About Us
The 2025 Christmas Cracker will take place on Sunday December 14th at 11am. Now in its 36th year, this is Weston AC’s largest race with people coming back year after year to take part in the festive run. All standards of runner take part so don’t be put off if you are a new runner. Everyone is actively encouraged to wear fancy dress but please no tinsel.
The adult's 10K course is run on the beach and Tarmac and is therefore unfortunately not suitable for wheelchairs. There is also the Junior Cracker which is two miles on the beach.
The adult race is at 11am.
The race HQ on the day is at Winter Gardens, Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 2AL
Race HQ – The Royal Hotel ballroom, Royal Parade, South Parade, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1JP
The race start is on the beach by the Grand Pier
Allow yourself 20 minutes to get from The Royal Hotel to the start location
Supervised kit storage (at owners risk)
Full results published on the Internet
Refreshments will be available at the Winter Gardens
1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female runners
1st and 2nd male and female vets. V40, V45 and V50
1st male and female vets over 60 and 70
Only one prize per runner (fancy dress excepted)
T-shirt to all finishers
Individual and team fancy dress prizes
ENTRIES
- Online entry is £18 (affiliated) and £20 (unaffiliated), inclusive of processing fee
- Closing date for entries is 7th December
- Minimum age is 16 years (anyone under the age of 16 can enter our junior race)
- Race numbers to be collected from Royal Hotel on race day.
- Remember – absolutely no entries on the day so enter soon!
- Free race photographs available for all runners to download after the race from www.photo-fit.com. Great for sharing with your friends at Christmas
THE JUNIOR CRACKER
There will be a combined race for all children in Reception to Year 11.
RACE START TIME – 10am
All finishers receive a medal
PRIZES
1st, 2nd & 3rd male and female runners in both age categories
Individual fancy dress prizes
Entry cost – £3
The course is 1 mile approx. which is ran entirely on the beach
LOCATION
Race HQ on the day is at The Winter Gardens, Royal Parade, Knightstone Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1AJ
Please note that the race start is on the beach by the Grand Pier
Allow yourself 20 minutes to get from The Winter Gardens to the start location
EMAIL: cracker@westonac.co.uk
