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Salcey Autumn Challenge

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Salcey Autumn Challenge

Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire.<br><br>

Wootton Rd, Northampton NN7 2HX, UK

Wed 23rd September 2020 - Thu 24th September 2020

Starting at 09:00

Organiser's Description

How far is the race?

You decide! The 3.3-mile loop at Salcey Forest means your race can be 5k or over 60k! You decide how many laps you&#39;re going to do on the day within the 6-hour time limit. If you&#39;re looking to cover a marathon distance you&#39;ll need to complete 8 laps (26.4 miles) and a half marathon will be 4 laps (13.2 miles!). This is a flat course with minimal elevation changes.

Entry information

No entries on the day

There is an entry limit. Once the event gets down to the last places we&#39;ll endevour to make people aware through social media and emails. Once the event is full you can join the waiting list via the entry portal on this site.

You do have to pay to park (£4.00 for 2 hours and £6 all day at the time of writing). This money goes to the forest, it is a great space that needs money and this is their main revenue stream. That said, be a hero and car share, save money and the world!

Course description

The route is along well maintained pathways. There isn&#39;t a meter of asphalt and are mainly crushed stone. Obviosuly being in the middle of a forest the narrower ones are covered in tree ditritus and can become a bit muddy and grimy, especially when wet. On a dry day road shoes will be perfectly acceptable, on a wet day trail shoes may be a better bet as some parts can become a bit slippy. We always put pictures on social media the day before the event however to help you decide. Check out photos from our previous events here

Is this the first running of this event?

Not really! We&#39;ve had multiple 6 hour events at Salcey Forest over the last couple of years but this is the first time we&#39;ve had a series here. If you want to read what our runners say read their reviews of previous Salcey Forest Challenges here at Racecheck.

Is this event cupless?

Yes. Please read our page on cupless events if you haven&#39;t experienced it before. It&#39;s obviously good for the environment to reduce plastic use and general waste. Yes, you wont break a world record having to stop to fill a bottle of water or carry a hydration pack but over a marathon distance it would probably add less than a minute to your time if you are efficient. Of course many people like the excuse the have a jaffa cake! We will have water, isotonic drinks, tea and coffee and real Coca Cola for you, but to be clear - we wont supply disposable cups for drinks. If you&#39;d like to purchase a foldable cup we have them for sale here and will have them for sale on race day too.

Where is it?

Salcey Forest is a Forestry Commission site with a cafe and toilets. Use the post code NN7 2HX for Sat Navs. It is 18 minutes from Northampton and 9 minutes from Junction 15 of the M1. The closest train station is Northampton.

Permissions

Permission for this event has been obtained from the Forestry Commission.

TRA licence number

TBC

Frequently asked questions

Click here for our frequently asked questions.

Contact

If your question hasn&#39;t been answered or if you are still unsure of anything please contact us at [email protected] where we&#39;ll do our best to help. You can also contact us via facebook, instagram and twitter.

Races

  • Salcey Autumn Challenge (Day 1)

    Wed 23rd September 2020

    £33.00

    CLOSED
  • Salcey Autumn Challenge (Day 2)

    Thu 24th September 2020

    £33.00

    CLOSED

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  • Salcey Autumn Challenge (Day 1)

    Wed 23rd September 2020

    £33.00

    CLOSED
  • Salcey Autumn Challenge (Day 2)

    Thu 24th September 2020

    £33.00

    CLOSED
What's Included

Event specific finishers medal (a nice one too!)

Chip timing

A fully stocked aid station on each lap. Think kids' picnic rather than water station!

Toilets

Location

Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire NN7 2HX

How To Get There

By car: Salcey Forest is 18 minutes from Northampton and 9 minutes from Junction 15 of the M1. Use the post code NN7 2HX for Sat Navs.

By train: The closest train station is Northampton, which is served by West Midlands Trains services, southbound to London Euston and northbound to Birmingham New Street and Crewe.

Parking

You do have to pay to park (£6 all day at the time of writing). This money goes to the Forest, it is a great space that needs money and this is their main revenue stream. That said, be a hero and car share, save money and the World!

Event Details

The event is cupless. It's obviously good for the environment to reduce plastic use and general waste. Yes, you won't break a World record having to stop to fill a bottle of water, or carry a hydration pack, but over a marathon distance it would probably add less than a minute to your time. We will have water, isotonic drinks, tea and coffee and Coca Cola for you, but to be clear - we won't supply disposable cups for drinks.

We will have a small area under the gazebo where the aid station is, where you can leave a bag, but it is not 'secure' so it is left at your own risk entirely.

Race Registration opens at 08:15
Race Briefing at 08:50
Race start at 09:00
Race finishes at 15:00

Open to entrants aged over 17yrs

Course Details

The route is along well maintained pathways. There isn't a meter of asphalt and are the paths are mainly crushed stone. Obviosuly being in the middle of a forest the narrower ones are covered in tree ditritus and can become a bit muddy and grimy, especially when wet. On a dry day road shoes will be perfectly acceptable; on a wet day trail shoes may be a better bet as some parts can become a bit slippy. We always put pictures on social media the day before the event however to help you decide. Check out photos from our previous events here.

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Georgina Turner

Location

Salcey Forest, Northamptonshire.<br><br>

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