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The Wild Night Run 10 mile & 5 mile
Organiser's Description
The South West’s toughest night race - ten tough, muddy, rocky, boggy miles on Dartmoor. The first five miles are mainly uphill, following the river to Shipley Bridge, with one or two brief descents to give you some respite. There's then a slightly uphill tarmac section, before you get out onto Dartmoor - blizzards, nearly waist deep bogs – you’ll find it all here. The second half is mainly downhill, with a couple of short sharp climbs to keep you on your toes, including the notorious and very muddy Brent Hill. This is a tough race and not for the faint-hearted.
The 5 mile option is still wild and follows the stunning river path from South Brent to Shipley Bridge. It then loops round to descend a steep rocky track (care needed) before rejoining the river path. Still challenging but aimed at less experienced runners.
Start Time
18:00pm
South Brent Village Hall, South Brent, Devon TQ10 6PJ
South Brent is next to the Devon Expressway which connects to Exeter 32 miles to the North-East, and Plymouth 18 miles to the West.
The nearest railway station is Ivybridge, which is 4.5 miles away.
Pprizes for the fastest finishers in senior and vets categories
Prizes provided by sponsor (see FAQ)
Prizes for anyone who manages to beat the King or Queen of the night (top trail runners who will be brightly lit and your target to beat)
Birch wood finisher’s medal
Electronic chip timing
Fully marked out course using poles, arrows & flashing lights
Feed station
Bottled water for all finishers
Free number transfer if you are unable to run
Spot prizes via our free to join Strava club.
10 mile and 5 mile events:
Registration: 4:30pm
Start time: 6:00pm
Cut off time:-9:30pm
TEAM COMPETITION & SERIES POINTS
We now have an optional team competition. If you don’t have a team, use your club name which will also qualify for the team competition. The team’s time is the time of the first three team members to cross the line added together. Your best 4 results from 7 races count for Series Points. However if you only manage two or three races you’ll still appear in the results
Would you like your charity to appear here? Let us know support@findarace.com
Reviews
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Well organised and fun
Unfortunate circumstances
I'm assured by those that have been there before that the 10 mile route is fantastic so I'd definitely go back to get on that route.
My only criticism is that it would have been better for the organisers to contact everyone (social media) and explain the situation and offer a transfer to another race. Like a lot of people, I'm not a fan of lap type events, and much prefer out and back or loops.
Genuinely gutted.
Thanks for your feedback.
Unfortunately the situation only arose on the day of the race (after lunch), so there was no time to inform people of the change before registration.
Instead we had to focus on taking down the signs, contacting marshals and rearranging the course. Our fall back weather option is to do two laps of the Mild Night Run, which is not an easy course by any standards but has proportionally more tarmac than the longer route.
We do appreciate that the enforced change, which came about as a result of a landowner removing our signs and refusing access to his land, must have come as some disappointment, especially if you wanted to do the original route, which is a popular route. In the end, our decision was the only one which would have ensured the safety and well being of participants.
Kind regards
The Organisers Something Wild Events
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