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Cakeathon Challenge
28 August 2017 - RanscombeThe Cakeathon Challenge was inspired by 2015 being the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Women's Institute. It's grown to numerous Cakeathons a year and now being held at the lovely Ranscombe Farm Reserve, a lovely trail run and cake, what better way to spend a bank holiday Monday! -
Black Hugin Challenge
2 September 2017 - Pegwell BayA day, evening and night run all rolled in to one! A 1700 start gives us (hopefully) a nice early Autumn late afternoon start followed by a lovely twilight before running deep in to the night at the lovely Pegwell Bay Country Park, bring a head torch for this six hour Challenge event! -
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Beerathon
16 September 2017 - Ranscombe As some of you may be familiar with we do like our food themed events and one that has been constantly mooted is a Beerathon, so here it is! The lovely folk at Ranscombe Farm Reserve have agreed to be the hosts for this rather novel Challenge running and drinking event for a second time! -
Autumn Ranscombe Challenge
17 September 2017 - Ranscombe We're fortunate to be able to return to Ranscombe Farm Reserve throughout the seasons and hopefully at this time of year we'll hit the lovely autumn colours of the woodlands. An eight hour challenge event to run as many or few laps on the Downland trails through woodland and fields. -
The Tolkien Run
20 September 2017 - Samphire Hoe It's Tokien week and the RD is a bit of a Tolkien geek! A giant sized Tolkien medal is the reward for a strictly limited field of runners for this six hour challenge! Gently rolling trail and a nice dead flat sea wall in the shadow of the famous White Cliffs of Dover! -
Battle of Britain Challenge
1 October 2017 - Samphire HoeA new challenging route that will run both under and over the famous White Cliffs of Dover under the very skies where the Battle of Britain was fought. Each 6.55 mile loop will have around 650' of climb (and downhill!) up, down and through the cliffs! -
Eeyore Expedition 14 October 2017 &
Piglet Plod 15 October 2017 - Ashdown Forest, Sussex We've been fortunate enough to have been given permission to hold events at Ashdown Forest at the actual locations that inspired the famous books and are holding two runs to celebrate two more characters following on from the success of last year. -
Betteshanger Marathon
21 October 2017 - BetteshangerA certified road marathon at Betteshanger Country Park near Deal in Kent, which is fairly unremarkable really. It's just a normal road marathon with one subtle difference. The time limit is ten hours which we feel removes the time pressure element that some runners feel at speedy marathons! -
Autumn Cakeathon Challenge
22 October 2017 - BetteshangerWe originally just had the one Cakeathon but the theme has proved so popular and as we refuse to have big events, we've added another one to the Autumn season for our lovely cake making, cake eating running friends! Lots of cake, lots of prizes and a bit of running is thrown in as well! -
Halloween Challenge
31 October 2017 - Samphire Hoe Starting at 1300 will ensure that most runners get to experience the sun going down and the ghosts coming out on Halloween! Fancy dress is very much encouraged for this day/evening/night 6 hour challenge at Samphire Hoe, watch out for the ghost ships! -
World Vegan Day Challenge
1 November 2017 - Samphire Hoe SVN events have always seemed to attract a few vegan runners so to do something a bit different we're having an event to celebrate World Vegan Day! We'll have a vegan friendly aid station, all the goody bags will be vegan and to non vegans, don't panic, Oreo's are vegan friendly! -
Wonderland Caucus Run
19 November 2017 - Northampton We held the first Caucus Run to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the publishing of Alice in Wonderland and its proved so popular that it's now an annual event! We're adding another Caucus Run in 2017 in Northampton so those further North can more easily join us for bling, goodies and a bit of fancy dress! -
Samphire Challenge
24 November 2017 - Samphire HoeWe're going to start our coastal series of running challenges at the lovely Samphire Hoe. A six hour challenge to run as many 3.85 mile laps as you wish in the shadow of the famous White Cliffs of Dover! Run a lap, a marathon, an ultra, its up to you! -
Fudgeathon
25 November 2017 - Samphire HoeOne of our lovely helpers Jackie is famous for her fudge and hence this event was created to celebrate fudge! There will be fudge, there will be awards and there will be a bit of running! Warning though, this may be an event that you put in more calories than you run off! -
Saxon Shore Marathon & Challenge
26 November 2017 - Deal Join us in late November for a jaunt along the Saxon Shore Way where it winds its way along the coast at Deal. The course is very flat, the surface is very good, and even the most navigationally challenged amongst us will be able to get around the course without getting lost! -
The Hugin Challenge
27 November 2017 - Pegwell Bay We're returning to the Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve for the fourth running of the The Hugin Challenge? They'll be a big bit of bling in the shape of the Hugin (which you'll pass twice each lap), how far will you run? Half Marathon, Marathon, an Ultra or somewhere in between? -
Relativity Run
28 November 2017 - Margate The Relativity Run medal was so popular in 2016 that we're bringing back another variation of it! Perhaps the only medal in your collection that features a 150mm ruler as part of it! The course is relatively dull so we're making up for that with the brilliant bit of bling! -
Soul Cake Day Challenge
29 November 2017 - MargateRun a lap, eat a cake, save a soul! Well that's the idea behind the long forgotton tradition of Soul Cake Day, combining both am ancient Autumn holiday and our love of cakes, what better things to combine?! Awards for the best "Soul Cakes" and Cakes too! -
St Andrews Day Challenge
30 November 2017 - Ramsgate It's St Andrews Day today and we like shortbread! Would be rude not to make note of the day as we have many Scottish exiles who run with us! There will be a Scottish themed medal, aid station and kilts are encouraged... although it may be a touch breezy! -
Advent Challenge
1 December 2017 - Ramsgate Whilst not strictly correct for many of us Advent starts today with an Advent Calendar! Earn one at our Advent Challenge! Run as many 4,42 mile laps of our new Ramsgate course as you wish in a six hour Challenge event! Advent bling too of course and a Chocolate calendar too! -
Fowlmead Challenge
2 December 2017 - BetteshangerThe Fowlmead Challenge is a gentle trail run around the lovely Fowlmead Country Park. Run one lap or a dozen on high quality trails, past wetlands, grasslands and through woodland within the six hour hour time limit to run a marathon, an ultra or whatever you wish! -
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The Usual Suspects Challenge
16 & 17 December 2017 - 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 2017 year long distance running season! -
Dymchurch Marathon
23rd December 2017 - DymchurchWe love to bring you straightforward, friendly, flat, mud free, navigation free, marathons and the town of Dymchurch has a lovely reinforced sea wall which is wide, flat, and offers a lot of views of the sea, Martello Towers and the seaside town. We're aiming to use the "long" variation for this event. -
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New Years Day Marathon
1 January 2018 - Betteshanger Welcome 2018 with a mud free, traffic free, certfied road marathon at Betteshanger. We'll have a "Happy New Year" custom medal, an aid station every two miles and our usual high standard of goody bag on offer! This event will have a hard 6:15 hour time limit due to park opening hours. -
Winter Cakeathon
13 January 2018 - BetteshangerWe've been totally overwhelmed with the response to the Cakeathons, we sold out events in record time, so now there is a winter one! Runners like cakes! A fun day for cakes, cake making prizes on offer, some fancy dress encouraged and a bit of running is involved too! -
Fowlmead Chocathon
14 January 2018 - Betteshanger What could be better than combining two of a runners favourite things? Running and chocolate! Run one lap, run a marathon, run an ultra, eat chocolate! At the aid station, when you run and afterwards from the goody bag! Special chocolate themed medals and goody bags! -
Ranscombe Winter - 20 January 2018
Ranscombe Ramble - 21 January 2018 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, two different medals! The classic course for the Ranscombe Winter Challenge on the Saturday and a variation loop on the Sunday for Rachels Ranscombe Ramble. Mud may well be involved! -
Yorkshire Cakeathon
28 January 2018 - Penistone, YorkshireWe've been totally overwhelmed with the response to the Cakeathons, we've been requested time and time again to move them around the country and here we are in lovely Penistone, South Yorkshire. A smaller than usual event for our first event in Yorkshire! -
Olympic Run Challenge
10 February 2018 - Gravesend Cyclopark 2018 is Olympic Year again so we'll celebrate with the return of our Olympic Run! We'll have Olympic sized bling, winter themed as it's a Winter Olympics this time around and in February to co-incide exactly with the Winter Games taking place in Pyeongchang. -
Music Legends Challenge
11 February 2018 - Gravesend Cyclopark The next of our Music Legends Challenges will feature Freddie Mercury / Queen! This is to celebrate his life and music. There will be musical themed bling of course and fancy dress and anything Queen or Freddie Mercury related is most certainly encouraged! -
Unusual Suspects
12 February 2018 - Gravesend Cyclopark We wanted to create a real fun event, real fun medal, to appeal to all of those who don't quite fit in to the usual running categories. The Unusual Suspects. The plodders, the joggers and the mid pack waddlers. A six hour challenge event based out of the Cyclopark at Gravesend. -
Gothic Challenge
13 February 2018 - Gravesend Cyclopark On the day before Valentines, the 13th February, what better than to mark the dark side of our characters and souls. Not everyone enjoys pink and hearts, some love black and skulls! We encourage folk to come along in their darkest attire, black is never out of fashion, anything dark... -
Valentines Day Challenge
14 February 2018 - Gravesend Cyclopark Valentines Day is for lovers, well, and for runners! What better way to treat your loved one than to run around with them in the delightful surrounds of Gravesend, the M2 and the High Speed rail link, in the middle of chilly February. A fun love filled six hour challenge event! -
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Ghost of Runner Marathon
24 February 2018 - Betteshanger The 2013- 2016 Kent Roadrunner Marathons each had one off medals that were brilliant, and it just so happens that we've secured the left over stock from TZ Runs! So we're going to have this Ghost of Roadrunner Marathon to use up the medals!. -
Mods vs Rockers Marathon
25 February 2018 - BetteshangerWe're going to have a bit of a different marathon!. Firstly, when you sign up, you choose if you are a Mod or a Rocker to select which finisher medal you'll earn. Secondly a coin toss decides which way you run and in the fast or slow lane!
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Marathon Day Marathon
26 February 2018 - Deal What's Marathon Day I hear you ask? 26th February! 26.2, ah, what a great idea to run the distance 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 post marathon treats! -
Book Day Challenge
3 March 2018 - Kings Wood We've been given permission to hold a weekend at the lovely King's Wood Country Park in Central Kent, between Canterbury and Ashford. We're not quite hitting the actual Book Day but we have a wonderful concept for the medal and a bit of fancy dress too on a Saturday morning? -
Viking 100 - Viking Challenges
10/11 March 2018 - Brook Farm, ReculverOur first Viking 100 mile endurance run was a huge success! Our second Viking 100 mile weekend will be too with your help! Incorporating the Challenge Hub 24 hour event and expanding to include 100 mile, 6 and pacer challenge events too! Come join us for an epic weekend... -
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SVN Charity Challenge
25 March 2018 - Betteshanger A charity heavy event to support British Hedgehogs! From the entry fee we'll donate £5 to Betteshanger Country Park & £10 to a small Charity/Trust/Rescue Centre supporting Hedgehogs which were the most popular animal supported in 2017 with a very cute hedgehog medal to be earned! -
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Fowlmead 50/12 Hour Challenge - 14 April 2018
Betteshanger Marathon - 14 April 2018 A 50 mile run on the smooth tarmac surface at Fowlmead. We're hiring the cycle track for the day so there will be no navigation, no mud, no kit requirements and no DNFs plus in 2018 we're having a specific marathon length run too! -
Wonderland Caucus Run
21 April 2018 - Samphire Hoe We held the first Caucus Run in 2015 to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the publishing of the beloved Alice in Wonderland book and the day proved so popular that it's now become an annual event! Join us for bling, goodies and a bit of fancy dress! -
The Reject Run
22 April 2018 - Samphire Hoe An awful lot of folk try to enter the London Marathon lottery, and the vast majority don't get lucky in the draw and this run is for you! Same day as the London Marathon, but a totally different experience! More chocolate and goodies and better bling a given for this six hour challenge event! -
St George's Day Marathon
23 April 2018 - Deal We never seem to celebrate St Georges Day the same way that the other nations do. So to do our bit to rectify this and so that we can all celebrate being English or celebrate the English way of life we're going to have a small "English" marathon where we can show a bit of pride! -
Ranscombe Spring Challenge - 28 April 2018
Rachels Ranscombe Ramble - 29 April 2018 One weekend, one location, two different 8 hour challenges, two different medals! The classic course for the Ranscombe Spring Challenge on the Saturday and a variation on the Sunday for Rachels Ranscombe Ramble in a hopefully bluebell carpeted run!. -
Northampton Cakeathon
5 May 2018Following the sucess of our Cakeathon runs in Kent we are now expanding to cope with the demand and the number one request we've had is can there be one outside of Kent, so here it is! The Middle of England, Northampton! A gentle trail run along the River Nene and flood reservoirs. -
Northampton Chocathon
6 May 2018 What could be better than combining two of a runners favourite things? Running and chocolate! Run one lap, run a marathon, run an ultra, eat chocolate! At the aid station and then afterwards from the goody bag! Special chocolate themed medals and goody bags in the middle of England! -
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Very British Challenge Run
12 May 2018 - Penistone We thought it would be fun and nice to celebrate being British! It's something that we as a nation aren't always terribly good at, so here is an excuse to don the red, white and blue, earn some very distinctive British themed bling and enjoy some British treats at the aid station! . -
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Viking Coastal Marathon
2 June 2018 - Birchington The Viking Coastal Marathon returns in 2018 to the dead flat sea wall between Birchington and Reculver, 4 laps of 6.68 miles with a total elevation change of 16 feet, for the marathon, not per lap! Nice early start, what better way to start a Saturday?! -
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Kent 50 Challenge
23 June 2018 - Brooks Farm, Reculver The successor to the brilliant Challenge Hub event of the same name with an SVN twist! 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 18th running of this classic event! -
Ranscombe Summer Challenges
30 June & 1 July 2018 - Ranscombe One weekend, one location, two eight hour challenges, two routes, two medals, two goody bags! The Ranscombe course hopefully at its summer wildflower best, a little earlier than in previous years to try and catch the poppies at their peak! -
Cyclopark Series
18-27 August 2018 - GravesendTen Challenges in Ten Days! From Saturday to the Bank Holiday Monday giving people a chance to take part in a series like this in the summer holidays or with only 5 days holiday used. Easy logistics and a lower than usual entry fee! Run one day, two days or more up to ten in a row!
