Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon 2025

Register for 2025

Hot on the heels of our hugely successful 2024 event, we are once again delighted to be an official Charity Partner of the Larking Gowen Ipswich Half Marathon 2025, for a third year. There are limited spaces available so book early to avoid disappointment!

The race will start and finish at Portman Road Stadium (home to Ipswich Town FC), as it did this year. The same route will see runners heading down Duke Street, through our stunning Ipswich Waterfront and then along Cliff Lane. Continuing around the picturesque River Orwell, around the outskirts to Freston running along the estuary. You will head to Wherstead Road, back along Grafton Way before reaching the big finish at the stadium.

The Suffolk Mind team and volunteers will be there to welcome you in the Charity Village and to cheer you along, at a dedicated Suffolk Mind cheer point along the route.

In 2023, this event saw the Suffolk Mind runners take part as couples, groups of friends, work colleagues, fitness teams, first timers and those running again for a PB.

If you are keen to support Suffolk Mind and our mission to make Suffolk the best place in the world to talk about and take care of mental health, why not sign up to run on our behalf and benefit from our special registration rates?

How to register

We have a limited number of spaces for this event and are offering competitive packages to runners choosing to fundraise for Suffolk Mind.

Any 2024 runner who took part for Suffolk Mind can automatically apply for a fully funded place, provided you pledge to endeavour to raise a minimum of £210 for our charity in 2025.

Please email the Fundraising team to claim your space.

All other runners will be able to register a space (subject to availability) at the discounted price of £15 each, provided each runner pledges to endeavour to raise a minimum of £180. Plus, you will be gifted a unique Suffolk Mind running top. Conditions related to fundraising apply.

To register, please pay your registration fee and wait for our team to confirm we have secured your space – you should hear from us within 72 working hours. For those claiming a free space, please email the Fundraising team directly.

Please note: to benefit from either of these packages, you must commit to setting up your Giving page on the Suffolk Mind website.

Be part of our team and make a real difference in our county

Join us in 2025 to help make a difference to mental health in Suffolk.

Here’s an example of just how much fundraising can help us:

In 2024, Kim and Karen (pictured) ran together as friends and raised a phenomenal £1,070 for Suffolk Mind. This amount could provide 21 fully-funded counselling sessions, or enable us to answer 535 calls and emails to our Suffolk Mind Helpline.

By fundraising for Suffolk Mind, you can be sure that all profits made will be reinvested in our county.