Santa Run/Walk 2023

Get festive this Christmas and join us for our annual Santa Run next to the UEA Broad, get your ticket FREE! First 50 who arrive will receive a FREE santa hat and everyone will get a mince pie or satsuma and BONUS UEA+Moves points.

UEA Sport are hosting this year's Santa Run/Walk!

This year, we are kindly being supported by the Student Services' wellbeing team and the Friendly Runners society, who will be providing volunteers and promoting what they offer.  Please see more info about them at the bottom of this page.

Meet us in the Square at 1.30pm for a festive warm up and grab you FREE santa hat (while stocks last), before running/walking around the UEA campus!  The last run will start at 2:00pm.

There is a free santa hat for the first 50 runners, plus a free mince pie or satsuma and bonus UEA Moves points!  Everyone who takes part will receive 250 bonus UEA+MOVES points: to get your free Moves points you must scan the QR code at registration.

The event is open to all UEA students and staff.  Tickets are available until 11:00 on 6th December, if you do not get a ticket you can still take part by going to our registration desk and passing over some details.

There is a wheelchair accessible route available. See the routes below (red = 4.5km, green (fully accessible for wheelchair users) = 1.5km) on the map provided.

A note from the wellbeing team

The 5 ways to wellbeing are; connecting with others, being active, taking notice of the present moment, learning new skills and giving to others. Trying out these steps and making time for them in your daily life can help to improve your mental health and wellbeing. But it doesn't always have to be 5 different activities. There are lots of things which include more than one of these steps, like the Santa Run/Walk!! Taking part in the Santa Run/Walk can help you to connect, be active, take notice - and if you decide to volunteer at the event you are giving back too! Making it 4 out of your 5 ways! So, what are you waiting for!?

 If you'd like to do more learning for your wellbeing (another one of the 5 ways) then check out the Student Services hub in organisations on Blackboard which includes a section on different wellbeing self-help skills: https://bit.ly/stshubuea

A note from the friendly runners society

We’re a casual running group with a huge range of abilities! If you want to have fun doing some exercise and meet new people in the process, then this is the society for you! Come along an join us every Wednesday for a 5k run, exploring the routes around Norwich.  More information to join the society click here.