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Two Tunnels Railway Races
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset
Brickfields Park, The Hollow, Twerton, Bath, UKSun 21st August 2022
Starting at 09:00
Organiser's Description
Cutting right under the city of the Bath, the two tunnels offer a truly unique running experience. The Somerset & Dorset Railway closed in 1966 and until April 2013, the tunnels had been sealed and inaccessible. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Two Tunnels Group and Sustrans over a period of 7 years, the two tunnels now have a new lease of life as a shared use path. The first tunnel, the Devonshire Tunnel is 408m long and the second tunnel, Combe Down Tunnel is 1672m long. Both tunnels are well lit and well surfaced and have recently been converted into a shared use path for the enjoyment of runners, walkers and cyclists looking to make the most of the city whilst remaining on flatter ground.
With an ultra marathon, 50km relay, marathon, 3 different half marathons, 2 different 10kms, 5km, 2km and 500m Colourburst races there are events for all the family, and if they are not taking part, bring your friends and family to cheer you on. Our start and finish is at Brickfields Park in the middle of the city which also has a children's play ground and is a great spot to sit and enjoy a picnic after the race.
Races
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500m Colourburst
No Min Age
£10.80
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2 Km Colourburst
No Min Age
£12.96
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5km
Min Age 12yrs
£21.60
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10 Km
Min Age 16yrs
£27.00
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Half Marathon Entry
Min Age 17
£37.80
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Marathon
Min Age 18
£48.60
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50km Solo
MIn Age 20
£54.00
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50k Pair
Min Age 17/18 (30km)
£64.80
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CLOSED
Book
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500m Colourburst
No Min Age
£10.80
CLOSED -
2 Km Colourburst
No Min Age
£12.96
CLOSED -
5km
Min Age 12yrs
£21.60
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
CLOSED -
10 Km
Min Age 16yrs
£27.00
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
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Half Marathon Entry
Min Age 17
£37.80
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
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Marathon
Min Age 18
£48.60
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
CLOSED -
50km Solo
MIn Age 20
£54.00
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
CLOSED -
50k Pair
Min Age 17/18 (30km)
£64.80
UK Athletics (UKA) save £2.00
CLOSED
Course Details
How to Get There
If you live in Bath please consider walking or cycling to the site in the spirit of our event partner Sustrans. We will provide bike racking for cyclists :-)
If you are driving to Bath please park at Odd Down Park & Ride (BA2 8PA) and catch the Two Tunnels bus to the race site (£4 return for adults and free for U16s). From here it is a 500m walk to the race site which will be signed with pink or orange signs.
Oldfield Park train station is approximately 800m from Brickfields.
FAQs
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Minimum Ages
Min age is 20 for the Ultra. Min age is 18 for the Marathon. Min age is 17 for the Half. Min age 16 for the 10km. Min age 12 for the 5km. No min age for the Colourburst runs.
Marathon Cut off
Please note there is a cut off of 3hrs for the marathon runners to complete the first lap (approx 13.3 miles). After this time runners will have to complete the half marathon course. They can still collect a half marathon medal but unfortunately we won't be able to provide a finish time. There are no cut offs for the other distances.
accessibility
Runners with buggies are very welcome for the 5km, Return Ticket 10km and Return Ticket Half Marathon races only. The other routes have gates, steps or stiles which make them unsuitable for buggies. If you are running with a buggy you need to start at the back of your wave as there is some narrow, uneven ground after 150m for which it would be best if you were not in the middle of a group. Unfortunately none of the events are suitable for canicross.
format
Each distance will have a number of waves to choose from, please make a selection when asked to on the registration form. Waves are organised by approximate finish time, with one wave per distance open to all speeds.
We held the events in their usual fashion in 2021, with wave sizes of ~100 runners starting every 10mins which helps runners spread out on the route.
As a back up, should we need to reduce the size of the waves, if you wish to start with another runner, please enter exactly the same predicted time when you register, to the same second. If you can make it obscure that would be great, as lots of people will enter 1:00:00, so enter 1:00:19 instead for example. This means if we need to reduce the size of the waves, we can use this info to ensure pairs of runners can start together.
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