Rough Runner - London South (Saturday)

An awesome medal

Free finishers photo

Free bag drop service

Roughian wristband

Water stations

Free access to the event for all spectators

Lots of great entertainment!

Morden Park, Morden, London SM4 5QU

By Road: The venue is accessed from the A24, a major road which runs from Clapham in South-West London, through the SW London suburbs, through Surrey, and on to Worthing in West Sussex. Coming from the M25, leave the motorway at Junction 9 and follow the A243 to the roundabout with the A24. Take the A24 heading towards London. Use postcode SM4 5QU for your Satnav.

By train: The venue is a few minutes from Morden underground station (12 minutes walk), as well as Morden South (6 minutes walk) and St Helier train stations (10 minutes walk). So no excuse if you don’t want to drive!

By bus: there are about a dozen routes that will put you within throwing distance of the Park, so your best bet is to check the tfl.gov.uk website and find the best for you.

Don’t forget to check transport times beforehand in case of a strike or disruption.

We don’t offer car parking at our Morden event, and we don’t recommend driving – Morden Park is so easily accessible by the overground, underground and bus network! If you do need to drive, then you’ll need to find a parking meter or car park nearby.

Peel House long stay car park on London Road, Morden (postcode SM4 5QU) is close to the venue. There is also parking nearby at Morden Station on Kenley Road, Morden (postcode SW19 3DW), and in Kenley Road Car Park (postcode SW19 3DW).

Minimum age for participants in the 5k and 10k events is 16yrs

Start times will be from around 9am through to approx 3pm. We will advise you of your start time about 7 – 10 days prior to the event date.

Please arrive on site around 1 hour prior to your start time, to get yourself registered, set up and ready to run!

Things you must bring (you won't be allowed to race without them):

- Your ticket (with the QR Code visible)

- Photo ID

- The Adult waiver – The Waiver!

- The Rough Rascals waiver (if applicable) Rascals Waiver!

5 km

The easiest of all the courses. The 5km is particularly good fun, with 10 obstacles geared towards having a laugh whilst still providing a challenge. But there’s no suffering here (we don’t like getting electrocuted either!) – you’re just going to get very wet.

And if you’re not built to run marathons, that’s fine too. The average running distance between 2 obstacles is only about 500m, so your stamina reserves don’t need to be endless! Enjoy the fun, and the challenge, without the pain.

10 km

The 10km is our most popular course, with up to 15 unique obstacles (it’s not two laps of the 5km course – you’ll enjoy additional obstacles). Think Total Wipeout with a dash of Ninja Warrior…

The distance between each obstacle is around 500-1000m on average, so you’ll need a reasonable level of fitness if you plan on running the whole way!

Kids

A 1 mile course featuring a set of 10 challenging but child-friendly obstacles, built for adventure-seeking kids! It’s the perfect obstacle run for kids from 7-12 years old.

Great for a family day out, and to get young Rascals out and about, enjoying the outdoors, interacting with other kids and building their confidence.

Rascals Retreat

If you want leave your kids for an hour or two, you can drop them into the Rascals Retreat, where qualified professionals will look after them whilst they enjoy an array of activities, such as zorb balls, football, archery & dodgeball.

You will need cash for food and drinks on site – card payment machines outdoors can be temperamental.

Wear appropriate gear for the weather and conditions.

Spikes WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. We have obstacles that spikes can cause damage to and we don’t want to take any risks. Your shoes will be checked before you race. Note that spikes also include football boots with “studs”. If you haven’t got shoes without spikes, be prepared to run barefoot!

Do NOT wear any jewellery – rings, watches, ear rings etc – as they can get caught on obstacles and be damaged or actually hurt you.

Once you are registered, please head to the race briefing tent for your scheduled wave time. You will receive a race briefing and then get a 5/6 minute warm-up before you start. For Health and Safety reasons we cannot allow you to start running without getting a race briefing, so please DO NOT JUST JOIN IN THE WARM-UP UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR RACE BRIEFING.

“I’m late and I’ll miss my start time” – don’t worry if you miss your allotted time, just join the next race briefing and we’ll get you started running as soon as possible. However, if you arrive late in the afternoon you may not be able to run the longer distances.

No alcohol is to be brought in to the Runners' Village from outside.

Bring a towel and change of clothes.

Bag drop: We do have a free bag drop area, so you can leave any belongings you want. Although secure, this is at your own risk. We take no responsibility or liability for any belongings – leave valuables in a car, or at home! Although it’s in a marquee, the ground can become muddy, so don’t bring your Gucci handbags or fancy gear! They may well get muddy or risk being broken! Also make sure they can be properly closed up, ideally with a zip – it’ll help keep everything inside that much safer.

Changing: We will have changing facilities, but it’s basic – literally a marquee tent, one for men, and one for women. There’s nothing inside them, just an area for a bit of privacy.

Caterers: There will be a bunch of caterers on site serving up jacket potatoes, hog roast, pizzas and more, so remember to bring cash to feed yourself.

It's a Knockout competition! At the end of each day (weather permitting) we will be hosting a Travelator Knockout competition! If you want to take the ultimate challenge, win a cash prize and be crowned Champion of the Travelator, stick around till the end of the day and join in. It’s awesome.

Is there a bar? Yes, with an array of beer, wine, spirits, cider, soft drinks, juices and of course you can get coffee and tea.