Pitsford Water Trail Races

Fully marked & marshaled trail races over 10k and Half Marathon distances

10k and Half Marathon distances on the glorious trails and tracks surrounding Pitsford Water.
The half marathon route also visits the beautiful local villages of Holcot, Hannington, Walgrave, Old, and Scaldwell.

Race information

Starting and finishing at Brixworth Country Park, the 10k race provides the perfect introduction to trail running whilst the half marathon provides a decent challenge for those looking to go further or build their experience of trail running.

The routes enjoy the best of the Northamptonshire countryside as well as having some fantastic views.

Entries

Minimum age for entry on race day is 16 years old for the 10k and 17 years old for the half marathon.

The race cut off time is 4 hours for both races.

As the races use footpaths across farmland, running with dogs is not permitted.

Entries, and transfer of entries, will close 7-days before the event.

Start time/location

Race HQ, the start and finish, will be at Brixworth Country Park, Northampton Road, Brixworth NN6 9DG:

Registration will be open from 07:00 for participants to collect their race numbers, timing chips and pre-ordered race t-shirts.

The half marathon will start at 09:00.

The 10k will start at 09:15.

On-course support

As with all Race Harborough events, there will be professional first aid on hand at the start and finish with the ability to access runners on the course. Race Harborough volunteers will also be on-course to provide hydration at 3 water stations on the half marathon route (at miles 3 – Holcot, 6.5 – Walgrave & 9.5 – Scaldwell) and 1 water station, at mile 3 – Holcot, on the 10k route. Water will also be available at the finish.

Kit

Trail shoes are advisable, or shoes with some grip.

Mandatory items:

- Full charged mobile phone including the numbers of the Race Director and Race Medic (half marathon)
- Our races are cupless, so you will be required to bring your own cup

Whilst the above are the only mandatory items, you may also like to consider the following depending on the weather conditions on race day.

- Waterproof jacket
- Long sleeved base layer
- Hat and gloves

Prizes

There will be prizes for top 3 male and female finishers in both races, and all finishers will receive a specially commissioned race medal.

Supporters

The best place for your friends and families to support you is alongside the tracks at Pitsford Water. Whilst the half marathon route does run through a number of local villages, these villages are small and have very little parking (other than that for the villagers themselves) so we would ask that any support is limited to the tracks alongside Pitsford Water in order to maintain the support of the event from the local villages.

Course Records

10k – Adam Eales, 39:08 (2025) and Kirsten Hayes, 44:23 (2024)
Half Marathon – Jason French, 1:27:15 (2025) and Laura Fox, 1:56:47 (2024)