Information (e.g., entry forms, results and photos) for running races (e.g., 5K, 10K, 10M, half marathon),
both road races and multi-terrain,
that are in Oxfordshire, Berks and Bucks,
parts of Glos, Hants,
Northants and Wilts, ...
Generated: Fri 27 Mar at 12:38:25 GMT
Here is a table of races that I did not compete in.
The latest race is given first.
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date
day and time
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name of race
length of race
licence
comments
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location of race
postcode and maps to postcode
links to race information and entry forms
other links
link to the results
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| 163 | | Oxford Mail XC Round 2
unknown
| | if HRR are organising this, I guess I might be marshalling |
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| 162 | | Coombe Country Park Multi Terrain 8
8M
| | journey there: 68M, 1h21m, 1000/0915/0845/0720; "tough multi terrain course on woodland trails and farmland within the Coombe Country Park"; "it combines some path running, some woodland running, some field running and even takes you through the bomb craters left by the Luftwaffe during the blitz of Coventry in WWII!"; "car parking paid for"; "T-shirt and soup" |
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| 161 | | Eynsham 10K
10K
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| 160 | | Avebury 8
8M
| | "trail race which takes place in the Wiltshire countryside, starting and finishing at Avebury, a World Heritage Site famed for its stone circle"; |
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| 159 | | Herbert's Hole Challenge
10.5K
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| 158 | | Berks, Bucks and Oxon XC Championships
unknown
| | at South Park; events start from 1200 to 1415 |
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| 157 | | Leatherhead Fire Station Charity 10K
10K
| | in 2009 I said I would be back in 2010! no parking at fire station this year; park at Leisure Centre which is at KT22 9BL; journey there: 71M, 1h23m, 1000/0915/0845/0720 |
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| 156 | | Marlow Half Marathon
half marathon
| | collect numbers on the day; last year they ran out of safety pins; I'm included in the list of runners on their web page |
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| 155 | | Stroud Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 154 | | Burnham Beeches 10K
10K
| | journey there: 43M, 0h56m, 1030/0945/0915/0815 |
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| 153 | | Abingdon Marathon
marathon
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| 152 | | Swindon Half Marathon
half marathon
| | 5M multi-terrain and 2M fun run as well |
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| 151 | | Ridgeway Race
15K
| | Tring to Bridgewater Monument to Pitstone Hill via Ridgeway back to Tring; "T-shirt displaying start time of 10/10/10 10:10" |
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| 150 | | The Great Clarendon Half Marathon
half marathon
| | full marathon and a four stage relay marathon as well; full goes from Salisbury to Winchester and the half starts halfway along at Broughton; multi-terrain; bus from Winchester to Broughton for 4 UKP both before and after the event |
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| 149 | | Finstock 10K
10K
| | "multi-terrain run set in the beautiful grounds of Cornbury Park, near Charlbury"; "mostly on gravel/tarmac paths"; "spot prizes" |
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| 148 | | Cirencester Park 10K
10K
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| 147 | | Kenilworth Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 146 | | Mortimer 10k
10K
| | fair, stalls, refreshments; 8K walk and 3K under 16 fun run as well |
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| 145 | | Amersham 5
5.4M
| | T-shirt for entries before the CD; 4K fun run and 1M family run as well |
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| 144 | | Cheltenham 10K
10K
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| 143 | | Woodstock 12
12.1125M
| | 3 lap course; mile markers; "memento" |
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| 142 | | Chippenham Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 141 | | Peasemore Festival 5M Challenge
5M
| | "scenic run in the Berkshire Downs on quiet country lanes"; part of the Peasemore Festival; "M markers"; "medals"; use this link to get a map of the route used in 2007 |
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| 140 | | Cotswold Classic 10
10M
| | HRR-RC; This is advertised as "a tough 10 mile one lap road race in the picturesque Cotswold countryside". The race takes place on pretty country lanes and roads where usually there is little traffic. In 2009, there were water stations at 5M and 7M. Probably the most difficult bit is the gentle hill lasting for 4K from Crawley to Leafield: it is an endlessly long but gentle climb of about 90m. |
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| 139 | | Headington 10K
10K
| | venue is Worminghall Airfield (6 miles from Oxford, HP18 9JX, SP637091); "fast, flat and rural"; 1K children's fun run (at 1035) as well |
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| 138 | | Oxford Mota-vation Run
6.6K
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| 137 | | Winchcombe Hill Climb
10K
| | "multi-terrain route climbs over 650 feet to the Neolithic long barrow Belas Knap with spectacular views"; "entry will be acknowledged by e-mail only and race numbers will be provided on the day"; I've got the e-mail |
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| 136 | | Campus 2 Campus Challenge
7M
| | "Campus 2 Campus Challenge"; "a challenging, undulating run route which follows the Monmouthshire/Brecon canal and scenic lanes from Allt-yr-yn to Caerleon in Newport'
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| 135 | | Barbury Castle Track 'n' Trail 5
5M
| | the race "is a scenic, undulating, one lap route of the trails and footpaths around the ancient Iron Age Hillfort of Barbury Castle, touching on the Ridgeway National Trail"; "some quite tough hills in places but with equally satisfying descents!" "the route will be well marked and marshalled and water will be provided at approx half way and at the finish" |
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date
day and time
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name of race
length of race
licence
comments
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location of race
postcode and maps to postcode
links to race information and entry forms
other links
link to the results
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| 134 | | Milland Valley Trail Race
13M
| | "over tracks, paths and quiet lanes and taking in the beautiful countryside on the Sussex/Surrey/Hampshire border around the village of Milland"; "come and run in one of the best areas of the newly created South Downs National Park, the non-tourist part!"; "the terrain is hilly and the race is particularly tough but the views more than make up for the pain!" back in 2001, this was my 4th race!!! entered through RW |
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| 133 | | Elmbridge 10K
10K
| | aka the "Julie Button Memorial Race"; journey there: 63.6M, 1h24m; "flat, fast, scenic run on road and riverside towpath" "race numbers to be picked up on the day", "medal"; "no SAE please" |
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| 132 | | The Conkwell Killer
8M
| | journey there: 76.3M, 1h38m; This race took place at Winsley near Bradford-on-Avon. In 2009, described as "approximately 8M", it turned out to be about 8.4M. The first 3M of the race is along lanes to the west of Winsley. The lanes have thick, tall hedges; the road is just wide enough for one vehicle; and they just twist, twist and twist: yes, there are few straight bits. There are a couple of undulations. After that, you go along the side of a main road as it plummets its way down 100m during the course of 1K. The race then joins the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal not far from Limpley Stoke and not far from where some scenes of the film "The Titfield Thunderbolt" were shot. After about 1M, we ran across the Dundas Aqueduct, used a bridge to cross the Somersetshire Coal Canal, used another bridge to cross the Kennet and Avon, and then ran across the Aqueduct again this time on the other side of the canal. The hill that immediately follows is the reason this race is called the Conkwell Killer: the route is up through Conkwell Wood going up 100m in 0.6K. Here are two photos of Dundas Aqueduct with Conkwell Wood behind. The final section of the race takes a slightly different route around the lanes to the west of Winsley. The 2009 race was well organised and well marshalled. There were refreshments (coffee, tea, real ale, bacon rolls) and the results were printed out and the prize-giving done promptly. |
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| 131 | | Waddesdon Manor Summer Evening 5K Road Race
5K
| | "out and back course using the traffic-free roads within the historic and picturesque grounds of Waddesdon Manor"; "mug"; "refreshments" |
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| 130 | | Didcot 5
5M
| | "fast and flat"; "memento"; "spot prizes"; 2M fun run as well |
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| 129 | | Farnborough Flier
12K
| | RACE CANCELLED; journey there: 39.5M, 0h48m; "the course offers some great fast, flat sections, a gradual, but challenging hill that takes you up to the Burton Dassett Country Park, an exhilarating ridge-top section to take in the views, followed by a cracking section back to Farnborough, past the 17th century splendour of Farnborough Hall to the Finish" |
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| 128 | | The Chiltern Chase
10K
| | "multi-terrain course of mostly bridleways, footpaths and woodland"; "starts from Ewelme Common and wends its way up into the Chiltern Hills using tracks and Bridleways before returning through this historic village to finish on the Common"; "5K event as well" |
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| 127 | | Bagley Wood Fun Run and Walk
3.25M
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| 126 | | Wargrave 10K
10K
| | journey there: 26.6M, 0h55m; This 10K is at Wargrave (which is between Reading and Maidenhead). It takes place on undulating rural lanes. As there were 628 finishers, these narrow lanes were a bit crowded for the first 3K (at least they were where I was). There is a hill between 3.6K and 4K, but it's mainly downhill or flat from about 5K onwards. The hardest parts are the straight and flat mile just before 8K and the last 0.4K which are on grass going three sides round the recreation ground. This is especially so when it's hot as there's no shade. The race was well marshalled and there were three water stations. Chips were used for timing. |
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| 125 | | Ollie Johnson Memorial 5 Mile Run
5M
| | journey there: 27.7M, 0h43m; "run on quiet roads and tracks around Inkpen and Kintbury"; "accurate mile markers"; "choice of medal or T-shirt"; this starts with a run round a football field and then it's uphill for 1M as my splits demonstrate; they also indicate the race ends with a slight uphill; mainly tarmac or concrete but there were a few small, loose gravel, uneven paths |
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| 124 | | Oxford Sunday Race for Life
5K
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| 123 | | Wallingford Thames Run
10K
| | journey there: 13.8M, 0h31m; "multi-terrain course of wide river paths, field tracks and road along beautiful stretches of the River Thames and its lovely Oxfordshire countryside"; "starts and finishes in the grounds of Howbery Park where a number of attractions will be available"; "chips"; hoping to remove stile; no paper forms |
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| 122 | | Oxford Saturday Race for Life
5K
| | a women-only race; as well as a race at 1100, there is also a race at 1430 - this clashes with the Otmoor Challenge |
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| 121 | | Bayer Newbury 10K
10K
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| 120 | | Westonbirt National Arboretum 10K Trail Race
10K
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| 119 | | Dorking 10
10M
| | collect number and chip on the day; entered online at RW; my number arrived by e-mail; it is 427 |
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| 118 | | Shaw Stampede
10K
| | journey there: 69.6M, 1h25m; "challenging run over fields, woodland, road, mud and gravel tracks"; "village fete"; in 2009 this was the Shaw and Whitley Stampede of 5.7M; family fun run (10 Furlongs called the "Keane Kanter") as well |
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| 117 | | Alton 10
10M
| | "start at Eggars School, Holybourne - on the Eastern edge of Alton"; "the course follows the same route as for the past few years - through beautiful village and countryside lanes" |
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| 116 | | Marlow 5
5M
| | journey there: 36M, 0h48m; "chips"; "commemorative Medals, T Shirts and goody bags to all finishers plus spot prizes" |
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| 115 | | Shiplake Scramble
10K
| | "The 10k course is multi terrain taking in tarmac lanes, farm tracks, farmland as well as the Thames towpath." "Traversing through farmland and along dirt tracks towrads Sonning and then returning, in part, along the picturesque River Thames towpath." |
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| 114 | | St Albans 10K
10.07K
| | journey there: 61M, 1h13m; the race is described as "undulating, rural" and it lives up to that description: it is undulating throughout and is along country lanes; the route is a figure P where the first and last 2.5K are the same; uneven footpath/grass for the first and last 0.5K; in 2009, the 8K and 9K markers were 0.1K late; in 2009, the race was well marshalled; use this link to get the route recorded by my watch in 2009 |
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| 113 | | Rotary Shakespeare Half Marathon
half marathon
| | marathon as well but it is now full |
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| 112 | | The Hertford Charity Run
10K
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| 111 | | Eastleigh 10K
10K
| | "flat"; "chips"; "T-shirt"; "spot prizes"; limit of 2000 runners |
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| 110 | | Reading Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 109 | | Ferndown Rotary Club Charity Run
10K
| | journey there: 83M, 1h37m; venue is the Avon Heath Country Park; two laps of a 5K course |
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| 108 | | Salisbury 10
10M
| | journey time: 64.5M, 1h21m; chips; excellent run from Salisbury NNW along rural roads up the valley of the River Avon to visit the villages of Little Woodford and Middle Woodford. In Upper Woodford, the route turns east for 0.5M before going due South down the other side of the valley through Salterton and Little Durnford; the route is undulating throughout with the only significant hill being at 6.5M; there were water stations at 2M, 3.5M, 5.5M and 8M, and as the sun was making it hot I grabbed water at each of these; there was a bit of a cold head wind at times during the last couple of miles; although the race was marked with mile markers, I chose to get feedback from my watch at every 0.5K; my watch created a map of the route |
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| 107 | | Goring 10K
10K
| | undulating rural lanes and footpaths with three hills including a hill for the first 1.5K; My report for 2009 says: lots of runners (1200?); I made the route 10.15K and I don't think the markers were accurately placed; was hoping to do the 10K in under 50m but got 50m05s; the last three 0.5Ks were done in 2m15s, 2m01s and 2m10s but 1K of this was downhill; I got 1.50 times the winner's time |
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| 106 | | Winchester 10K
10K
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| 105 | | Wokingham Half Marathon
half marathon
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