PHOENIX - Lest We Forget 2026

PHOENIX - Lest We Forget is a remembrance-themed running event on the River Thames, held around Remembrance Day. Runners have seven hours to cover as much or as little distance as they want, with options starting at 5km and stretching through 10km, half marathon, marathon, and ultra distance. The route uses repeated laps of a 5.3km out-and-back course along the Thames, so one lap is enough to finish and longer distances come from carrying on. All abilities are welcome, and every finisher receives a bespoke medal shaped around an Unknown Soldier silhouette in antique brass, showing a lone soldier paying respects to the fallen; the ribbon can be removed with a Velcro join, and the medal stands on its own base. PHOENIX also runs an annual Remembrance Day Run the following day, with a separate 1kg medal, so some runners make a full weekend of the two events.