Covid - 19 Update
Rescheduled Events March-June - November We had to postpone a number of events in March-June & November - the list of rescheduled events can be found on our Covid-19 page. if you are entered in to any of these events your entries have automatically been swapped over, you don't need to do anything.

SVN Virtual Runs
Available now! SVN have made available selected events to be run Virtually from now till at least the end of 2020. Earn some of our amazing bling.... and chocolate rewards! The SVN Virtual Runs count towards SVN totals AND Mega Marathoner Milestones!

Unusual Suspects
Fri 4 December 2020 - Betteshanger 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.

Roald Dahl Challenge
Sat 5 December 2020 - Betteshanger Our most colourful bling ever! There will be chocolate and there may even be peach flavoured things too! Maybe giant sized?!

Cone of Doom Challenge
Sun 6 December 2020 - Betteshanger Many SVN events feature a cone... the Cone of Doom and now he has his own event! A new event for 2020 with a fun medal for Conan!

St Andrews Day Challenge
Mon 7 December 2020 - 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
Tue 8 December 2020 - 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 as you wish in a six hour Challenge event!

Wonderland Caucus Run
Wed 9 December 2020 - Betteshanger We held the first Caucus Run to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the publishing of Alice in Wonderland and in 2020 we're going to have the last SVN running of this event and retire the medal. Fancy dress is most certainly encouraged!

Music Legends Lucky Dip
Thur 10 December 2020 - Betteshanger A reduced entry fee, a random huge Music Legends medal and a weekday event around the leisure paths at Betteshanger!

Black Knight Challenge Run
Fri 11 December 2020 - Betteshanger There will be coconuts and anyone unfortunate enough to incur any kind of injury will be met with "Tis but a scratch..."

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!

Saxon Shore Marathon
Mon 28 December 2020 - Betteshanger Join us in late December for a jaunt along the Saxon Shore Way where it winds its way along the coast at Deal for the 10th Anniversary of the original SVN event. Please note change of venue!!

Unicorn Run
Thur 31 December 2020 - Gravesend A rainbow run to celebrate the mythical unicorn! There will be rainbows, funky unicorn leggings and of course unicorn rainbow bling! I believe in myself!

Fowlmead Chocathon
Sat 16 January 2021 - 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!

Yeti Yomp
Sun 17 January 2021 - Betteshanger A new medal and theme for Winter 2021. A yomp around the lovely, possibly a bit muddy as it's January, Betteshanger!

Saxons Challenge
Fri 22nd January 2021 - 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!

Vikings Challenge
Sat 23rd January 2021 - 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!

Normans Challenge
Sun 24th January 2021 - 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!

Ranscombe Winter - Sat 30 January 2021
Random Ranscombe - Sun 31 January 2021 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!

Carbon Challenge
Sat 13 February 2021 - Betteshanger An environmentally friendly medal is on offer with a big chunk of the entry fee going towards the planting of trees in the UK to help with carbon offsetting and enhance the countryside and indigenous wildlife.

Valentines Day Challenge
Sat 14 February 2021 - Betteshanger 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 the old slag heaps of Betteshanger! A fun love filled six hour challenge event!

Moonlight Challenge
Sat 20 February 2021 - Brook Farm, Reculver A 1500 start gives a couple of hours in light to see the course before the sun goes down and the Full Moon sets over the 6.25-6.97 mile loop around farmland at Reculver! An eight hour challenge event with Moonlight bling too!

Marathon Day Marathon
Fri 26 February 2021 - Betteshanger 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!

Olympic Run
Sat 27 February 2021 - Betteshanger A gentle trail run around the leisure paths of the lovely nature reserve with a piece of a Olympic sized bling as a reward to be earned... seriously, it's huge!

Flamingo Run
Sun 28 February 2021 - Betteshanger A new medal and theme for 2021.... Flamingo... and pink! Everyone loves the colourful bird and here is the perfect opportunity for you to don your favourite pink outfit. We'll have a suitably pink themed medal for you when you finish!

Vampire Challenge
Sat 6th March 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark A rather toothy weekend at Cylopark starts with the Vampire Challenge and a rather scary medal that glows in the dark! Held in daylight for the safety of our runners!

Smileathon
Sun 7th March 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark The toothy theme continues on the Sunday with the Smileathon! A happy event in tribute to the mighty Paul Commons and his ever present smile... and catchphrase!

Yorkshire Cakeathon
Sat 20 March 2021 - Penistone, Yorkshire We'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.

Cookiethon
Sun 21 March 2021 - Penistone, Yorkshire We love "food & running" and we love cookies!! The Cookiethon round off weekend of food based runs, a run for sweet toothed runners! Awards for the best cookies brought along by folk too!

Totally Nutty Nut Run
Sat 27 March 2021 - Samphire Hoe A savoury weekend! A new nut themed run, featuring... nuts! A nut heavy aid station, a nuttier than usual goody bag and of course a nut based medal to be earned!

Crispathon
Sun 28 March 2021 - Samphire Hoe We're adding to our food based runs with a savoury one! The second edition will be the Worcester Sauce Wander and the colour of the day will be purple! There will be a crisp themed medal, goody bag and aid station!

Yeti Yomp
Sat 3 April 2021 - Northampton A new medal and theme for Easter 2021 at our Northampton route.. A yomp around the lovely the lake and along the River Nene!

Funky Pants Challenge Run
Sun 4 April 2021 - Northampton A celebration of the ever more colourful and funky leggings! We'd like as many folk as possible to join in by wearing the funkiest leggings that you can find! There will be prizes for the funkiest!! .

Kent 50 Challenge
Sat 17 April 2021 - 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
Fri 23 April 2021 - 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!

Ranscombe Spring - Sat 24th April 2021
Reject Run - Sun 25th April 2021 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 the Reject Run. Bluebells will be out in force hopefully!!

Olympic Run Challenge
Sat 1st May 2021 - Northampton 2020 is Olympic Year again so we'll celebrate with the return of our Olympic Run! We'll have Olympic sized bling, summer themed as it's a Summer Olympics this time around!

SVN Charity Challenge
Sun 2nd May 2021 - Northampton A charity heavy event to support British Bumble Bees or Hedgehogs! We'll donate £15 to a small Charity/Trust/Rescue Centre supporting Bumble Bees or Hedgehogs from each entry with appropriate bling of course!

SVN Lucky Dip Challenge
Mon 3rd May 2021 - Northampton A Lucky Dip medal challenge! A reduced entry fee and a random medal! They are all nice and they need to be earned and go to a good home! And no, you can't reserve any, it'll be what's available when you finish!

VE-Day Challenge Run
Sat 8th May 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark In 2020 the May Bank Holiday is being moved to the Friday to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of VE Day! We'll have unique VE Day bling and what better way to enjoy a Bank Holiday?!.

Very British Challenge Run
Sun 9th May 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark We thought it would be fun to celebrate being British! It's something that we as a nation aren't terribly good at, so don the red, white and blue, earn some British themed bling and enjoy some British treats! .

Viking 100 - Viking Challenges
22nd May 2021 - 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...

Darnley Challenge
Sat 29 May 2021 - 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!

Relativity Run
Sun 30th May 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark The Relativity Run medal was so popular in 2016 that we've made this an bi-annual event! Perhaps the only medal in your collection that features a 150mm ruler as part of it! In 2020 we'll be having a Relativity long run in Gravesend!

Game Over Challenge
Mon 31st May 2021 - Gravesend Cyclopark A fun new theme for 2021 is a Ninja Game Over medal in tribute to the awesomeness that is Lee Rogers who will be starting last and trying to catch everyone else in the field!

Fowlmead 50/12 Hour Challenge -
Sat 5 June 2021 We're having another 50 mile run at Betteshanger. 9 x 5.52 mile loops around the leisure paths to make up the 50 mile distance, with no DNFs as you can drop down to the 12 hour challenge after any lap!

Ranscombe Summer Challenge
Sat 26 June 2021- 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, hopefully to catch the poppies at their peak!

Teddy Bears Picnic Challenge Run
Sun 27 June 2021 - Ranscombe We're going to have a Teddy Bears Picnic Challenge Run at Ranscombe! 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!

Zodiac Challenges
21st August 2021 - 1st September - Gravesend Our epic 2021 challenge is a series of 12 six hour challenges at Cyclopark - each day will be a new unique spinning medal themed Challenge! One for each star sign...

Halloween 100 - Halloween Challenges
30th October 2021 - Samphire HoeHalloween on a Saturday plus a Full Moon! Hybrid lap format, the first loops up on top of the cliffs, the later ones down in Samphre Hoe. Come join us for an epic weekend...

Armistice Day Centenary Run
Wed 11 November 2021 - Samphire Hoe We're going to mark Armistice Day with a "tombstone" medal and run under the famous White Cliffs of Dover!

Northampton Cakeathon
Sat 13 November 2021 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 14 November 2021 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!

Autumn Ranscombe - Sat 20 Nov 2021 -
Ranscombe Lucky Dip - Sun 21 Nov 2021 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.