Saxons, Vikings and Normans Challenge , Ultra & Marathon Running Events

SVN Virtual Runs
Available now! SVN have made available selected events to be run Virtually from now till at least the end of 2022. Earn some of our amazing bling.... and chocolate rewards! The SVN Virtual Runs count towards SVN totals AND Mega Marathoner Milestones!

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Land of Hope & Glory Series
Fri 25th November 2022 - Sun 4th December 2022 Our last 10 in 10 at Samphire Hoe and a one off series of medals. This is going to be the toughest 10x10 in the world ever! Three days below the cliffs, seven days above and below them! Ten marathons will be circa 28000' of climb...
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Advent Challenge & Reculver Marathon
Sat 10th & Sun 11th December 2022 - Minnis Bay, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a pair of fun events along the flattest route in the land along the Viking Coastal path at Minnis Bay and Reculver.
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Usual Suspects -
Sat 17th Dec 2022 - Samphire Hoe An end of year event to celebrate all the Usual Suspects as regular runners on the long distance scene are known as, and a very unique huge medal as all the runners names will be part of it for a unique souvenir of the 2022 year long distance running season!
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Bobble Hobble Challenge
Sun 18th December 2022 - Samphire Hoe We've noticed in recent years an ever more popular look for runners in winter is the bobble hat! I am sure the bobbles are getting bigger and more colourful, so we thought that we'd have a run to celebrate the bobble!
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Answer Challenge
Sat 31st December 2022 - Gravesend Cyclopark What is the answer to the ultimate question? What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? Find out at this fun one off event on New Year's Eve!
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Pick a Medal Challenge
Sun 1st January 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark We've some medals for events that are never going to be repeated, a final chance to pick up some classic bling! An ideal way to start 2023!
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Schrodinger's Cat Challenge
Mon 2nd January 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark Schrodingers Cat It's weirdly hard to explain but for anyone who has ever read anything about the nature of the Universe will have come across this concept and we thought, why not? And a cat on a medal has to be a good thing?
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Chocathon Challenge
14th January 2023 - Betteshanger, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a fun event in January involving two of our favourite things, chocolate and running!
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Saxons Challenge
Fri 20th January 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark A SVN mini-series! Three events, three days, three themed medals! A six hour challenge event based out of the Cyclopark at Gravesend. Run one event or all three and collect the set!
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Vikings Challenge
Sat 21st January 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark A SVN mini-series! Three events, three days, three themed medals! A six hour challenge event based out of the Cyclopark at Gravesend. Run one event or all three and collect the set!
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Normans Challenge
Sun 22nd January 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark A SVN mini-series! Three events, three days, three themed medals! A six hour challenge event based out of the Cyclopark at Gravesend. Run one event or all three and collect the set!
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Ranscombe Winter - Sat 28th January 2023
Lucky Dip - Sun 29th January 2023 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, only opportunity to earn the 2023 Ranscombe medals! The classic course for the Ranscombe Winter Challenge on the Saturday and a variation loop on the Sunday for Random Ranscombe Lucky Dip. Mud may well be involved!
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Valentines Challenge
12th February 2023 - Ramsgate, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a romantic themed event in February around the Government Acre at Ramsgate, the course is rather longer than running around an acre by the way!
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Moonlight Challenge
Sat 18th February 2023 - Brook Farm, Reculver A 1300 start gives a couple of hours in light to see the course before the sun goes down and the Full Moon sets over the 6.25-8.33 mile loop around farmland at Reculver! A ten hour challenge event with new Moonlight bling too!
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Chinese New Year Challenge - Year of the Rabbit
Sat 25th February 2023 - Samphire Hoe 2023 is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit! The start of a 12 year project to rotate through the Chinese New Year creatures to create a wonderfully colourful set of bling!
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Marathon Day Challenge
Sunday 26th February 2023 - Samphire Hoe What's Marathon Day I hear you ask? 26th February! 26.2, ah, what a great idea to run on the day specially made for it! With a a special bespoke "Marathon Day" medal of course and our usual standard of goody bags for the well deserved treats...
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Fudgeathon
Sat 25th March 2023 - Samphire Hoe One of our lovely helpers Jackie is famous for her fudge and hence this event was created to celebrate fudge! Back in 2023 after missing in 2022 there will be fudge, there will be awards and there will be a bit of running!
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Crispathon
Sun 26th March 2023 - Samphire Hoe We're adding to our food based runs with a savoury one! There will be a choice of Crispathon medals for 2023 and crisp themed goody bag and aid station!
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Kent 50 Challenge
Sat 1st April 2023 - Brooks Farm, Reculver An early 0700 start gives runners a full 14 hour time limit to get around the 6.25 mile loop around farmland at Reculver in Kent eight times! The 22nd running of this classic event with a new one off medal for 2023!
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Ranscombe Spring - Sat 22nd April 2023
St Georges Day Challenge - Sun 23rd April 2023 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, two new medals! The classic course for the Ranscombe Spring Challenge on the Saturday and the Red Rotue on the Sunday for the St Georges Day Challenge. Bluebells will be out in force hopefully!!
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Flying Scotsman Challenge
Sun 30th April 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark 1923 marks 100 years since the Flying Scotsman came in to service, the most famous of steam trains and the first to clock 100mph! You'll be able to go considerably slower to earn this lovely bling!
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Saxon 100 - Saxon Challenges
Sat 20th May 2023 - Reculver A one off 100 Mile Endurance Run along the Kent Coast on the Saxon Shore and Viking Coastal Trail followed by quiet 10 mile laps of two farms. Come join us for an epic weekend...
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Centenary Series
Sat 27th/Sun 28th/Mon 29th May 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark 1923 was a monumental year and we're having 3 events to celebrate 3 things that are still going strong 100 years later! Le Mans, Hollywood and Tutankhamun!
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