Race for Life Cambridge: Our guide to the 2024 Cancer Research UK event, including route, road closures and more
The 2024 Cambridge Race for Life, in aid of Cancer Research UK, is to take place in the city this Sunday (30 June).
There will be a 5k and a 10k race and both will start at 11am from Jesus Green.
The route, which takes in some of the most impressive sites and views of the city, is run on a mix of Tarmac, grass and cobbles.
Largely flat of course, the route will take runners through the city centre, past market square, through the grounds of King’s College, before finally reaching the festival atmosphere of Jesus Green.
There will not be any water refill stations along the course so if you require water during the event, you’ll need to remember to bring your own reusable water bottle already filled up.
A ScottishPower water refill station will be available to use at the finish. A number of roads will be closed for Race for Life, from 9am until 2pm.
The full list of road closures is as follows:
Lower Park Street - Cambridge Footpath 77 (Jesus Green) to Park Parade
Park Parade - Thompson Lane (Richmond Terrace) to Lower Park Street
St John’s Road - Park Parade to New Park Street
New Park Street - entire length
Park Street - New Park Street to Round Church Street
Round Church Street - Park Street to Sidney Street
Bridge Street - Thompson Lane to Sidney Street
Sidney Street - Bridge Street to Market Street
Market Street - Sidney Street to Market Hill
St Mary’s Street - Market Street to Senate House Hill
Senate House Hill - Trinity Street to King’s Parade
King’s Parade - Senate House Hill to Bene’t Street
Trumpington Street - King’s Parade to Silver Street
Silver Street - Trumpington Street to Queen’s Road
Trinity Lane - entire length
Trinity Street - entire length
St John’s Street - Trinity Street to Bridge Street
Thompson Lane - entire length
Jesus Green footpaths - as signed
Midsummer Common footpaths - as signed
Riverside - entire length
Bene’t Street - Trumpington Street to Peas Hill
Corn Exchange Street - from entrance to Grande Arcade car park to Wheeler Street
The diversions for these are Chesterton Lane, Chesterton Road, Elizabeth Way, Maids Causeway, and vice versa.
From 10.45-11.45am, there will be no vehicle movement along the following roads: Park Parade, Thompson Lane, St John’s Road, Park Street, New Park Street and Portugal Street.
To minimise disruption, people are encouraged to plan their journey in advance and if anyone needs to leave this area, it will be best to do so before 10.30am or after 11.45am. The roads will be reopened as quickly as possible.
Participants and spectators for the race are urged to use the Park & Ride sites to access the city. City centre car parks may be impacted by the road closures.
The organisers are are expecting approximately 3,100 participants to take part this year and hope to raise more than £250,000 for Cancer Research UK.
[Read more: 50 pictures from Race for Life 2022]
[Read more: Cancer scientist set for fifth Race for Life in Cambridge]
For more information, visit shorturl.at/86YQW.
