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Forest of Dean Autumn Half Marathon
Posted by: graeme on Wednesday, May 08 @ 09:04:17 BST
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Sunday 29th September 2013, Speech House, Coleford, Glos.
Forest of Dean Autumn Half Marathon - 10am start. Tarmac free trails half marathon. Second running of this well received course through the Forest of Dean, taking in a respectable hill, fully marshalled, chip timed, water, medals, prizes etc. Extremely good value, charity fund raising event organised by our team of experienced volunteers. Not a rip off commercial event - but a really good do.
Forest of Dean Autumn 5km run. 10.15 start. Ideal for spectators of above to do whilst they wait. Same woods, no hill, marshalled, medals, drinks etc. we even managed race chips last year, we'll see what we can do again.
Further details see http://www.forestofdean-halfmarathon.co.uk/
Thanks
Ian Storrar
Secretary Royal Forest of Dean Rotary Club
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Whitebrook Wind-Up Half Marathon and 10k
Posted by: graeme on Friday, May 03 @ 10:14:45 BST
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RACE MEETING:
Dear Runners,
On June 9th Whitebrook Village Hall are hosting the 3rd Whitebrook Wind-Up Half Marathon and 10k.
The all off-road races take place in beautiful Wye Valley countryside and there's a refreshment tent and unl...imited parking.
For videos, photos and reviews of previous events, see www.whitebrookwindup.com.
We look forward to seeing you in June!
Matthew Hall
Race Organiser for Whitebrook Village Hall Committee
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Leicester Marathon and Half Marathon
Posted by: graeme on Wednesday, May 01 @ 13:45:37 BST
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RACE MEETING:
This year's Leicester Marathon will take place on Sunday 13th October 2013 from Victoria Park Leicester.
The routes remains the same this year which will show you Leicester at its finest, with half or full to choose from.
So don't hesitate and enter now! https://regonline.activeeurope.com/register/checkin.aspx?EventId=1228752&MethodId=0&EventSessionId=&startnewreg=1
Leicester Marathon 2013 get your bones moving.
Unearthing the runner from inside.
Kind regards
The LOROS Fundraising Department
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The 10K Airbase Race
Posted by: graeme on Wednesday, May 01 @ 13:32:55 BST
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RACE MEETING:
The 10K Airbase Race will follow a fast, flat traffic-free course around the historic Heyford Park airfield, finishing at the end of the runway. Situated just 8 miles north of Oxford, Heyford Park was used as a military base during the Cold War as well as being an RAF base for many years before it was decommissioned.
There is free onsite parking for all competitors, the event will be chip-timed and there each runner will receive a t-shirt for crossing the finishing line. As it’s the first year this has been organised, there will also be prizes for the first runners to cross the line and set the records!
http://www.tvacaa.org/cms-assets/do*****ents/108141-644393.10k-airbase-race-entry-form.pdf
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THE DESTINATION BASINGSTOKE HALF MARTHON 2013
Posted by: graeme on Wednesday, May 01 @ 13:28:54 BST
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RACE MEETING:
The third Basingstoke Half Marathon will take place in Sunday 6th October, after fantastic reviews in 2011 and 2012 it has recently been rated as one of the top 10 Half Marathons in the country by Runner’s World.
The course is challenging – undulating through rural villages with great views, but this hasn’t stopped it attracting elite athletes who broke the course record in 2012 by 8 minutes – 64 minutes and inspite of the hills, many athletes set personal best times.
The race organisation has been praised, with all roads fully closed to give a traffic free route, very friendly marshals with a huge amount of local support (especially at the local pubs!) – a great atmosphere unusual on such a rural route. All the usual facilities at the start/finish plus retail outlets and radio roadshow. Overall this is a race with the organisation and facilities of a big race, but the community feel of a much smaller one.
We look forward to seeing you on 6th October.
http://www.destinationbasingstoke.co.uk/?page=BasingstokeHalfMarathon
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'Iffley Miles'
Posted by: graeme on Wednesday, May 01 @ 13:08:23 BST
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RACE MEETING:
Oxford Uni AC are planning to hold their 'Iffley Miles' meeting for the third successive year this summer, on Saturday 20th July at Iffley Road track.
Last year's event was a big success, with Aussie four-time Olympian Craig Mottram being the most famous athlete to compete. This year, the BMC are making the event one of their Grand Prix meetings and also a celebration of their 50th Anniversary, so it promises to be even bigger than before.
We want to ensure that runners of all abilities are able to compete on the historic track where Roger Bannister became the first man to break the four-minute mile, so we will again be holding one mile and 600m open races before the BMC event. Everyone is welcome.
More information is available at http://ouccc.org.uk/events/iffley-miles/
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We anticipate a rough timetable for Sat 20th July of:
12:30pm – open races (mile and 600m)
2:30pm – BMC Nike Grand Prix
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Entries will open later in spring, I will email again when they do. Unlike last year we shall not be accepting on-the-day entry for open races; please enter in advance by 13th July.
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Hook Norton Harriers club championship races
Posted by: graeme on Tuesday, April 23 @ 18:20:38 BST
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Here's the list of remaining club championship races for 2013, remember any UKA certified marathon or half marathon counts too:
May 2nd Motavation Charlton-on-Otmoor
May 7th Great Weston 5
May 8th Silverstone 10k
May 12th Oxford Town and Gown
June 16th F1 Chicken Run
Jun 6th Motavation Blechingdon
June 9th Chiltern Chase 10k
June 11th Banbury 5
June 30th Thame 10k
July 7th Didcot 5
July 14th Hornton 6
July 4th Motavation Combe
Aug 1st Motavation Combe II
Aug 29th Motavation Oxford
Sept 8th Witney 10mile
Sept 15th Longworth 10k
Sept 22nd Woodstock 12mile
Sept 29th Finstock 10k
Oct 6th Hanney 5
Nov 24th Eynsham 10k
Dec 8th Andy Reading 10k
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Shakespeare Raceway Events
Posted by: graeme on Thursday, February 28 @ 15:42:29 GMT
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there are a number of events at various distances, including family races in the coming weeks and months: http://www.raceways.eu/site/
Go on, give them a go - good local races
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Tour de Trigs hiking competition
Posted by: graeme on Thursday, February 28 @ 15:34:51 GMT
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The famous Tour de Trigs hiking competition is set to return to the pathways and byways around Banbury in Oxfordshire in early December.
The competition night hike, visits pretty much every hill in the area, has been staged here for the past 46 years.
The demanding hike – which is open to all - attracts teams of three from around the world, say organisers.
'It's great because it is bloomin hard work!' says one of the event directors, Jeremy Wilton.
'Here in the south Midlands we have very few good 'outdoor' challenges - we don't have an Aonach Eagach to traverse or a Snowdon horseshoe to complete. I can guarantee however, that if the first full weekend in December is wet and cold (as it usually is), the Tour de Trigs is a challenge on a par with the hardest hikes in the country.'
'When your boots are clogged with Oxfordshire mud and it's pouring with rain, it really can feel like you're in the middle of Rannoch Moor!'
The competition is divided into a 55-mile and 30-mile (junior) course, each of which have to be completed in 24 hours. In the very limited daylight of early December that means much will be done in the dark. Neither course is a soft touch, organisers promise, and drop-out rates have been as high as 80% in the past - even among teams of service personnel.
The course is revealed to competitors on the morning of the hike and needs to be plotted on an OS map - no GPS allowed.
A number of awards are given including the fastest team, oldest team, and fastest mixed team.
This year's event will go ahead with the backing of Banbury Rotary Club, Banbury Charities and many from the previous year's organising committee.
It takes place over the 7th & 8th December 2013. For more info see the Tour de Trigs website www.tourdetrigs.org.uk
For more Information please contact:
Jeremy Wilton
Four Shires Magazine
Borough House
Marlborough Road
Banbury
OXON
OX16 5TH
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