FAQs

As early as you can, but you should aim to arrive by 9:15am at the latest. There is a road closure order in place and this is enforced from 9:30 am.

The fee for pre-registered and on the day registrations is £33.00 for affiliated and £36.00 for unaffiliated. You can enter up until 9.50am on the race day at the Race Headquarters.

The fee for pre-registered and on the day registrations is £24.00 for affiliated and £27.00 for unaffiliated. You can enter up until 10.10am on the race day at the Race Headquarters.

The fee for pre-registered and on the day registrations is £17 for affiliated and £19 for unaffiliated. You can enter up until 9.45am on the race day at the Race Headquarters.

Entrants are not permitted to race with any of the above and anyone attempting to do so will be disqualified. Guide dogs are not permitted but we do offer a free place for guide runners.

You must be 17 years of age to enter the Half Marathon, 15 years of age to enter the 10K and 11 years of age to enter the 5k. Entrants under 18 must have parental permission.

Barns Green Village Hall, Muntham Drive, Barns Green, Nr Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PT.

Barns Green is 5 miles South-West of Horsham and 3 miles East of Billingshurst. The nearest train stations are Horsham, Christ’s Hospital or Billingshurst.

Run Barns Green operates three parking areas A, B and C. Car Park A & B are by the village green but do not allow vehicles to depart until after 12.15pm, if you need to leave before that time please use car park C which is at Sumners Ponds, however this should only be for 5k runners and fast finishers from the 10k. On arrival into the village there will be marshals to direct you to the car parks, please specify if you need to use car park C for early departure. Please park where directed and do not try and park in any other place. It is absolutely vital that emergency vehicles are able to access all parts of the village and the course at all times. The future of the race also relies on the goodwill of the residents so please park only in the designated car parks. The parking is free, although we do invite you to make a voluntary charitable contribution to this year’s charity, St Catherine’s Hospice

The Run Barns Green races are running races in which participants should make best efforts to complete the course within 2 hours for the 10k and 3.5 hours for the half marathon. The event has a staggered road closure order in force so we can appropriately facilitate the roads reopening for business and resident access, and to protect all participants. After these times the roads will be reopened and throughout the race a sweep car will collect those at the back unable to keep up with the allotted pace; 20 minutes per mile for 10k and 16 minutes per mile for half marathon.

The race route has a rolling road closure order from West Sussex County Council. Please note that the closure begins to take effect at 9:30 am and is in effect until 1:00 pm. Entrants for the 5K will be directed to a specific car park which will enable them to leave as soon as logistically possible. Details of the road closures are available here.

Race numbers, timing tags and race information will be sent out on Tuesday 7th September 2027 and should arrive from Monday 13th September 2027. If you enter after midday on Thursday 2nd September 2027 or you do not have a UK postal address, you will need to collect your number from Race HQ either on Saturday 25th September 2027 between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm or on Sunday 26th September 2027 before the races.

Firstly don’t panic as the post can be erratic. If it does not arrive we can issue a new number at Race HQ during race weekend. If still wortied contact Sport Systems at enquiries@sportsystems.co.uk.

Entrants are allowed to transfer their entry to another runner up until 6pm on Wednesday 22nd September 2027. There is a £5 administration fee for this change. Please complete the transfer form and email this to Sport Systems at enquiries@sportsystems.co.uk to make this change. If the transfer has not been processed, you cannot race with another runner’s number, and any entrant(s) found doing so will be disqualified.

Entrants are allowed to swap from the 5k or 10k to the 10k or half marathon up until noon on Friday 24th September 2027 on payment of the additional entry fee. Please note, if you change distances after noon on 2nd September 2027 you will need to collect a new race number and timing tag at race HQ either on Saturday 25th September between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm or on Sunday 26th September before the races. You cannot race with the old number and you will be disqualified if you try to run with an incorrect number. Please email Sports Systems at enquiries@sportsystems.co.uk to make this change.

Entrants are allowed to swap from the half marathon or 10k to the 10k or 5k up until noon on Friday 24th September 2027. No refund of the higher entry cost will be given. Please note, if you change distances after noon on 7th September 2027 you will need to collect a new race number and timing tag at race HQ either on Saturday 25th September between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm or on Sunday 26th September before the races. You cannot race with the old number and you will be disqualified if you try to run with an incorrect number. Please email Sports Systems at enquiries@sportsystems.co.uk to make this change.

If you are injured and unable to run, we can defer your entry to the 2028 race as long as we are notified by 6pm on Wednesday 22nd September 2027. We will send you details of how to register for 2028 after the 2027 race, but please note a payment of £5 administration fee is required.

Yes you can turn up on the day and register but please check our Facebook page first to ensure we still have places left. This will be updated on Saturday night

Yes we have these services available on the Village Green.

No – but please notify the Race Secretary of any changes (address, running club etc.).

Event entries are non-refundable. If you cannot take part you may be able to transfer your number to another runner. You will need to fill out a runner to runner transfer form in the link above and pay £5.00 to do this. Please do not run using someone else’s number as this will result in disqualification. If you wish to defer to 2028 then you must advise us by 6pm on Wednesday 22nd September 2027.

We reserve the right to cancel the race if adverse weather should make conditions too dangerous or a serious incident occurs that prevents the races from going ahead. In this event, there will be no refunds.

Yes, you can access from the A29 in Billingshurst at the Lidl roundabout following signs to Barns Green or from the A272 at Coolham follow signs to Barns Green taking a left onto Emms Lane at the road closure which takes you straight into the village

By entering this event, you are confirming that should you require any medical treatments during your attendance at the event, whether before, during or after the actual run, they may be administered by the events’ official medically qualified personnel.

By taking part in the event you grant full and irrevocable permission to us, as organisers of the Barns Green Half Marathon,10K and 5K, and any third parties authorised by us to use any photographs, videotapes, motion pictures, website images, recordings or any other record of this event that may include your image.

For any other information or queries please contact the Race Secretary racesec@runbarnsgreen.org.uk.