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The Richmond Runfest includes the Richmond marathon, Richmond Half Marathon and Richmond 10k run starting in beautiful Botanical, Kew Gardens and finishes in Old Deer Park. At the music festival after party, hundreds of local school children run in the Richmond Kids' mile race. The event was inspired by London 2012, is part of the Borough of Richmond Upon Thames Olympic legacy and was launched by double Olympic champion Mo Farah. The event raises thousands of pounds for charity.

The inaugural Richmond Running Festival brought the best of Southwest London together embracing fitness, charity, tourism and local business at Old Deer Park. The Kew Gardens 10k was a close race won by Chris Thompson who beat Andy Vernon. The female race was won by Emma Pallant. The Visit Richmond Half Marathon was won by Nathan White who beat training partner Mike Skinner to the title. The female race was won by Hayley Manning.

The event organisers also organised the British Tokyo Olympic Marathon Trials in 2021.

Famous competitors to win the Kew Gardens 10k include Jo Pavey, Steph Twell, Charlotte Purdue, Scott Overall and Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medalist Micheal Shelley.

In 2014, Paralympic champion David Weir launched a junior wheelchair event in Kew Gardens.