Christmas Eve Trail Marathon and Half, Sapiston
Saturday 24.12.2022
Single loop trail marathon or out-and-back half marathon. This route takes in paths and byways through Euston Estate as well as King's Forest and some small local roads.
The details:
WHERE?
Honington & Sapiston Village Hall, Sapiston, near Bury St Edmunds
POSTCODE
IP31 1RU
DISTANCE
Marathon (slightly long 27.6 miles) or half marathon
ELEVATION GAIN
1141ft/511ft
CHECKPOINTS
4 on the full, 3 on the half
ENTRY FEE
Full £36 (£38 unaffiliated) and Half £26 (£28 unaffiliated)
REGISTRATION
At the Hall, 7:00am - 7:45am
PARKING
Limited parking available at the village hall, when this is full our marshals will direct you to the overflow parking down nearby private road Hilly Close (approximately 300m from the hall) by kind permission of Euston Estates. You MUST NOT park in the village, the road is very narrow and attempting to park there will obstruct residents and traffic, please only park where directed by a marshal.
START TIME
Marathon 8:00am, Half 8:30am
TIME LIMIT
You must have completed your run by 3pm
WHAT'S INCLUDED?
Refreshments at checkpoints, finishers medal, donation on your behalf to our charity partner, Gatehouse Bury St Edmunds, mince pie at the finish! All of our runs up to marathon distance have a minimum of two first aiders present.
MINIMUM AGE ON RACE DAY
Participants must be 18 years old
MANDATORY KIT
This is a winter run, please dress accordingly. Runners MUST carry/wear a waterproof jacket with taped seams, capacity to carry a minimum of 500ml water, a hat (buff is ok) and gloves, a foil blanket, basic first aid kit and fully charged mobile phone (with the RDs phone number saved). Please wear footwear suitable for muddy conditions, we recommend trail shoes. We operate cupless events, so please bring one with you.
In accordance with England Athletics and the TRA rules, we do not allow running with dogs – sorry!
We do not permit running with headphones or earbuds that cover or sit in the ear – some of the route is on roads and byways open to traffic and it is important for runners to be aware at all times.
WE ARE AFFILIATED WITH ENGLAND ATHLETICS
