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 12:38:27 GMT
Here is a table of races that I did not compete in.
The latest race is given first.
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name of race
length of race
licence
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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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| 268 | | Hooky Christmas Canter
7M
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| 267 | | Andy Reading 10K
10K
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| 266 | | Eynsham 10K
10K
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| 265 | | Herbert's Hole Challenge
10.5K
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| 264 | | Rugged Radnage 10K
10K
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| 263 | | Candleford Canter 10K
10K
| | "This is a Ladies-only race." "The race runs through the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside around the villages of Fringford and Hethe, made famous by the books of Flora Thompson. The Race HQ is Fringford Village Hall, offering changing facilities and refreshments before and after the Race." |
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| 262 | | Abingdon Marathon
marathon
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| 261 | | Frieth Hilly 5K and 10K
10K, 5K
| | Frieth is a village about 5 miles west of Marlow. The 10K involves sections on road, trails and footpaths through woods and fields, including challenging off-road descents and ascents. There's one point where the route that comes out of a wood to go along the side of a field throws you down from 160m to 90m during the course of 0.5K. Then, after a flat section along lanes through Fingest and Skirmett, there is the inevitable long hard climb. Although, unlike the descent, the ascent doesn't all come at once, it's hard work. In about 0.3K you go from 80m to 110m. The path then flattens out for a bit (in Hatchet Wood) before there is another push. In all, you go from 80m to 160m in about 2K. Although the rest of the route is mainly undulating, there is the final sting: the last 0.5K is a climb from 140m to 175m to get back up to Frieth. There is a 5K event as well as the 10K. |
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| 260 | | Oxford Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 259 | | Hanney 5
5M
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| 258 | | Finstock 10K
10K
| | This race is along gravel paths strewn with leaves and conkers in the scenic Cornbury Park. "The course consists of one large lap and one smaller lap and is undulating with several short sharp hills." The only repetition is the last 3K which is great as it means that from 7K onwards you know what's going to happen and can easily pace the rest of the race. On flickr, I've seen a photo of the Park that has a sign that you should give way to aircraft: before the 2011 race a runner from Charlbury explained to me that the owner (Lord Rotherwick) uses one of the paths as a landing strip. His wife (Lady Tania Rotherwick) was the third woman to finish that day. And besides conkers, I also saw two peacocks and a large collection of deer. I saw these in my warming-up: they'd gone by the time I reached them in the race! |
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| 257 | | Charlbury Street Fair Fun Run
10K, 5K
| | An off-road run through the beautiful Cornbury Park. There is also a 5K Fun-Run/Walk. |
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| 256 | | Longworth 10K
10K
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| 255 | | Cotswold Classic 10
10M
| | This is advertised as "a tough 10 mile one lap road race in the picturesque Cotswold countryside". It lives up to that description. One of its features is an endlessly long but gentle climb of about 90m, the gentle hill lasting for 4K from Crawley to Leafield. Elsewhere on this course, there are a lot of sharp descents and ascents. So it is quite a challenge. The race takes place on pretty country lanes and roads where there is little traffic. |
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| 254 | | Winchcombe Hill Climb
10K
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| 253 | | Hooky 6
6M
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| 252 | | Standish Woodland Chase
15.19K
| | The Standish Woodland Chase is a "multi-terrain race over a course of almost ten miles following parts of the Cotswold Way". When I did it in 2010, my watch made it 15.19K which is 9.43M. "The route is hilly and run on mainly woodland trails, with some road, along the scenic Cotswold escarpment". From 0.5M to 1.5M there is a 500 feet climb; there is then two laps of a 3.4M circuit through the woods; finally you return down the hill to the finish. The woods are gorgeous and they reminded me of my training runs in the Chilterns. I even heard some Red Kites. The terrain in the woods was rough and undulating. |
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| 251 | | Waddesdon Manor Summer 5K
5K
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| 250 | | Adderbury Half Marathon and 10K
half marathon, 10K
| | This Half Marathon is a mix of off-road and tarmac. It uses a mainly flat course with a few inclines. When I did it in 2010, we met all sorts of traffic: motorway traffic, slow moving canal bridges, a hot air balloon and even a steam train! We also met stiles, steps, kissing gates, old wooden kissing gates that wouldn't move and cows that were standing across the path. There were four water stations and these were cheerfully manned. |
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| 249 | | Hornton 6
6M
| | The Hornton 6 is described as a "virtually traffic-free course over a scenic and undulating race route". The start/finish is at the Village Green which means there is about a 350m long gentle rise before the first steep hill. It's then flat for a short while before a big dip. However, the flattish bit of the race starts at 2K and lasts for about 3K. At 3M, it's steep down into Horley but that is immediately followed by a long gentle climb through and out of Horley. From 4M, it's reasonably flat for about 1.5M. The race ends with 0.5K down hill back to the Village Green. After the race, there is a bar, a barbecue and free overnight camping. |
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| 248 | | Didcot 5
5M
| | "fast and flat"; "memento"; "spot prizes"; 2M fun run as well |
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| 247 | | Toad Hull Multi-Terrain 10K
10K
| | "This is a fantastic run on lanes and paths towards the river and through beech woods, making the most of the area’s natural beauty and is aimed at club and fun runners alike. As it’s approximately half off-road we can’t get the distance certified but we have measured it to be an accurate 10k". "Lanes and paths throgh the Mapledurham woods, with plenty of ups and downs". "Start and finish are at Whitchurch Hill village green where there will be a BBQ and refreshments". 5K race as well at 1030. |
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| 246 | | Kingham 10K
10K
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| 245 | | Run Jericho
10K
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| 244 | | Thame CPM 10K
10K
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| 243 | | Banbury 5
5M
| | This 5M race is on rural roads in the outskirts of Banbury. There is a slight hill at the 1M marker, a big hill before the 3M marker, a slight dip at 3.6M, flat from 4M onwards and a slight decline to the finish. |
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| 242 | | The Chiltern Chase
10K
| | The Chiltern Chase consists of two races: a 5K (which is actually 5.4K) and a 10K. Both races start and finish on the Common in Ewelme visiting parts of the Chilterns that are to the East of Ewelme. An account of the 2008 race included "the course is narrow in places and the runners ended up in 'clumps' because of insufficient overtaking room". When I did it in 2011, I found that was still true. |
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| 241 | | Wargrave 10K
10K
| UKA 2012-103125 | | RG10 8AB; should be a map somewhere on the Wargrave site - not one at CM; journey there: 26.6M, 0h55m; This 10K is at Wargrave (which is between Reading and Maidenhead). It takes place on undulating rural lanes. Hre's my report for 2010. 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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| 240 | | Otmoor Challenge
half marathon
| | The Otmoor Challenge is a half marathon along footpaths and roads around the Otmoor. Together with 5 mile and 13 mile walks for walkers, it forms one of the events of Horton-cum-Studley's Otmoor Day. |
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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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| 239 | | Marlow FM Radio Run 10K
10K
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| 238 | | Ropley 10K
10K
| | Ropley is about 13 miles east of Winchester. This 10K takes place on traffic free country lanes. It is a demanding course as it starts with a 50m climb during the first 1.25K and is then undulating for the rest of the course. There is a short sharp climb at 5.5K but you are rewarded with a 40m drop at 7.5K. A final gentle incline at 9K is followed at 9.5K by a gentle decline to the finish. It is one of those events that brings the village to a halt with most of the roads closed. |
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| 237 | | Wallingford Thames Run
10K
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| 236 | | Stoke Row 10K
10K
| | The venue for this 10K is the Cherry Tree Inn at Stoke Row. The race was the first activity of the day: other things were happening until 8pm. The route is a letter P with Nuffield at the furthest point away as shown in this map. The race starts at the end of the stem of the P. The stem is about 0.75K long and it takes you away from the village and down along a rough footpath through some woods. You then drop about 65m in that 0.75K. The next 3K gently climbs 90m along a mix of single track footpaths, wide rough tracks and tarmac lanes. You then run straight across a field and then do just 0.3K of the Ridgeway, the bit from the end of Grims Ditch to Nuffield Church. There is a bit more tarmac at the halfway point when you ran through Nuffield. But after that it is back to the mix of rutted tracks and footpaths occasionally single width. Some of them are through enormous woods. Gradually, you lose all the height you have gained to finish the circle of the P arriving back at the bottom of the 0.75K climb back to the finish. This is a tough way to end! |
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| 235 | | Geneva Half Marathon
half marathon
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| 234 | | Bayer Newbury 10K
10K
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| 233 | | Oxford Town and Gown 10K
10K
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| 232 | | Silverstone 10K
10K
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| 231 | | Chalgrove 10K
10K
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| 230 | | Shinfield 10K
10K
| | "the race starts and finishes in Shinfield and passes through the villages of Shinfield, Ryeish Green and Spencers Wood"; "mostly flat and run mainly on quiet lanes with about 500m along a footpath" through a field; "medals to all runners who finish within 90 minutes"; "mayday fete including the 4Bs: a bouncy castle, a band, a barbeque and a beer tent" |
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| 229 | | Charlton-on-Otmoor Mota-vation Run
4.09545M
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| 228 | | Houghton 11K Trail Run
11K
| | this is the date given to me in an e-mail; "I will be updating the usual advertising web pages shortly" |
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| 227 | | Brill Hilly 10K
10K
| | 1K fun run and toddlers's race as well |
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| 226 | | White Horse Half Marathon
half marathon
| UKA 2012-102417 | | HRR RC; journey there: 10M, 0h22m, 1000/0915/0830/0808; "Please note that this race was full over three months prior to race day this year and is filling up earlier year on year. So, please enter early to avoid disappointment." |
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| 225 | | Banbury 15
15M
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| 224 | | Teddy Hall Relays
unknown
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| 223 | | Goring 10K
10K
| UKA 2012-103078 | | journey there: 19M, 0h39m, 1100/1000/0915/0835. "This year we will be sending you your timing chip and race number in the post - so you won't be collecting chip on the day". This 10K starts at the bottom of a hill outside Goring's Fire Station. In the first K, the course climbs from 60m to 95m. This is the highest point of the race. You then gradually lose all that height on country lanes, a footpath alongside a field and 1.5K of the Ridgeway before visiting the village of South Stoke. The height is then regained by three smaller hills on country lanes in order to re-visit the highest point of the course. This is about 1.5K from the finish. So you then go down the 35m hill you did at the start but this is then followed by a few meanderings around a housing estate before finishing on a field behind the School. |
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| 222 | | Bourton-on-the-Water 10K
10K
| | HRR-RC. The race consists of two laps around the centre of Bourton followed by an out-and-back section along the road that goes towards Great Rissington and then another 1.75 laps around the centre. In 2011, it was well marshalled; and as usual there was a lot of crowd support in Bourton and a lot of runner camaraderie during the middle of the course along the out-and-back section. |
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| 221 | | Goring, Woodcote and District Lions 10K
10K
| UKA 2012-102752 | | This 10K is on country lanes in the Chilterns. It starts from Woodcote and for the first 5K it gently glides down a hill into the outskirts of Goring. Outside Goring Fire Station the fun begins: there is a steep climb that is 1K long. (This climb is also used for the start of the Goring 10K.) There is then a 1K respite but this is followed by a long climb back to Woodcote. When you get back to the Race HQ, the hot drinks and biscuits are free for runners. |
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