Quendon and Rickling RunFest - 1k, 5k & 10k
From Q&R RunFest
- Date Sat 14th June 2025
- Time 09:30
- Location Saffron Walden, Essex
- Price £2.77 - £16.12
- Races 4 races
- Distances 5km, 10km
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Event summary
Get ready for a fantastic day of fun and fitness at the Quendon and Rickling RunFest, taking place on Saturday, June 14th, 2025, in the scenic town of Saffron Walden, Essex! Organised by Q&R RunFest, this exciting event invites runners of all ages and abilities to participate in a variety of race distances. Choose from a thrilling 10k or 5k mixed terrain trail run that takes you through beautiful woodland paths, local footpaths, and bridleways, or let your little ones join in the fun with a 1k fun run designed especially for primary school-aged children.
With the race starting and finishing within the welcoming grounds of Rickling Primary School, this event not only promotes health and fitness but also supports the local community, as 100% of proceeds go towards new IT equipment and facilities for the school. Following the sell-out success of 2024, the Quendon and Rickling RunFest promises to be an engaging and uplifting experience that you won't want to miss! Join us for a day of running, community spirit, and making a positive impact!
With the race starting and finishing within the welcoming grounds of Rickling Primary School, this event not only promotes health and fitness but also supports the local community, as 100% of proceeds go towards new IT equipment and facilities for the school. Following the sell-out success of 2024, the Quendon and Rickling RunFest promises to be an engaging and uplifting experience that you won't want to miss! Join us for a day of running, community spirit, and making a positive impact!
Quendon and Rickling RunFest - 1k, 5k & 10k
Sat 14th June 2025
Organiser's Description
The Quendon & Rickling RunFest is back again for 2025 after the sell-out success of 2024. There will be the same option to do either the 10k or 5k mixed terrain trail fun run, or for the younger participants there is the 1k fun run around the green .
Starting within the school grounds, the trail runs are largely off road and multi terrain making use of woodland paths, local footpaths and bridleways. The event will appeal to runners of all levels of fitness as well as the more experienced.
Primary school age children may enter the 1k, which starts and finishes in the school and is 2 large laps of the village green.
A great community event with 100% of the proceeds going towards Rickling Primary School for new IT equipment and facilities
Starting within the school grounds, the trail runs are largely off road and multi terrain making use of woodland paths, local footpaths and bridleways. The event will appeal to runners of all levels of fitness as well as the more experienced.
Primary school age children may enter the 1k, which starts and finishes in the school and is 2 large laps of the village green.
A great community event with 100% of the proceeds going towards Rickling Primary School for new IT equipment and facilities
Course Details
Kids 1km Fun Run
Starting in the school grounds, 2 laps around the green, providing an ideal opportunity for parents to cheer on their children! Safe and fun for everyone to get involved.
5k / 10k trail run
Starting in the school grounds, the run is undulating, and largely off road making use of woodland paths, local footpaths and bridleways.
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21 reviews
Alexa
·7 days ago
Well organised, smooth process to get bib numbers. Marshalls at certain points. Water stations much needed as hot day so that was great to see.
Definitely do this Runfest again
Despite the race information saying the 10K would start before the 5K, which is normal race convention, the 5K was set off first. This led to the 10K runners getting blocked by people walking up the steep hill, kids stopping abruptly etc etc - it was really quite hazardous both for the 5K and the 10K participants. At one point the 10K runners had to deal with the faster 5K runners coming headlong at them on the wrong side of the path and also the slower 5K runners blocking the path as well. Please don’t let the 5K off first again!
I much preferred the 2022 course, that rocky uneven path was not pleasant.
Medals were fantastic, designed by the children.
Hannah
·a year ago
What a day amazing loved it
Lovely run festival in a lovely village. Great day for a family with some nice attractions for children (and adults).
It was a really hot morning, but fortunately, two water feed stations on the track.
Unfortunately, the 5k route wasn't as good prepared as the 10k route, thus my daughter run a 10k instead of a 5k.
But generally it was a great day out with the family.
Hannah
·2 years ago
It was amazing but I haven’t had my time come back yet
Love this event, which is based in a lovely village and has a great community feel about it.
However, the new 10K route is not good, with one path which has almost impassable at anything over walking pace due to being very stony / rocky and heavily rutted. Please go back to the old route!
Very well organised event. Local community comes together to make it happen from farmers to the village school to all the volunteers. Good atmosphere. Course is very scenic with Small but punishing rolling hills. Only reason not a 5 is because the route is largely out and back rather than a circuit which I’d prefer. Definitely worth supporting though.
nick
·5 years ago
Great Fun Organised Event. Really enjoyed the out & back this past Sunday. Great course, very well organised!
A Lovely Community Event. A very well organised, community event. It was fun and family friendly, especially with the 1k fun run being held before the longer runs, so everyone one could watch the little ones as they raced round the village green. The route of the 10k was scenic and the marshals were super enthusiastic. Add in plenty of parking and fabulous weather and you have a pretty perfect event.
Felix
·5 years ago
Great 10k run. Prerace- collected my race number when I arrived there which was quick and easy. The race took longer than I thought to get started as there was a 1k fun run before the main 5/10k runs
start of the run- Seemed a little confusing at the beginning as 10k runners were supposed to be at the front of the start line and 5ks following but it seemed not many people understood this
but once it got started it went well and the marshals were very helpful and supportive.
The track was a little tricky as a lot of it was on loose stone paths but was good for a challenge
At the end, you could print out your race time and position which was very helpful
Nice day out. I was made aware of this event by my sons school so thought I’d give it a go. Bit of a queue to get in to the car park but that was to be expected. Once in the lady at the entrance was very friendly and they seemed quite organised. I just followed the crowd to the school as didn’t really know where I was going and had to ask someone where I collected my race number from which I collected easily enough. I took myself over to the start and waited til we were instructed to go! It was suppose to be 10k first then 5k but everyone seemed to go at the same time! The course is very pleasant with a couple of hills but they could have done with a few more marshals as several people went the wrong way! I enjoyed it but was a bit miffed with the ‘medal’ as not sure you could actually call it that! Overall it’s a lovely event and I suspect I will take part again especially now I know what is what 😁
Michael
·5 years ago
Very enjoyable. This event was well organised , marshals were great and everyone involved made this a pleasant experience. Will run this again next year
Quendon and Rickling RunFest - 1k, 5k & 10k
