Chester Round the Walls Race 
26 December 2016 - enter here (online entries only; no entries on the day)
At 44 years old, the Chester Round the Walls race is one of the oldest races in the country and is regularly over-subscribed, in no small part due to its near unique geographical location and place on the calendar. Although weather and walls conditions have caused many variations to its route, the Boxing Day running of this race remained a constant event in the city since since its inception in 1972. The standard route is between 4.5 and 5 miles, starting on the Roodee racecourse and following almost the full 2-mile length of the Roman and Medieval walls, to finish back on the racecourse.
Partial closure of the walls led to a new course being used in 2007 and 2008. Freezing weather in 2009 and 2010 confined runners to the Roodee, making four times in fourteen years and forcing the use of another permutation of the "Plan B" near-four-lap route on the Roodee. The race returned to the walls for its fortieth edition in 2011, and has remained there for all years except 2013, when an overnight frost again necessitated a switch to the Roodee.
As a result of specific circumstances, the race did not take place in 2015. West Cheshire AC would like to thank all previous participants and helpers, and hope that they will remain patient and still support the event in future years. Plans are already afoot for the return of the race in 2016 - watch this space for details...
John Driscoll's 1996 25th anniversary ‘A Brief History’ of the Round the Walls race.
2014 Results.
Previous years' results, and statistics of the race's most regular runners.
2013 fun run results.
Car Parking
NO parking is available on the Roodee or within the confines of the racecourse. Please use the pay and display car parks outside of, but close to, the Roodee.
Round the Walls 1984:
CEPAC's Gary Jones (left) and Chris Morgan (right)
pass under the Eastgate clock.