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Ranscombe Spring - Sat 28 April 2018
Rachels Ramble - Sun 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
Sat 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
Sun 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
Sat 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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Mega Challenge Double
Sat 26 & Sun 27 May 2018 - Jeskyns, GravesendA Mega Challenge with a new twist? Run both days and earn extra bling depending on the distances that you achieve! Of course you can just run the one day... but we like to see folk push that little bit more. A Double Half, Double Full or Double Ultra medal for the earning! -
Cakeathon Spring Challenge
Mon 28 May 2018 - Jeskyns, GravesendWe're moving the Cakeathons around in 2018 and the Spring Bank Holiday one will be at the lovely Jeskyns Community Woodland near Gravesend in Kent! A former farm being returned to its natural state... gentle rolling hills, trails, fantastic bling and of course cakes! -
Viking Coastal Marathon
Sat 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
Sat 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! -
Black Knight Challenge Run
Wed 27 June 2018 - Kings Wood An evening run at the lovely Kings Wood! It'll be a moderately challenging trail run as its not a flat place but there are some lovely downhills to make up for the ups. Starting at 1400 we'll be hoping for a pleasant afternoon/evening run if not quite heading in to a Black Knight... -
Teddy Bears Picnic Challenge Run
Thur 28 June 2018 - Kings Wood We're going to have a Teddy Bears Picnic Challenge Run in King's Wood which is in the heart of Kent between Ashford and Canterbury! We'll have some prizes for the best bears, either in person or brought along for the run! We'll aim to make the aid station even more of a picnic than usual too! -
Ranscombe Summer Challenges
Sat 30 June & Sun 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 Ghost Marathon
Sun 15 July 2018 - Gravesend We're hiring the cycle track for the day at the Cyclopark in Gravesend to have a traffic free marathon on the perfect tarmac surface! An opportunity to earn medals from previous marathons at Cyclopark with a reduced entry fee and an 8 hour time limit! -
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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! -
Black Hugin Challenge
Sat 1 September 2018 - 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! -
The Tolkien Run
Wed 3 October 2018 - 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! -
Jeskyns Challenge
Sat 6 October 2018 - Jeskyns, Gravesend We've been given permission to hold an event at Jeskyns Community Woodland just a stones throw from the A2 south of Gravesend. Once a farm and now being returned to its former natural state with lovely paths, 130000 new trees and other restoration projects. -
Autumn Cakeathon Challenge
Sun 7 October 2018 - Jeskyns, GravesendWe 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! -
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Kanga-Roo Kanter Sat 13 October 2018 &
Owl Amble Sun 14 October 2018 - 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 previous years! -
Beerathon
Sat 20 October 2018 - 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 third time! -
Autumn Ranscombe Challenge
Sun 21 October 2018 - 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. -
Betteshanger Marathon
Sun 28 October 2018 - 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 eight hours which we feel removes the time pressure element that some runners feel at speedy marathons! -
Halloween Challenge
Wed 31 October 2018 - 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! -
Battle of Britain Challenge
Sat 10 November 2018 - 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! -
Armistice Day Centenary Run
Sun 11 November 2018 - Samphire Hoe 100 years to the day was the end of WWI and continuing our theme of Somme & Passcheddaele Centenary runs we're going to mark the centenary of Armistice Day with a special "tombstone" medal and run under the White Cliffs of Dover where so many who fought would have sailed from. -
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Mega Challenge
Sun 18 November 2018 - Northampton A Challenge Event with a difference! The distance you run will detirmine the medal you receive... and there is a risk factor involved of possibly not receiving a medal! A Half Marathon or more around the 5.17 loop does guarantee colourful bling though! -
Samphire Challenge
Fri 23 November 2018 - 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 3.75 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
Sat 24 November 2018 - 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! -
Clown Challenge
Sun 25 November 2018 - Samphire HoeClowns can be bright and funny and slapstick.... or they can be a bit scary! Many runners do like a bit of dressing up and fancy dress, so why not have a fun (or a bit scary) run where this is encouraged (but certainly not compulsory!) -
The Hugin Challenge
Mon 26 November 2018 - Pegwell Bay We're returning to the Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve for the fifth 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? -
The Viking Challenge
Tue 27 November 2018 - Pegwell Bay We're continuing with the Viking theme with this Challenge Run at the lovely Pegwell Bay Country Park and up (and down!) to the viking ship, The Hugin, which is only about a half mile from the park. Quite possibly a one off event just to give folk the opportunity to earn this lovely Viking Challenge medal! -
Music Legends Challenge
Wed 28 November 2018 - Pegwell Bay This run is part of our Music Legends Challenge Runs series, each one aimed to celebrate the life and career of a particular Music Legend. This will be by popular demand to celebrate George MIchael and Wham! There will be some music, 80's / 90's fancy dress is most certainly encouraged! -
Betteshanger Challenge
Thur 29 November 2018 - Betteshanger We're having a medal redesign and rebrand for 2018 for our events at Betteshanger! A gentle trail run around the lovely nature reserve with a piece of a puzzle bling for you to earn along with the usual standard of goody bag and picnic aid station! -
St Andrews Day Challenge
Fri 30 November 2018 - Betteshanger 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
Sat 1 December 2018 - Betteshanger 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 Betteshanger course as you wish in a six hour Challenge event! Advent bling too of course and a Chocolate calendar too! -
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The Usual Suspects Challenge
Sat 15 December 2018 - 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 2018 year long distance running season! -
SVN Festive Frolic Challenge
Sun 16 December 2018 - Samphire Hoe 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 -
Saxon Shore Marathon & Challenge
Sat 22 December 2018 - Deal Join us in late December 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! -
Marathon Day Marathon
Tue 26 February 2019 - 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! -
Samphire 100
9/10 March 2019 - Samphire Hoe Epic buckles and epic shirts to be earned at what we hope is the most achieveable 100 mile that there is with a short 3.71 mile loop and a 32 hour time limit. Come and earn a buckle or have a REALLY long run with us at the lovely Samphire Hoe on the coast at Dover, we're going to be there all weekend...
