Hercules Festival of Sport - St Albans

Race entry

Timing chips (Excluding children’s events)

Finishers T-shirt

Bespoke finishers medal

Access to Post race nutrition, massage and athlete area

Winners’ Trophies

Access to special offers from our supporting sponsors

Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre, Holywell Hill, St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 2DJ

By Car:

Close to the M1 (junction 6,) A1(M) and M25 (junctions 21A and 22,) St Albans is easily accessible from all parts of the UK. We encourage visitors to travel by public transport wherever possible to reduce congestion and emissions.

By Rail:

St Albans Railway Station is just 20minutes away from London’s St Pancras international Station on the First Capital Connect Train line. The line connects St Albans to a variety of other London underground stations including West Hampstead (Jubilee Line), Kentish Town (northern line) and Farringdon (Metropolitan, Circle, Hammersmith and City lines). There are also frequent services throughout the day and night, between St Albans and Gatwick airport (1 hour 15 mins), Brighton (2 hours), Bedford and London Luton Airport. You can connect with London Overground ‘s North London Line at West Hampstead Thameslink station.

Parking – NO PARKING WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE VENUE, WESTMINSTER LODGE, ON RACE DAY, SUNDAY 17 SEPTERMBER. If you come to the park you will be directed to an alternate race day car parks. Save yourself time and energy on the morning and go directly to one of the suggested car parks:

The Maltings Car Park, Victoria Street, St Albans. It is open 24 hours a day and is only £1 to park on Sundays. The address of the Maltings Car Park is Victoria Street, St Albans. Use AL1 3HL for Sat Navs. St Christopher’s Place Car Park; which is open from 6am to midnight and is only £1 to park on Sundays. It is accessed from Upper Dagnall Street, St Albans. Use AL3 .5DQ for Sat Navs

We have two triathlon distances on offer at the Hercules Festival of Sport St. Albans:

Novice – 200M/14K/2.5K

Sprint – 400M/20K/5K

The swim leg will begin with a processional start in the state of the art Westminster Lodge Pool. Transition will be located just a quick sprint away in the wonderful historic setting of Verulamium Park. Our bike leg will be undertaken in the beautiful Hertfordshire country side, taking in the quiet roads and picturesque villages of Hertfordshire and then its on to a fast and challenging in park run to finish.

We would recommend a road bike for the Festival of Sport St. Albans but that is by no means compulsory, as we would like everyone to have the opportunity to take part in this event.

Minimum Age: 15+

We have two of the most popular distances on offer for the Festival of Sport St. Albans: 10K and 5K. Both runs will be set in the beautiful Veralamium Park and will be testing, safe and fun. There are lots of opportunities along our routes for spectators to cheer you on and you will finish in the sports village to a hero’s welcome over the finish line.

Minimum Age: 5K 11+, 10K 15+

This season sees the return of the Aquathlon (Swim/Run):

Novice- 200M / 2.5K

Sprint – 400M / 5K

Our Aquathlon race will start in the state of the art Westminster Lodge pool, before heading out onto the run leg, which will be conducted within the confines of the beautiful Verulamium Park finishing to a warm welcome from friends and family in our Sports Village.

Minimum Age: 15+

Back by popular demand we have all 4 of our Duathlon (Run/Bike/Run) distances included in this seasons festivals:

Novice – 2.5K / 14K/ 2.5K

Sprint – 5K / 20K / 2.5K

Standard – 10K / 40K / 5K

Kids – 400M / 1.2k / 400M - Ages 7-14

We have tailored our Duathlons to make sure that they are challenging, but provide a distance and standard for every ability. The Duathlon run legs will be contained within the superb grounds of Veralamium Park. The bike leg will take you out into the beautiful surrounding Hertfordshire countryside for a fast and enjoyable race.

*We will supply bikes for the kids duathlon but you are more than welcome to bring your own. Also please note the kids duathlon is not a chip timed event.

Road bikes are recommended for the Hercules Festival of Sport St Albans, but by no means compulsory. We want everyone to have the chance to take part in a wonderful day of sport.

Minimum Age: Novice & Sprint Distances 15+, Standard Distance 17+

New for 2019, we are introducing the Aquabike event. The Aquabike race is an endurance sport composed of the swimming and cycling stages of a triathlon. The running stage is eliminated so that people who are unable to run, or do not wish to run can still participate. We will offer two Aquabike distances at our Festival of Sport:

Novice – 200M/14K

Sprint – 400M/20K

Minimum Age: 15+

Scootathons are a fantastic addition to multi-sport events, allowing budding kid Olympians to take their first steps in multi-sport eventing. Sign up your son or daughter and put their feet firmly on a sporting path.

The Scootathon involves a 200m run, followed by a 400m scoot, finishing in a 400m cycle to the finish line and our Scootathon. We will supply scooters and bikes but you are more than welcome to bring your own*. Children are guaranteed to enjoy this fun, safe and challenging race.

*Children younger than 6 years old will be required to bring their own bikes and scooters. Please ensure that scooters have large enough wheels to be able to run on grass.

Please note that kids Scootathon is not a chip timed event

Ages - Ages 4-8 yrs

* Please note that your start time could be anytime between 7:00 and 8:30 as this a processional start. Exact start times will be displayed in registration the day before the event.