SVN Virtual Runs
Available now! SVN have made available selected events to be run Virtually from now till at least the end of 2021. Earn some of our amazing bling.... and chocolate rewards! The SVN Virtual Runs count towards SVN totals AND Mega Marathoner Milestones!

St George's Day Marathon
Fri 23rd 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
Sat 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 29th 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 5th 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!

D-Day Challenge
Sun 6th June 2021 - Betteshanger 6th June 2021 will mark the 77th Anniversary of the famous D-Day landings and to mark this special occasion SVN will be having an epic D-Day multi piece "Landing Craft" piece of bling to be earned...

Ranscombe Summer Challenge
Sat 26th 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 27th 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!

Olympic Run
Sat 3rd July 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 4th July 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 10th July 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 11th July 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!

Cone of Doom
Sat 17th July 2021 - Northampton Conan is a feature at many events and will be a familiar site at Northampton and now he has his own event!. A run around the lovely the lake and along the River Nene!

Carbon Challenge
Sun 18th July 2021 - Northampton 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.

Zodiac Challenges Northampton
14th August 2021 - Northampton Choose your star sign with our unique spinning Zodiac spinning medals! A gentle trail run along the River Nene and Northampton flood reservoirs!

Orc Rampage - Sun 15th August 2021
- Northampton We're having a new theme for Northampton rampaging around thr River Nene! A striking medal design based on the header image... from the RD's love of fantasy literature!

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...

Zombie Challenge Run
Sat 25th September 2021 - Samphire HoeFancy dress is very much encouraged for this new fun theme.... Zombie Run down at Samphire Hoe!.

The Tolkien Run
Sun 26th September 2021 - Samphire Hoe It's Tokien week and the RD is a bit of a Tolkien geek! After a catch up year in 2020 we'll have a new medal in 2021... exactly what though, have too many ideas!

Unicorn Run
Sat 2nd October 2021 - 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!

Beatrix Potter Challenge
Sun 3rd October 2021 - Gravsend It was the 150th anniversary of one of our best loved authors last year and the event proved so popular that its returning in 2021 in a different location.Come and join us and see if you can spot any of the animals from the books on the trails!

Yorkshire Cakeathon
Sat 9th October 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 10th October 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!

SVN 500
Sat 23rd October 2021 - Betteshanger Come along and celebrate with us at SVN's 500th event! We've been so lucky over the last decade to witness so many incredible achievements by so many wonderful folks!

Hedgehog Charity Challenge
Sun 24th October 2021 - Betteshanger In 2021 we'll be supporting Donkeys! We've got a cute donkey medal on offer, which is a bit smaller than usual, the difference in what they'd normally cost helping to boost the charity element of the run.

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 11th 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 13rd 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 14th 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 20th Nov 2021 -
Ranscombe Lucky Dip - Sun 21st 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.

Saxon Shore Seaside Series
Fri 26th November 2021 - Sun 5th December 2021A 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...

Black Knight Challenge Run
Fri 26th November 2021 - Samphire Hoe There will be coconuts and anyone unfortunate enough to incur any kind of injury will be met with "Tis but a scratch..."

Fudgeathon
Sat 27th November 2021 - 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!

Bobble Hobble Challenge
Sun 28th November 2021 - 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!

Dragon Challenge Run
Mon 29th November 2021 - Sampire Hoe 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!

St Andrews Day Challenge
Tue 30th November 2021 - 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
Wed 1st December 2021 - Samphire Hoe A massive new medal for 2021! Run as many laps of the as you wish in a six hour Challenge event!

Mega Challenge
Thur 2nd December 2021 - Samphire Hoe A Challenge Event with a difference! The distance you run will detirmine the medal you receive...

SVN Lucky Dip Challenge
Fri 3rd December 2021 - Samphire Hoe 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!

Dark Iron Challenge
Sat 4th December 2021 - Samphire Hoe A new theme for December, Dark Iron, forged deep underground in dark tunnels. Fortunately you will be able to pass through the tunnel down in to Samphire Hoe!

Cone of Doom Challenge
Sun 5th December 2021 - Samphire Hoe Many SVN events feature a cone... the Cone of Doom and now he has his own event! A fun medal for Conan!

SVN Festive Frolic Challenge
Sat 18th December 2021 - 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

Usual Suspects -
Sun 19th Dec 2021 - 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 2021 year long distance running season!

Fowlmead Chocathon
Sat 15th January 2022 - 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 16th January 2022 - Betteshanger A new medal and theme for Winter 2022. A yomp around the lovely, possibly a bit muddy as it's January, Betteshanger!

Saxons Challenge
Fri 21st January 2022 - 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 22nd January 2022 - 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 23rd January 2022 - 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 29th January 2022
Random Ranscombe - Sun 30th January 2022 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, first opportunity to earn the 2020/21/22 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 12th February 2022 - 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
Sun 13rd February 2022 - 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 19th February 2022 - 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
Saturday 26th February 2022 - 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!

Totally Nutty Nut Run
Sat 26th March 2022 - 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 27th March 2022 - 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!