Youth Races

Youth Race 2025

The Youth Race Entries are now Open.  Enter Here

The Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races will take place on Saturday 1st March 2025.

Located on Hove Prom, the event is designed for junior runners aged 7-17. Open to all abilities, our youth runners run a mile on Hove Prom, running along part of the main half marathon route.

The event gives youngsters a unique opportunity to experience the buzz of race weekend. Chip-timed, technical T-shirt and medal included, plus prizes for the first three runners in each of the five age categories.

Race packs will not be posted out – participants will need to collect race packs on the morning of the event.

Official charity: Rockinghorse Children’s Charity

We are pleased to announce that Rockinghorse Children’s Charity are the official charity partner of the Brighton Half Youth Race for the third year.

Rockinghorse Children’s Charity support sick and disabled children across Sussex. They support babies, children and young people, along with their families, at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital and The Trevor Mann Baby Unit in Brighton and all of the specialist children’s wards and baby units throughout Sussex.

You can support Rockinghorse by making a one off donation or you can set up a Just Giving page so that people can sponsor you to take part in the Youth Races.

£10 – could pay for a book or game for a child spending time in hospital. If you spend a lot of time in hospital you can spend a lot of time waiting – waiting for treatment, waiting for news, waiting for the all clear. Books and games help children and their families during this time.

£25 – could pay for a music therapy session with a baby and their parents in the Trevor Mann Baby Unit.  A small team of talented musicians visit hospitals, spend time with individual patients and create music to help their self-expression and bring joy to what can often be a scary place.

£30 – could buy equipment that can help premature babies develop and recover. From baby gyms to aid physical development, sensory equipment to help them stay stimulated and learning throughout their stay in hospital, to baby rockers that can help rock them to sleep when their parents can’t be there to do it for them.

Join Team Rockinghorse and make your mile matter!

Make a one off donation to Rockinghorse                                                                                       

Set up a Just Giving page

Official partner: Brighton Girls

Brighton Girls is partnering with the Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races for the second year running.

Based in the heart of Brighton; they are as eclectic, enterprising, and creative as the city itself. Innovative teaching, reimagined classroom spaces and a keen sense of social responsibility, make this a place where girls can truly learn without limits.

Brighton Girls are funding sixty free places to make the event accessible to all which demonstrates their commitment to supporting our city. From their community skateboarding, football and netball clubs to their bursary programme for prospective students, they hold a unique place within the wider city of Brighton & Hove. Find out more here