YMCA Santa Run

Sunday 15 December 2024
Priory Park, Reigate

Thank you to all the Santas who joined us for the 2024 YMCA Santa Run. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. We hope to see you in 2025 at the YMCA Fun Run on Sunday 4 May or the YMCA Santa Run on Sunday 14 December!

Santas of all ages and abilities are invited to spread some festive cheer and run or walk 1 or 3 miles to raise money for YMCA East Surrey.

• 10:30 | Priory Park, Reigate
• Adults and children (4+)
• £12.50pp – includes free Santa suit* and medal

We will have a few event stalls selling hot drinks and bacon/veggie rolls on the day.

* If you would prefer not to include a Santa Suit with your booking, you can select not to receive one when registering. As this is a themed run, we do ask that you come dressed in Christmas fancy dress to make sure we keep the festive magic alive!

You can either book your place for £12.50 or please consider making an additional donation of £10 towards our charitable work by selecting this option when booking.

Have fun looking out for yourself in the sea of Santas! All photos are free, but if you do download and would like to make a donation to our charitable work, we’d be very grateful:

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/ymcasantarun

The festive race timetable is as follows: 

10:30 | Adult 3 Mile (16+)

11:15 | Family 1 Mile* (4+)

* If you would like to run with a child under 4 in a pushchair then you just need to register yourself for the Family 1 mile.

You can collect your Santa suits from reception at the YMCA Sports & Community Centre in Redhill from Monday 2 December or alternatively, at Priory Park on the day. Last date and time for collection at the YMCA is 20:00 on Friday 13 December.

YMCA Sports & Community Centre, Princes Road, Redhill, Surrey RH1 6JJ
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Opening times
Monday to Friday | 07:00-21:00
Saturday & Sunday | 08:00-17:00

If you selected not to include a Santa Suit with your booking, please do come dressed in Christmas fancy dress to make sure we keep the festive magic alive for this themed run!

The 1-mile route sticks to the safe paths within the park and the 3-mile route will also follow some quiet roads nearby.

Priory Park, Bell Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 7RL
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Trophies will be awarded to the first, second and third male and female in the Adult 3-mile race.

Please note there will be no official event timing for the Santa Run. If you want to record your time for the run, please bring your own fitness tracker or use a fitness app on your phone.

All money raised from our 2024 challenge events will go towards our Life Change Fund set up to help transform young lives in East Surrey.

This year, the Life Change Fund will support our youth housing projects. We recently opened a new move-on accommodation for 6 young people in Redhill. In 2024, we are aiming to raise £100k through challenge events towards refurbishment costs as well as furniture for individual bedrooms and communal areas.

Your fundraising will help to create a nurturing environment that truly feels like home. Join us in making a difference and opening the doors to a brighter future for young people.

As a registered charity, we believe in keeping our event prices as low as possible to ensure that everyone has the chance to take part. If you are able to donate or fundraise to support our charitable work in the community, we would be very grateful. You can make an additional £10 donation with your entry when registering or set up a fundraising page. Any amount you can raise will help to transform young lives in the local area, so please consider fundraising for us.

Find out more about our Life Change Fund

As a public event, we will be taking photographs and video footage of the event and participants which may be used to publicise and promote future YMCA events. Please contact us if this is unacceptable to you.

All photos taken will be shared on this site and available to download for free.