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Ranscombe Winter - Sat 1 February 2020
Random Ranscombe - Sun 2 February 2020 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, first opportunity to earn the 2020/21 Ranscombe Medal set! The classic course for the Ranscombe Winter Challenge on the Saturday and a variation loop on the Sunday for Random Ranscombe. Mud may well be involved! -
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Marathon Day Marathon
Wed 26 February 2020 - 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! -
Leap Year Challenge
Sat 29 February 2020 It seemed too good an opportunity to miss in 2020 as we're given the gift of another day! Join us at the Betteshanger for a lap or two, or a mathathon or an ultra! We'll have a special "Leap Year" medal and not to mention our usual goody filled goody bags and picnic style aid station! -
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Book Day Challenge
Sat 7 March 2020 - 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? -
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Northampton Cakeathon
Sat 11 April 2020 Following 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
Sun 12 April 2020 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! -
Kent 50 Challenge
Sat 18 April 2020 - 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 20th running of this classic event! -
St George's Day Marathon
Thur 23 April 2020 - Gravesend 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! -
Darnley Challenge
Fri 24 April 2020 - Gravesend We're moving this somewhat unusual SVN event to late April to hopefully avoid any mud and hit bluebell season! With a bigger than usual 13.1 mile loop, 3 parks, 3 pubs, bling, chocolate and self navigation just to keep things interesting in this 8 hour challenge! -
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The Reject Run
Sun 26 April 2020 - Gravesend 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! -
Ranscombe Spring - Sat 2 May 2020
Random Ranscombe - Sun 3 May 2020 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, opportunity to earn the 2020/21 Ranscombe Medal set! The classic course for the Ranscombe Spring Challenge on the Saturday and a variation loop on the Sunday for Random Ranscombe. Bluebells will be out in force hopefully!! -
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Viking 100 - Viking Challenges
30th May 2020 - ReculverOur first two Viking 100 mile endurance runs were a huge success! Our third Viking 100 mile weekend will be too with your help! Incorporating the Challenge Hub 24 hour event and expanding to include 100 mile and pacer challenge events too! Come join us for an epic weekend... -
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Dragon Challenge Run
Sat 15 August 2020 - Northampton I've always been a huge fan of fantasy fiction and of course dragons have always been a staple of the genre and I've always fancied a go at creating a striking big dragon medal. The image above is the base artwork for the this, it's going to be cracking! -
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Battle of Britain Challenge
Sun 27 September 2020 - Samphire HoeA 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 8.76mile loop will have around 650' of climb (and downhill!) up, down and through the cliffs! -
Whingeathon 3 - Sat 24 October 2020
- Gravesend Cyclopark To cater for a certain class of runner we're going to have a some more Whingeing! Brian's (W)Right to Moan! - Complaints are welcome, you may use the phrase "broken", you can gripe, groan and bitch your way around. It'll be either too hot, too cold, too flat or too hilly. -
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Saxon Shore Seaside Series
Fri 27 November 2020 - Sun 6 December 2020A series of 10 Challenge Events based out of Samphire Hoe, near to Dover, Kent. This is going to be the toughest 10x10 in the world ever! Five days below the cliffs, five days above and below them! Ten marathons will be circa 25000' of climb... -
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Fudgeathon
Sat 28 November 2020 - 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! -
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St Andrews Day Challenge
Mon 30 November 2020 - Samphire Hoe 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
Tue 1 December 2020 - Samphire Hoe Whilst not strictly correct for many of us Advent starts today with an Advent Calendar! Earn one at our Advent Challenge! Run as many laps of the as you wish in a six hour Challenge event! New 2020 Advent Calendar bling and a Chocolate calendar too! -
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Unusual Suspects
Fri 4th December 2020 - Samphire Hoe 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 above and below the White Cliffs of Dover! -
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SVN Festive Frolic Challenge
Sat 19 December 2020 - Gravesend A fun event to celebrate the pending Festive period! Fancy dress is very much order of the day, we'll have some prizes for the best outfits! They'll be Christmas themed goodies at the aid station, festive bling and of course the usual standard of chocolate heavy goody bags! A festive run -
The Usual Suspects Challenge
Sun 20 December 2020 - Gravesend 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 2020 year long distance running season! -
