
As Keen As Mustard Box End Bedford Swimrun
Organiser's Description
The first in the Fenland Runner 5k Intro Swimrun series and the HEAD UK Grass Roots Swimrun series brings us to the beautiful Box End Park.
This lovely course weaves its way around and through hilly wooded areas in the Park, on grass tracks and in and out of the lake, with easy entry and exit points for the 5k and 10k courses. The 21k course has more demanding river swims with challenging entry and exit points before it joins the 5k/10k course for the lake swims.
The 5k/10k is an excellent newcomers' swimrun course, consisting of a 5k lap which the 5k competitors complete once and the 10k twice. The 21k is two laps of a 10.5k course, the first 5k leaves the Park and has river swim sections with some upstream swimming, and testing entry and exit points. The run sections are flat and on compact trail, woodland tracks and grassland trails with naturally occurring obstacles.
Start Time
07:00am
Box End Water Park, Box End Rd, Kempston, Bedford MK43 8RQ
5k Intro Solo Swimrun, Start time 0830hrs tbc
Run 1 1900m Swim 1 360m
Run2 100m Swim 2 360
Run3 2500m Swim 3 280
Run 4 800m
10k Solo Swimrun (2x 5k laps), Start time 0800hrs tbc
Run 1 1900m Swim 1 360m
Run2 100m Swim 2 360
Run3 2500m Swim 3 280
Run 4 2100m Swim 4 360m
Run5 100m Swim 5 360m
Run 6 2500m Swim 6 280m
Run7 800m
21k Solo and Team Swimrun (2x 10.5k laps), Start time 0700hrs tbc
Run 1 950m Swim 1 60m river crossing
Run 2 1900m Swim 2 400m upstream
Run 3 1300m Swim 3 250m downstream
Run 4 1900m Swim 4 50m river crossing
Run 5 800m Swim 5 360m
Run 6 100m Swim 6 360m
Run 7 2500m Swim 7 280m
Run 8 1150m Swim 8 60m river crossing
Run 9 1900m Swim 9 400m upstream
Run 10 1300m Swim 10 250m downstream
Run 11 1900m Swim 11 50m river crossing
Run 12 800m Swim 12 360m
Run 13 100m Swim 13 360m
Run 14 2500m Swim 14 280m
Run 15 800m
Our Swimrun races consist of trail running and swimming in and around the beautiful lake at Box End Park, the river Great Ouse and off road tracks around the river and the Kempston area.
The courses will be clearly signed and marshalled for competitors to follow. The route maps will be available before the event.


HEAD UK Grass Roots Swimrun Series
Our 10k Solo, 21k Solo and 21k Team races are part of the HEAD UK Grass Roots Swimrun Series. You win points for your placing and for taking part, these accumulate over the season.
There will be both a Male and Female Solo 10k, Solo 21k and a Mixed, Female and Male Team 21k champions. They will be announced at the end of the season.
Series rules HEAD UK Grass Roots Series
Entry into the 10k and 21k Solo series is made when more than one event has been completed as a solo. One race entry will not qualify the competitor for a series prize. Entry into the 21k Team series is made when more than one event has been completed with the same team members. One race entry will not qualify the team for a series prize. Prizes are awarded as follows 1st Male 10k solo. 1st Female 10k solo. 1st Male 21k solo. 1st Female 21k solo. 1st Male Team 21k. 1st Female Team 21k. 1st Mixed Team 21k
The Fenland Runner 5k Intro Race Series Championship
The 5k solo race is a qualifier for the Fenland Runner Race Series Championship. You win points for your placing and for taking part, these accumulate over the season.
There will be both a Male and Female Solo 5k champion. They will be announced at the end of the season.
Kindly sponsored by Fenland Runner.
Series rules Fenland Runner 5k Intro Series
Entry into the 5k series is made when more than one event has been completed as a solo. One race entry will not qualify the competitor for a series prize. Prizes are 1st Male 5k solo and 1st Female 5k solo.
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