Quicksilver Running passes the baton to RUN-FEST

Quicksilver Running has been organising mass participation running events since 2012, including The Hampton Court Half Marathon, Kingston Half Marathon and Kingston Spring races. Founder and Race Director Peter Wedderburn has now decided the time is right to pass the baton on, and is delighted that local operator RUN-FEST, organised by husband-and-wife team Tom & Jade Bedford, will be taking over the organisation of these events. Peter looks forward to working on the events with the RUN-FEST team as Associate Race Director.

Quicksilver Running’s last race was the 2023 October’s Royal Borough of Kingston Half Marathon, before handing over to RUN-FEST for the 2024 editions onwards where the event series will be part of their new event series River Thames Running.

Peter says – “The last ten years have been the most satisfying of my working life, and it’s been tremendously exciting to launch new events from scratch and watch them grow. My thanks go out to everyone who has helped build these popular races, especially Event Manager Jennie Brereton, my family, and the many runners who have assisted us on race days. While I will continue to take an active role, I’m hoping to cut down on erecting gazebos and shifting barriers at 5 a.m. on wet Sunday mornings! I’m looking forward to working with Tom and Jade on the next relay leg of these community running events“.

Tom Bedford says – Our team have been helping Quicksilver events for over 5 years so we know what makes them special. We are sure that with a bigger team effort we will deliver the same if not better fun running events on the most beautiful parts of the River Thames. We look forward to announcing more of our plans after this year’s Richmond RUN-FEST“.

River Thames Running is four amazing flat running events in Surrey, England. These events include…

Hampton Court Half 18th February 2024 | Thames Ditton

Kingston BreakFEST Run 17th March 2024 | Kingston upon Thames

Kingston Half Marathon 6th October 2024 | Kingston upon Thames

River Thames Half 27th October 2024 | Walton on Thames

RUN-FEST also organise the following events…

Kew The Run inc. Kew Gardens 10k (30th March) & Kew Gardens Half Marathon (31st March)

Worthing RUNFEST inc. Worthing 10k & Worthing Half Marathon (28th April 2024)

Richmond RUNFEST inc. Richmond 10k (15th September 2024), Richmond Half Marathon & Richmond Marathon (15th September, 2024)