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Quendon and Rickling RunFest

Rickling Green, Essex

Rickling Green Rd, Saffron Walden CB11, UK

Sun 23rd June 2019

Starting at 10:00

6 races

Free - £12.84

Organiser's Description

The Quendon & Rickling RunFest is back for 2019 with a choice of 10k & 5k trail run, and a 1k fun run for younger participants. This year we are incorporating a true festival atmosphere with bouncy castles, games, stalls, raffles, ice cream, beer stalls, BBQ and much more, so we're looking forward to lots people signing up to join in the fun!

Starting on the Village Green, the run is 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 will consist of three laps of the village green and will provide an ideal opportunity for parents to cheer on their children.

A great community event with 100% of the proceeds going towards Rickling Primary School for new facilities.

Online bookings have now closed, but you can still enter on the day - subject to availability!

Races

  • 10 Km

    £12.84

    CLOSED
  • 5 Km

    £12.84

    CLOSED
  • 10 Km - Student

    Student Discount - These Will Be Verified.

    £10.82

    CLOSED
  • 5 Km - Student

    Student Discount - These Will Be Verified.

    £10.82

    CLOSED
  • 1 Km Fun Run: £3 - on the Day Entry Only

    Free

    CLOSED
  • 1 Km Fun Run

    Please Enter the Childs Name and Complete the 'Guardians Name' Box

    £2.22

    CLOSED

Book

  • 10 Km

    £12.84

    CLOSED
  • 5 Km

    £12.84

    CLOSED
  • 10 Km - Student

    Student Discount - These Will Be Verified.

    £10.82

    CLOSED
  • 5 Km - Student

    Student Discount - These Will Be Verified.

    £10.82

    CLOSED
  • 1 Km Fun Run: £3 - on the Day Entry Only

    Free

    CLOSED
  • 1 Km Fun Run

    Please Enter the Childs Name and Complete the 'Guardians Name' Box

    £2.22

    CLOSED
What's Included

Chip timing

Bespoke Finisher Medals

Water Bottles for all finishers

Post Race Massage!

Bespoke Winners Trophies

Friendly village green setting

Festival with fun, games, food drink and entertainment for all!

Ample free parking

Location

Rickling Green, CB11 3YG

Half way between Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden.

Parking

There is plenty of parking available in the field just a short walk from the village green. We will be asking for a small discretionary donation for the use of the car park which will go towards the parish council.

Course Details

Kids Fun Run

Three laps of the village 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 on the Village Green, the run is undulating, and largely off road making use of woodland paths, local footpaths and bridleways.

Check out a fly-through of the 5K route here:

Check out a fly-through of the 10K route here:

Age Limits

1k fun run - Open to primary school age children

5k - 11yrs old or over on race day (if running unaccompanied)

10k - 15 yrs or over on race day (if running unaccompanied)

No age limit for children wishing to run the 5k event if they are accompanied by a running / paying adult.

Children under the age of 11 wishing to run the 5k event unaccompanied may do so but will need to have a guardians approval disclaimer signed at registration.

FAQs

START TIMES

The kids Fun Run will start at 10am on the green. The 5k and 10k will start at 10.30 and 10.35, after a warm-up on the green at approx. 10.15am.


REFUNDS

If you are unable to compete you may be able to receive a refund up to 4 weeks before race day.

Within 4 weeks we will not be able to offer a refund, however you may transfer your entry to someone else up to 7 days before the event.


TRANSFERS

You can transfer your entry to someone else up to 7 days before the event. You may also transfer your entry between the 10k and 5k. Please email [email protected].


DOGS

Running with dogs is not permitted. All dogs on and around the event area must be kept on a lead at all times due to the number of small children around.


RUNNING WITH BUGGIES

You are welcome to run with a suitable running buggy, however please be aware that this is a trail run and certain parts of the course will be bumpy. If you choose to run with a buggy then you will need to give priority to runners, and you will need to start the race at the back of the field as the early part of the course is quite narrow as it goes into the woods.


TOILETS

There will be facilities available at the school and at the pub.


MARSHALLS

The course will be well marshalled. We rely on volunteers to make this event possible, so if you would like to help out in any way then please email [email protected].

Any inappropriate or aggressive behaviour towards the event staff or event marshals will not be tolerated and will be strictly dealt with.


THE ROUTE

The course will be fully marked with km markers, and will be marshalled, however it is your responsibility to know the route. The event organisers will not accept responsibility for anyone failing to follow the correct route for whatever reason.

The course is accurately measured and marked out however due to discrepancies in GPS devices the organisers can not be held responsible for any small variances in the event distance.


BAG DROP

We will be operating a secure bag drop facility on the race day. The organisers accept no responsibility for loss or damage to any property.


WATER STATIONS

We will have water stations on the course and at the finish, however it is advisable to bring your own water for the start and finish as on hot days we may have to limit the amount we are able to give away.


FIRST AID

We will have a designated medical assistance in the event area. If you require any medical assistance please see a marshal or a member of the race team.


FITNESS

It is your responsibility to determine if you are physically able to compete in the event.

Volunteering

We rely on volunteers to make this event possible, so if you would like to help out in any way then please email [email protected]

T-Shirts!

Get your 2019 event t-shirt for just £10. Order now and collect it on race day.

Kids 1K Sponsorship

This year we are once again encouraging children to raise sponsorship for the school by competing in the Quendon & Rickling RunFest 2019.

By using JustGiving for sponsorship we can claim an extra 25% through GiftAid for any monies sponsored by UK tax payers, in addition to making it much more straightforward to collect funds.

Please visit the link below to set up your own fundraising page through JustGiving.

You will either need to register or sign in if you already have a JustGiving account. It is really simple, and only takes a minute or two.

http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising-page/creation/?cid=2790394&eid=5326380

Many thanks to our sponsors!


Festival Details

Bouncy Castles

Coffee & Tea by Bicycle Café

Ice Cream Van by JB Ices

BBQ Food from Priors Hall Farm

Sports games by Neil O’Sullivan Sports

Fun Fitness Tests by Vision Fitness

Draft Ale Bar from The Portable Pint

Cake Sale provided by friends in the village

Raffles & Tombolas Adults & Childrens' prizes

Gin & Pimms Bar

Face Painting

Music

Event Video

Reviews

Verified Purchase

A 'verified' purchase review means that we've verified that the person writing the review purchased their entry to this race on findarace.com.

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4.6

19 reviews

Hannah

·9 months ago

What a day amazing loved it
JH
Jason

·10 months ago

It was a hot one
DH
Dirk

·10 months ago

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

·10 months ago

It was amazing but I haven’t had my time come back yet
DS
Darren

·10 months ago

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!
AW
Anthony

·a year ago

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.
KO
Kully

·4 years ago

A fun day. I really enjoyed the 1k run and I am now going to run 5k with my mum next year! Thank you for organising the event.
nick

·4 years ago

Great Fun Organised Event. Really enjoyed the out & back this past Sunday. Great course, very well organised!
MB
marion

·4 years ago

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.
LA
Linda

·4 years ago

Lovely country run. Despite heat and humidity from parking, collecting number, Marshall’s and commentators encouragement, it was a well organised and friendly run.
Felix

·4 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
JJ
Jessica

·4 years ago

Very friendly & well organised event. Lovely route, fab medals & free water bottles. My 3 teenage girls & I really enjoyed it. Great location.
HM
Harry

·4 years ago

Well organised, challenging course. The race was well organised and flowed smoothly. It was a challenging course due to the undulating route (added to that it was also a hot day). I will be back next year!
LG
Louise

·4 years ago

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

·4 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
CN
Claire

·4 years ago

Well organised, friendly event. First time running this on Sunday. Very good organisation both beforehand and on the day. Lots of helpers around for parking and marshalling. Very hilly course so be warned! It is mainly in countryside so stunning views.
MK
mark

·4 years ago

A friendly run. I've done this run a couple of times now - not the largest, (which is a plus for me), but one of the friendliest! Its probably not for you if you are looking to beat your PB, but is for you if looking for a lovely run across varied terrain.
AG
Aimee

·4 years ago

A well organised event. Set in a lovely village, easy parking and very well organised. Great route and really enjoyed it. Will sign up again next year. A little pricey for a run though but understand its for a good cause
CF
Carey

·4 years ago

Great Event. Well organised and good course. Event afterwards was a great addition.
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Who's In

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Ellie Brown

George Bright

Iain Cumming

Imogen Franklin-Davies

James Couch

Joseph Beckwith

Kat Sturgeon

Lauren Croxford

Matt Pemberton

Milo Ford

Paul Walker

Robbie Fraser

Stuart Frankland

Damian May

Rebecca Chisholme

Will Dupre

Matt Mullen

Location

Rickling Green, Essex

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