Our award winning Bidwells Town and Gown 10k series offers the rare opportunity to run the closed streets, parks, and along the rivers, of the historic cities of Oxford or Cambridge, while raising funds to help change the future of muscle wasting conditions.
Bidwells Town and Gown 10k series
Bidwells Cambridge 10K 2026
Sunday 4 October 2026
Midsummer Common, Victoria Avenue, Cambridge, CB5 8DJ
Bidwells Cambridge 10k is our autumn run of the series and will be back on Sunday 4 October 2026.
Bidwells Oxford 10K 2027
Sunday 9 May 2027
University Parks, Oxford, OX1 3RF
Bidwells Oxford 10k is the oldest run in our Town and Gown series. Inspired by a local boy Daniel Cleaver who had muscular dystrophy, it started in 1982. Daniel’s father and local runners set up the event as a fun run to raise money for muscular dystrophy and to this day all profits still go to our work.
Our headline partner
Bidwells
We’re a leading property consultancy, working within the most dynamic real estate markets in the UK. Over 80% of our work is concentrated in the Oxford-Cambridge Arc – a region of global significance, where we sell, on average, £1.1m of new homes every day, and have been advising science and technology businesses for more than 50 years. Established in 1839, we’ve retained many of our original clients, including some of the best-known colleges in Oxford and Cambridge who are among the biggest landowners in the UK. Our deep insight helps investors, developers, landowners and homeowners harness the benefits of the exceptional growth in these markets.
Event partners
Partner with Bidwells Town and Gown 10k
Without our fantastic partners, our Bidwells Town and Gown 10k series wouldn’t be the same.
We’d love to hear from you if you work or have a business in Oxfordshire, Cambridgeshire or a business with national reach. Our sponsorship opportunities help our partners reach new audiences with excellent exposure throughout the event.
Volunteer
Every entry in the Bidwell’s Town and Gown 10k races helps fund groundbreaking research and life-changing support for people living with muscle wasting conditions. The series has already raised over £2 million. We simply couldn’t put these events on without brilliant volunteers.
We need information tent administrators, baggage tent coordinators, goody bag distributors, route marshals, water station marshals, and start & finish line marshals.
Run Events
RunEvents, the licensing partner for England Athletics, ensures our race meets the highest standards, delivering a safe, organized experience backed by UK Athletics regulations.
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