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Make a difference.

The Colchester Half Marathon is proudly owned and organised by the Robin Cancer Trust.

Founded in Colchester in 2012, we are a small, local charity working tirelessly to support the UK's germ cell cancer community and deliver life-saving cancer awareness, education and support to young adults all across the UK.

As a sponsor of the Colchester Half Marathon 2026, your business will be showcased at the heart of this inspiring event - while supporting a cause that saves lives.

Why partner with us?

As our flagship community event, the success of the Colchester Half Marathon continues to grow and is becoming one of Essex’s largest mass participation events.

The 2025 race attracted 3,500 incredible runners, tens of thousands of spectators lined the streets, extensive media exposure with regional TV and press coverage and high engagement across our website, email newsletter and social media platforms.

Last years event raised over £92,000 funding awareness talks for young people and vital support to individuals and their families affected by testicular or ovarian germ cell cancer.

Sponsorship Opportunities

We offer a range of sponsorship packages tailored to suit your brand goals and budget.

Opportunities include: brand placement on event materials, bib numbers, onsite sampling, free race entry for sponsor ambassadors or employees and social media collaborations.

Whether you want to sponsor a water station, the finish line or something entirely unique - we're ready to work with you to build a partnership with a purpose.

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Who YOU'LL REACH

As our event continues to grow, it attracts increasing attention from the running community, local celebrities and media — amplifying our reach and community impact year after year. We have a powerful social media presence, broad appeal cross all age groups and an engaged email database.

Social media reached 563,000 people last year

Facebook 7.2K followers

Instagram 700+ followers

Email marketing 4,100+ subscribers

Plus opportunities to reach and engage with the runners themselves and their friends and families who line the route each year.

PARTNER WITH US

If you’d like to join us as a sponsor for the 2026 Colchester Half Marathon then we’d love to hear from you.

Let's work together to create a partnership that makes a real impact - get in touch with our Partnership Manager today or download our sponsorship pack to explore all the opportunities available.

Thank you to our 2026 sponsors

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Race Partners

our partners

Coopah run coach

We've partnered with the running coach app, Coopah, to bring you an exclusive 2-week free trial to their training app to make you a stronger, faster, better runner.

Coopah has had a complete transformation - rebuilt from the ground up. A coach in your pocket. Smarter AI features. Start line PB confidence guaranteed.

www.coopah.com

in colchester

InColchester is the one stop shop for everything Colchester City Centre. Find great places to eat, events and offers all on the InColchester website. Plus stay up to date with what's happening in the city centre with the InColchester social media channels and find some hidden gems.

www.incolchester.co.uk

running colchester

Running Colchester was set up as a Facebook group in May 2016, by runners, for runners in the local area. A place to talk all things running and to find new people to run with, it was created to meet the needs of the local community.

All the events, groups and online support local runners in Colchester can want. It is a community, please pitch in, find friends to run with, ask for help and have fun with it all!

www.facebook.com/groups/runningcolchester

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Supported By

race organised by

Nice Work was established in 1989, then a small family business started with organising the Beckley 10k. The organisation grew with the popularity of running events into the company it is today. Based in Rye, East Sussex they deliver over 200 events year, attracting more than 50,000 entries.

They aim to inspire more people to participate in sports events, more often, by delivering inclusive, accessible, friendly and exciting events.

www.nice-work.org.uk