Festivals
You train, you turn up, you do your race and you go home. It doesn't have to be this way. Here are a few events making a weekend of it.
1 / Keswick Mountain Festival
The Keswick Mountain Festival returns to Crow Park, on the banks of Derwentwater, on the outskirts of Keswick in the Lake District, one of the UK's most scenic locations. Sporting events across the weekend include trail runs, open water swims, sportives, triathlons including The Land Rover Keswick Conqueror which…
2 / Thames Festival of Running Saturday
A running festival to rival them all. The self-contained ashmei race village is a luxury, weather-proof tensioned canopy tent with fire pit, lounge seating, chill-out zone and a dining space. There will be nightly film screenings and a DJ on Saturday night. Gourmet street food trucks will be on site throughout the…
3 / Eroica Britannia
'The most handsome bike race in the World' alongside a 3 day bike and style festival in the spectacular lands of the Peak District National Park. Riders must observe 10 Commandments, such as 'heroic bicycles only will be permitted' (road racing bikes, built before 1987, with tube shifters); participants must be…
4 / Rother Valley Triathlon Festival
This multisport festival aims to engage the local community, children and adults, and athletes from around the country, to take part in open water swimming and triathlon events. The sprint tri is a qualifier for the 2014 World Sprint Championships and 2015 European Sprint Championships, but the events are open to, and…
5 / Yorkshire Festival of Cycling
This new 3-day cycling festival to be held during next year's Tour de France, will give thousands of Tour spectators and cyclists a chance to get close to the Tour, and to take part in various cycling events which will be held over the weekend. These will include sportives, a Cycletta, kids' events and more. The…
6 / Rattler Run
Brand new onto the Cornish running scene, this all action, family friendly weekend is shaping up to be truly epic! The main event is a tough, hilly course through trees, rivers, plunge pools, fields and tunnels – 5x8k-ish off-road laps, equating to a marathon! A full weekend of camping, running, music and fun. Also a…
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