people regain social skills and develop confidence.
Exciting volunteer opportunities are available across all areas of the organisation.
Dorset Mind’s vision is to create a community where living with and talking about mental health becomes acceptable for everyone.
Visit: dorsetmind.uk for further information.
BOURNEMOUTH FOODBANK
Bournemouth Foodbank is dedicated to providing emergency food and support to people facing crisis across Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole. As part of the Trussell network, we’re committed to tackling the root causes of hunger and poverty in our community, helping individuals and families regain stability and dignity.
Our Race for Food programme invites local runners, clubs, and partners to join us in raising essential funds through events like the Bay Run. Every pound raised supports our mission, from purchasing food supplies to covering logistics for our distribution network, helping us meet the rising demand for food assistance.
We are deeply committed to our runners. We provide each participant with fundraising support, resources, and encouragement every step of the way. By choosing Bournemouth Foodbank, runners directly contribute to making a meaningful impact, helping ensure no one in our community has to face hunger alone.
FOREST HOLME HOSPICE
We help ensure that everyone in our community affected by life-limiting illness or bereavement, gets the care and support they need, either at home or in our dedicated hospice facility.
HealthBus Trust
The HealthBus Trust is an award-winning charity dedicated to providing accessible, specialist healthcare to individuals experiencing homelessness in Bournemouth and surrounding areas.
Through its mobile healthcare service, HealthBus works in partnership with a multidisciplinary team, the local authority, and third-sector homeless service providers to deliver care directly to those in need, including people sleeping rough or in emergency accommodation.
The charity addresses a critical gap in healthcare, supporting individuals who face significant barriers and health inequalities that prevent them from accessing mainstream services.
HealthBus offers GP and nursing services to homeless individuals aged 18 and older, including basic health checks, wound care, blood tests (for Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, HIV, and Syphilis), assistance with medical appointments, medication support and prescribing, as well as sexual health services such as contraception advice and STI testing.
Our RUN4theBus Campaign invites local community members, runners, and partners to participate in the Bay Run event to help raise essential funds. Every pound contributed supports our mission to provide high-quality, patient-centred healthcare in a safe and non-judgmental environment.
We offer fundraising resources, support, and enthusiastic encouragement throughout your race journey. Join us in bringing hope, dignity, and positive change to some of the most marginalized and disadvantaged individuals in society.
HOT RADIO
Hot radio are the official radio sponsor for Vitality Bournemouth Bay Run 2024.
VITALITY BOURNEMOUTH BAY RUNS ENVIRONMENTAL AIM
Overall aim
The Vitality Bournemouth Bay Run is committed to making the event as environmentally friendly as possible. One of the main affecters are single use plastics, at many running events plastic bottles are the most widely used form of hydration for participants. This year we are using boxed water and paper cups at all the water stations and canned water at the finish funnel to eliminate the use of single use plastic bottles and cups.
Recycling
There will be drop nets provided at points after each water station for the paper cups and all water station marshals are briefed to pick up any dropped cups from around their water station. These nets are picked up and all the contents will be recycled. At the finish there will be recycling bins for cans and litter pickers throughout Pier Approach.
Single use plastic
As mentioned previously in the overall aim there will be no plastic cups or bottles along the course or at the finish. We have chosen to not have our t-shirts bagged, they come in cardboard boxes. Previously our medals have been singularly bagged, now we have them bagged in 20’s. We have also opted for an online goody bag instead of a physical one, this way the participants get offers and adverts online without using unnecessary of plastic and paper.
Sustainable transport
Participants are advised through social media and in their race packs to use public transport, carshare, or walk or cycle to the event. There is a luggage marquee provided for participants to safely store their belongings if they do decide to opt for sustainable transport, they can leave their personal belongings and clothes in a safe place.