Cycling & running events in Farnborough, 2026

Farnborough-Aldershot Training Notes

Running: Rushmoor parkrun gives locals two flat anticlockwise laps on gravelly path, tarmac, natural towpath, and dirt path. The course uses the Basingstoke Canal towpath and feels clean and tidy when the pack settles. Hart Road Runners put intervals at Aldershot Military Stadium on Mondays at 7:30pm, then social miles from Fleet during the week. The Evetham / Ancells route covers 6 miles, and the Church Crookham route runs 8.8 miles. Farnborough Run Club meets Tuesdays at 6:45pm with 3km, 4km, and 5km groups, ideal for newbies. Yateley 10K and Farnham Pilgrim Marathon sit as easy anchor races.

Cycling: Farnborough & Camberley CC anchors riding here, with social riding, sportives, road racing, time trialling, track racing, cyclocross, gravel, and mountain biking. The Easy Trails ride starts Saturdays at 9:30am from the Zeppelin Hangar and gives riders about 30k over roughly two hours. The route uses flatter, wider trails around Minley, Hawley Lake, and Fleet Pond at around 15 km/h. Aldershot links Farnborough Road, Wellington Avenue, Station Road, Ash Road, Lower Farnham Road, Tongham Road, Boxalls Lane, and Sheridan Close. Farnborough town centre links Southwood, Lynchford Road, Alexandra Road, and Clockhouse roundabout. The climbs sit at Ash Ranges, Tunnel Hill, Caesar’s Camp, and Porridge Pots.

Season: July gives runners Yateley 10K Race 2, and August brings Yateley 10K Race 3 plus Richmond Park Half Marathon. Summer keeps the towpath, Hartland Country Park, Aldershot Park, Southwood Woodland, and Cove Brook Greenway useful for Z2, tempo, and easy spins. Locals stretch base miles on the Black Water Valley Path and Basingstoke Canal when the ground behaves. Winter changes the rhythm, with Race to Remember in November and Richmond Park Half Marathon in December. Cyclists lean into steady club rides, gravel, and wider trails, while runners keep track nights, parkrun, and sociable Sunday routes ticking over.