As race director I love to get feedback from runners and teams if they are raising funds for good cause here is one from Emma Hunt: I ran my first 10K run in Folkestone and raised £450 for a charity called United Response and a local charity called the Cheriton Community Network who I volunteer [...]
More than 920 runners spilled across the starting mats to cheers and applause as the Folkestone Coastal 10k kicked off - the oldest being a fit and strong 82! Read more...
This year Ray the Race Director has made available a facility if you would like to raise funds for one of their chosen charities The Sports Trust. Just make any donations here: http://justgiving.com/campaign/raythesportstrust
I am absolutely thrilled to announce that the Folkestone Coastal 10K has been honoured with the prestigious title of Best Charity Sports Event 2023 – South East England in the esteemed Corporate Visions Global Business Awards. Read more about the award here. This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication to making a positive [...]
SAGA our main sponsors are looking forward to the race with their cruise ships guests and staff running on both the Spirit of Discovery & Spirit of Adventure. This is super exciting as race director as many from the company will also be along to the main race and supporting good causes. Good luck to [...]
The Million Miles challenge is born out of the vaccination volunteering which was managed by Rotary locally. How could we create an opportunity for local people to continue involvement in the community in times of hardship for so many in a way which would benefit everyone? Four local charities have joined together in an ambitious [...]
Green Kordofan have approached us and would dearly like runners to raise funds for the charity. Check out Green Kordofan and please make contact via the contact page to request more information or email directly ragababog@yahoo.com. Many runners now raise funds for many good causes so any help you can offer no matter how small [...]
We are pleased to confirm for this years race we are now offering a virtual option as we have received a few requests from those that are unable to attend in person. This year we are even having some runners who will be on board a cruise ship with our main sponsors SAGA. Do tell [...]
Forward comment from Race Director: Wow what a fantastic 10th anniversary race. We sold out quickly with over 900 record entries and ideal weather conditions. After months of planning and keeping coronavirus compliant we soon received entries from as far as Birmingham with many running club members participating from all over the country and [...]
Race Director Ray Johnson is delighted to report that; “This year’s race on Sunday 30th May is going great guns with already over 650 runners registered including several teams on board including SAGA, Church & Dwight, Folkestone College and Livingstone Homes. Best book quick as we may have to close soon. The race will be [...]
