Battersea 5k

wednesday 24th july 2024

This is an extremely fast, flat course in central London. It’s a 2-lap 2.5km loop circuit with a lot of straight line running and a sweeping bends. The course is protected from the elements on both sides by a tree-lines and buildings.

15m30Race Info

Battersea Chase The Sun 5k – Wednesday 24th July 2024

Address: Battersea Park, London, SW11 4NJ

Event Times – 18:30pm

Top Flight Series & Battersea 5k Prize Structure

The winner of Battersea 5k receives 25 points, the second-place finisher 18 points, with 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 points for 3-10th towards their Top Flight Races series points total.

Time-based CASH prizes for Men and Women’s races (Gun Time Only) are as follows:

Race Winner

£200 (Any time)

All performances under qualifying time of Sub 14m15 (Men) 15m45 (Women)

1st £250*, 2nd £200, 3rd £175, 4th £150, 5th £125, 6th £100, 7th £75, 8th £50
*in addition to race win = £450 total

Course Record Bonus*
Nina Chydenius 15m34 (13th April 2024) |  Sam Gebresalassie 14m33 (13th April 2024)
*Performance must be better than the capped times below.
Men Sub 14m00 Women’s current course record- 15.34

£200

UK Leading Time (At time of event 19:00pm 24/07/2024)
Rory Leonard 13m31 (Monaco 10th Feb) / Abbie Donnelley 15m18 (Leicester 16th Mar) £200

£200

RunThrough Record*

5k 13m46 Scott Beattie (Quayside 5k 2023) / 15m30 Amy Eloise Neale (Aintree May 2024)

 £500*
*Performance must be faster than 15m15 

Free Top Flight Races Entry
Men: Sub 16:00 (5k) 33:30 (10k) 72:00 (HM)
Women: Sub 17:30 (5k) 36:45 (10k) 77:30 (HM)

Course profile