Highbridge Jewellers’ Bourton-on-the-Water 10k

Bourton 10k - Sunday 22nd February 2026 - 9:30 am

As usual, race timing was provided by LuSH Timing . You may download a copy of the official results. Also, copies of prior year results are still available to download for the years 2003 to 2025.

Throughout 2026, in common with recent years, we will be supporting a principal charity partner and a number of local good causes from the race proceeds as listed below.

Start of the 2026 Bourton Highbridge Jewellers 10k Race - picture by john gibson
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Congratulations to Matthew Lock of Witney RRC, who led the quality field home to the finish, winning in a time of 31 minutes and 21 seconds. Stewart Merry of Cheltenham & County Harriers was second (31:39) and 2023 winner Richard De Camps of Western Tempo was third (31:46). Isabel Brinsden of CLC Striders was the winning woman with a brilliant time of 35 minutes and 39 seconds. Becki Timmings of B.R.A.T. was second (36:39) and Georgina Greenwood of Stroud and District AC third (36:44).

Bourton Roadrunners’ Conor Shoemark was the club’s first finisher in a time of 35:55 and Steph Lane was the club’s first woman (37:15), and sixth woman overall. Other Bourton runners included Alex Pye (39:40), Andy Caley (50:51), Barry O’Leary (52:31) and Mollie Heyworth (72:36). Second-claim members Kevin Goodwill, who was representing his principal club Cheltenham & County Harriers (41:19) and Chris Dry, representing CLC Striders (50:35), also ran strongly. Many thanks to BRR member Skirley Creed, the race’s official tail-runner, for chaperoning the last runner.

Bourton Roadrunners is grateful to Highbridge Jewellers of Bourton-on-the-Water for their long-term support of the event. The club also wishes to thank Gloucestershire Police, Bourton Parish Council, Cotswold Primary School, Cotswold First Aid and Cornish Bakery for their priceless support.

Bourton Roadrunners wishes to thank everyone who supported the 2026 Bourton 10K, and also the 2025 race, allowing us to support our published good causes, raising in excess of £8500 from our 2025 three-race series.

The race timing for the 2025 was provided by LuSH Timing  and the full results are still availabe to download.

The annual Bourton 10k is supported by Highbridge Jewellers,   who have provided financial backing to stage the race for a number of years, and to whom we are very grateful.

Charitable support

We were proud to be supporting Prostate Cancer UK a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332), as our principal charity partner throughout 2026. Bourton Roadrunners Club will contribute to the charity from the race proceeds; however, if you would like to support it personally in their valuable work you may donate directly via the secure external links below. All donations are gratefully received. Additionally, we are also supporting local causes Bourton Rovers Juniors & Youth FC, Headspace (registered charity: 1189822) and Kate’s Home Nursing   (registered charity: 1203159).

If you enjoy the Bourton 10k you might also like our Bourton Mile and Bourton Half.

Bourton Roadrunners Club wishes to thank everyone who made the 2025 Highbridge Jewellers’ 10k race a success, including all the participants, our sponsors, marshals and the many other helpers. We are also extremely grateful for the patience of local residents and businesses for any inconvenience incurred.

 

Race Information

The road race licence for the 2026 Bourton 10K, issued by England Athletics, was number 30336 and was available to download. It was also available for inspection on race day at Race HQ.

The course has been remeasured for the 2026 race and the England Athletics Certificate of Course Accuracy (i.e. course measure certificate) may also be downloaded, and was also available for inspection at the Race HQ.

Once again our Race Director for 2026 is .

As usual, the race timing was provided by LuSH Timing  . Live results were available during the race.

 

Matthew Lock of Witney RRC was the 2026 race winner in 31:21

Isabel Brinsden of CLC Striders was the 2026 first woman in a time of 35.36

Special thanks go to Neil Teague who led the 2026 competitors around the course on his bicycle, and to Shirly Creed who accompanied the tail runner, ensuring that nobody was left behind!

We are grateful to Highbridge Jewellers for kindly supporting our race again. Also to the Bourton Primary School for their generous support with the provision of the race HQ.

Results are still available for 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, n2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 ad 2003.