Race Location
Race HQ Location
Race HQ on the day is at The Royal Hotel, 1 S Parade, Weston-super-Mare BS23 1JP
Race Charity
This event is held in order to raise funds for Weston Hospicecare and other charities. In 2024 this event raised over £10,000 for Weston Hospicecare and local charities.
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Cracker Marshals
Entries are now open for the 38th Weston AC Christmas Cracker 10k.
The race will take place on Sunday December 13th 2026 at 11am
Weston AC is affiliated to Association of Running Clubs (ARC) for the purposes of this race (Permit no 21/262) and therefore covered for Legal Liability Insurance. Please refer to the Insurance section of the ARC website for details of the Club’s Insurance.
The Race Terms and Conditions are linked here but also available on our WAC Official Notices page and each race entrant must abide by these T&Cs.
As usual, this promises to be a fun-filled, festive event as we welcome runners of all abilities from across the South West and beyond.
Jason Wyatt, Race Director
Weston AC
THE RACE
The 2026 Christmas Cracker will take place on Sunday December 13th at 11am. Now in its 38th 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.
ENTER THE ADULT CRACKER HERE
ENTER THE JUNIOR CRACKER HERE
COURSE
- Approx. 10k course
- Flat, on tarmac and beach, thus not suitable for wheelchairs, sorry
- First aid and finish water station
- Lead car, race clock, distance markers and marshals
- Event risk assessment undertaken, for your safety
FACILITIES
- Chip timing
- Race HQ – at Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare.
- Supervised kit storage (at owners risk)
- Full results published on the Internet
- Refreshments will be available at the Royal Hotel
- 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)
- Medal 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 11th 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
ENTER HERE
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
For Junior Cracker race organisation enquiries, contact Louise Davison (Race Director)
Enter the Mini Cracker here
EMAIL: juniorcracker@westonac.co.uk
LOCATION
Race HQ on the day is at The Royal Hotel Ballroom, Royal Parade, South Parade, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1JP
Please note that 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
ENQUIRIES
For race entry enquiries contact Matthew Wheeler (Race Secretary)
For race organisation enquiries contact Jason Wyatt (Race Director)
EMAIL: cracker@westonac.co.uk
PREVIOUS RESULTS
Full results for the 2022 race
No race held in 2020 (Virtual event replacement)
2019 race in pdf format
2018 race in pdf format
2017 race in pdf format
2016 race in pdf format