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Green Lantern

Exeter, Devon

Haven Road, Water Lane, Exeter, EX2 8, United Kingdom

Sun 21st April 2024

Starting at 10:30

4 races

£24.00 - £32.00

Organiser's Description

The Green Lantern is a circular day time 14mile "half marathon", which follows the Green Circle clockwise around Exeter, through wooded valleys, meadows, bicycle lanes and the banks of the Exe. This year, we’ll also be offering shorter challenges, to the Red Zone (Heavitree Playing Fields - 7 miles) and the Yellow Zone (Marsh Barton Bridge- 9.2 miles). All distances will start together.

This is a lovely mix of trails, meadows, playing fields and flatlands which run alongside the Exe, through the beautiful Ludwell Valley, Hoopern Valley, Redhills and Mincing Lake Country Park.

Turn up, collect your race pack and run. Runners can run in pairs or with their partners or running buddies, in groups or solo.

All entrants will receive chip timing, a zoom 3D overview of the course and a Youtube walkthrough.
Starts and finishes in the piazza in Haven Road opposite the Quay Climbing Centre, Exeter EX2 8AX.The Green Circle around Exeter

It links the industrial heritage of the city with some of its most inspiring natural surroundings in a way that will have you looking at the city in a new light.

Green Lantern ambassador and multiple Olympian Jo Pavey:
“I’m very glad to be supporting this great event, which is raising money for FORCE cancer Counselling at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.”

Races

  • Half Marathon

    £32.00

    CLOSED
  • CaniX Half Marathon

    £32.00

    CLOSED
  • Yellow Zone (9.2 Miles)

    Start 11.15am Haven Banks to Marsh Barton Bridge (9.2m)

    £28.00

    CLOSED
  • Red Zone (7 Miles)

    Start 11.45am Haven Banks to Heavitree Playing Fields (7 Miles)

    £24.00

    CLOSED

Book

  • Half Marathon

    £32.00

    CLOSED
  • CaniX Half Marathon

    £32.00

    CLOSED
  • Yellow Zone (9.2 Miles)

    Start 11.15am Haven Banks to Marsh Barton Bridge (9.2m)

    £28.00

    CLOSED
  • Red Zone (7 Miles)

    Start 11.45am Haven Banks to Heavitree Playing Fields (7 Miles)

    £24.00

    CLOSED

Course Details

Starting from Haven Banks, Exeter’s Quayside area opposite The Quay Climbing Centre, runners will turn right and cross the Exe via the weirs, running through the Hoopern Valley, through the University campus, Mincing Lake park, the Ludwell valley and the Barley Valley

This is a lovely mix of trails, meadows, playing fields and flatlands which run alongside the Exe, through the beautiful Ludwell Valley, Hoopern Valley, Redhills and Mincing Lake Country Park.

It links the industrial heritage of the city with some of its most inspiring natural surroundings in a way that will have you looking at the city in a new light.

Starting from Haven Banks, Exeter’s Quayside area opposite The Quay Climbing Centre, runners will turn right and cross the Exe via the weirs, running through the Hoopern Valley, through the University campus, Mincing Lake park, the Ludwell valley and the Barley Valley

We highly recommend that you familiarise yourself with the route or follow our GPX downloadable from Viewranger.

You should not just follow other runners, so that you feel reasonably confident in your own ability (and also you’ll enjoy it more).

We recommend that you download the route GPX from Viewranger or buy one of our bespoke maps.

NB: Parts of the route are way marked with the Green Circle symbol, but we would not recommend you rely on this.

What's Included

Chip timing
Fully way marked route
Professional first aid
Overt, team and spot prizes
Toilets
Parking
Waterproof maps of the route (optional)
Catering
Two water stations

  • Medals (Optional xtra - we are making a donation to Force Cancer)
  • WR Running vests (Optional extra)
  • Branded mugs (Optional extra)
  • Each entry will help raise money for the FORCE cancer counselling unit at RD&E.

Parking

Parking is available in Haven Banks for more than 200 cars.

Location

The Quay Climbing Centre, Haven Rd, Exeter EX2 8AX

on the day

9:30am Registration opens.
10.20am Registration closes
10:30am Mass start Green Zone (the whole O)
Start of the Yellow Zone (Marsh Barton station bridge- 9.2 miles)
Start of the Red Zone (Heavitree Playing Fields- 7 miles),
Cut off only apples to the Green Route-4 hours
Yellow and Red Zone runners will have to make their own arrangements to get back to Haven Banks, although we are working with Co Bikes to try and arrange for these to be available. Finishing scanners will be placed at all Zone finish points.

NB: (We will be using RFID shoe tags).

kit list

Advisory
- 500ml of water (we have one water station)
- one of our bespoke maps (we have them at reg)

Compulsory
- a map on your phone or watch
- our NFC chip

Canicross

We now accept runners and their 4 legged friends! Select CaniX option at checkout!

Reviews

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3 reviews

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Katherine

·a year ago

Fantastic event, beautiful scenery and a lovely group of runners, all supportive or one another. Fantastic organisation, I’ll be running again next year. Thankyou Wild stunning Team
Thank you Katherine. Really glad you enjoyed it. We love putting this one on!
Wild Running Ltd
Rich

·2 years ago

The Green Lantern uses the Exeter Green Circle route and is a challenging, interesting and well organised event. Recommended.
Thanks Richard. Looking forward to the next one. Ceri
Wild Running Ltd
Miriam

·2 years ago

A really well organised event taking in Exeter's urban trails and letting the runners see another side to the city. The organisers did a great job at adapting to the covid restrictions and keeping us smiling through the rain.

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Exeter, Devon

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