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JA Race Information, Year 3
Friday, 12th June 2026
Windsor to Reading, and back
The scenic route from historic Windsor will take runners along the Thames Path to King’s Meadow in Reading, and back. The route has a total of 10 legs and 9 handover stops.
The 114km course along the Thames Path is a mix of paved road, grassland and gravel paths, with runners having to navigate the footpath gates, fields and bridges, as well as taking care through the towns and across roads, all making the race much more interesting and challenging.
Like in a traditional ekiden, each leg will be run by a different member of the team, each starting and finishing with a tasuki sash handover point.
The full map can be found on this page. The different leg distances of the route are as follows:
- Windsor to Maidenhead: 10.4km
- Maidenhead to Bisham Abbey: 14.2km
- Bisham Abbey to Henley-on-Thames: 14.1km
- Henley-on-Thames to Sonning: 12.8km
- Sonning to Kings Meadow, Reading (halfway point): 5.4km
- King’s Meadow, Reading (halfway point) to Sonning: 5.4km
- Sonning to Henley-on-Thames: 12.8km
- Henley-on-Thames to Bisham Abbey: 14.1km
- Bisham Abbey to Maidenhead: 14.2km
- Maidenhead to Windsor: 10.4km
- Start: Brocas Field, Meadow Lane, Eton, Windsor, SL4 6SS
- Handover point 1 Maidenhead – the exact handover point will be confirmed shortly.
- Handover point 2 Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Bisham Village, Marlow Rd, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RR
- Handover point 3 Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1BF
- Handover point 4 The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TY
- Handover point 5 HALFWAY POINT Reading, Kings Meadow, Napier Road, Reading, RG1 8AB
- Handover point 6 The Mill at Sonning, Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TY
- Handover point 7 Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1BF
- Handover point 8 Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Bisham Village, Marlow Rd, Bisham, Marlow SL7 1RR
- Handover point 9 Maidenhead – the exact handover point will be confirmed shortly.
- Finish: Brocas Field, Meadow Lane, Eton, Windsor, SL4 6SS