When is Thames Meander Autumn?

The next edition of Thames Meander Autumn takes place on 4 October 2026.

Where does Thames Meander Autumn take place?

Thames Meander Autumn takes place in Richmond, UK.

What distances does Thames Meander Autumn offer?

Entry options include: 10K, Half Marathon, Marathon.

How is Thames Meander Autumn rated by runners?

Thames Meander Autumn has an average rating of 4.10 out of 5 from 13 verified participant reviews on Racecheck.

What is Thames Meander Autumn like?

Based on participant reviews, runners describe it as: Ideal for beginners (56% of reviews), Small & Intimate (67% of reviews), Urban & Nature Mix (89% of reviews), Flat & Fast (89% of reviews).

Thames Meander Autumn reviews

Name: Thames Meander Autumn
Start: 2026-10-04
End: 2026-10-04
Location: Richmond, UK
Rating: 4.10

Andy S.

2.0

· 2025 Half Marathon ·

Very poor organisation. Marshall not doing their job and when you raise it with the Race Director he hides behind the fact it is a trail race not a road race. The race was going into another half marathon race, cars doing 3 point turns on the routes, Marshall really not providing...

Very poor organisation. Marshall not doing their job and when you raise it with the Race Director he hides behind the fact it is a trail race not a road race. The race was going into another half marathon race, cars doing 3 point turns on the routes, Marshall really not providing any direction, no bike, GPX route different on website. Kew garden has been closed for month and they had not updated. Raised valid points to the director refuses to take on board and quite blames runner for wearing headphones. Do not recommend this race a lot of corners cut for the price of 45 pounds. I had to send a photo to the organisers to prove i won the race - just an all round farce the fact that they have a licence for this.

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Bibin E.

3.9

· 2025 Marathon ·

Good flat scenic course. Staff was friendly. But the 2 aid stations were poorly stocked. There were no Hi5 gels as mentioned in the event page and FAQs, and they ran out of gummy bears in the last lap, with only pretzels and crisps left. Just 3 portaloos, no wash stations. The c...

Good flat scenic course. Staff was friendly. But the 2 aid stations were poorly stocked. There were no Hi5 gels as mentioned in the event page and FAQs, and they ran out of gummy bears in the last lap, with only pretzels and crisps left. Just 3 portaloos, no wash stations. The course is a bit narrow at some parts but still enjoyable. However the general public starets coming onto the course late morning which can make it challenging.

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Laura S.

4.0

· 2023 Half Marathon ·

Hello, The weather conditions made this a very challenging run. Kudos to the organising team and stewards on the day everything ran smoothly. A couple of points of feedback- -Running with the union jack flag as the background to the race number would not be a personal choi...

Hello, The weather conditions made this a very challenging run. Kudos to the organising team and stewards on the day everything ran smoothly. A couple of points of feedback- -Running with the union jack flag as the background to the race number would not be a personal choice. I think runners should have an option in this regard -The overhanging branches were a hazard in some areas of the course - I think more could have been done to check this.

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Devilliers E.

5.0

· 2023 10K ·

My first race with Hermes running great event great people. Definitely do more events

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Doug P.

4.9

· 2023 Half Marathon ·

Great event, highly recommended. My first event with Hermes Running. I needed to change my entry from marathon to half (due to lack of time for training) This was easily managed by the organisers with no fuss. Friendly event, nice modern scout building for race HQ and start, s...

Great event, highly recommended. My first event with Hermes Running. I needed to change my entry from marathon to half (due to lack of time for training) This was easily managed by the organisers with no fuss. Friendly event, nice modern scout building for race HQ and start, scenic riverside course to Barnes and back. Love the sustainable wooden medal. Will do event again.

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Mel

1.8

· 2023 Half Marathon ·

I am really disappointed at this race, no Marshall’s whatsoever, nobody around for injuries or help, not even a bike . Toilet facilities very poor, 2 toilets at start and nothing else.these toilets having no toilet roll either! As you crossed the finish line within one step a w...

I am really disappointed at this race, no Marshall’s whatsoever, nobody around for injuries or help, not even a bike . Toilet facilities very poor, 2 toilets at start and nothing else.these toilets having no toilet roll either! As you crossed the finish line within one step a wooden medal past to you…. No funnel or time to even stop. No water at the end. Told trying to be eco friendly and totally agree so given a wooden medal but handing out plastic cups!!!!! Very poor support from the organisers. I feel a lot of changes needed to even think of recommending

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Hi Mel in reply to your negative comments firstly the toilet facilities for 250 runners were definitely adequate we had exactly this many runners for the Summer race and no one complained about this. Toilets are £150 each to hire in so by sheer economy of scale this is also not an option with all the associated costs which run into thousands to stage an event unless I change considerably more which I do not want to do. The plastic cups were only a backup and if you’d taken the time to read the FAQs and race instructions you as a runner were actually required to bring your own drinking vessel we have to do this to be more sustainable as required by the local councils too so this is critique is totally unjustified. As for marshals you were the only one to complain we have an exceptional teams of marshals and everyone else was very happy apart from you so again unjustified criticism for sure. I suggest you probably should run big city marathons with huge budgets and thousands of marshals/ toilets if you are concerned about these aspects we are a small outfit and we do a great job.

Darran F.

4.9

· 2023 Marathon ·

This is the 8th time I have run this event and the recent move to this start/finish location is a great addition, loads of room to change and leave bags plus toilets and I believe shower facilities, although I didn’t use these. A very well organised event, and Dave is a dedicate...

This is the 8th time I have run this event and the recent move to this start/finish location is a great addition, loads of room to change and leave bags plus toilets and I believe shower facilities, although I didn’t use these. A very well organised event, and Dave is a dedicated race director who makes sure all eventualities are covered, to make the experience as enjoyable as possible. A great course and decent support today even tough the weather wasn’t great to start with, this didn’t matter at all. People running their first half and full marathons as well as long time marathon runners, a great mix of people.

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František B.

5.0

· 2023 Half Marathon ·

the weather was so great that sometimes I felt like I was at an aquathlon xD

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Dan f.

5.0

· 2023 Half Marathon ·

Had a good time completing my second half marathon. Thank you to all the staff

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Dan it was a pleasure to see you at my event and well done for achieving your 1.50hr PB great running.

Sarah F.

3.6

· 2019 Marathon ·

This is a well organized low key event which is exactly why I choice it. Max 700 entries over both distances meant none of the dodging slower runners and dealing with congestion over the first few miles. It is a fast and flat course. The running surface is mixed con...

This is a well organized low key event which is exactly why I choice it.

Max 700 entries over both distances meant none of the dodging slower runners and dealing with congestion over the first few miles.

It is a fast and flat course. The running surface is mixed concreact / cobbles / light trail. Only a very small section was on the road less then 1k.

Following the thames path, which make for easy navigation, and some wonderful views. The path is open to the public so you do have to watch out for dogs, bikes, walks and other runners. This year it clashed with the rugby world cup final which made the path quietwe then I would think in other years. It was wet and windy so pretty muddy in places. With lots of branches to dodge. Some of the path is narrow which can lead to a little slowing down if you get court up in traffic.

There are well stoked aid stations with army cadets maning them along the route.

This year the wind was gusty and pretty strong making the last 5 miles really tough and more of a mental game.

I chose this event as I like running on trail and am not keen on being packed in with 1000s of other runners and big crowds. And it did not disappoint. If I'm honest I think a little more support in the last 5 miles would have helped but I knew what I had signed up for and it made ever clap and cheer I did get mean that much more.

It was very hard mentally running past 1st the finish line and 2nd the turning point for the half marathon in the last section of the run. But maybe that made crossing the finish line that much better.

Refueling and post race massage avaliable. Massage was about £10. Bag collection was very easy - again being a smaller event but well organized helped that.

Toliets / Porta loos, water top up all avaliable - no showers or large changing areas.

If you a looking for a fast, well organized low key marathon this is the one for you.

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