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The Tolkien Run
Sat 28 September 2019 - 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
Sun 29 September 2019 - 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! -
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Whingeathon 1 Sat 5 October 2019 &
Whingeathon 2 Sun 6 October 2019 - Gravesend Cyclopark To cater for a certain class of runner we're going to have a weekend of Whingeing! 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. -
Heffalump Puffalot Sat 12 October 2019 &
SVN Adventures Sun 13 October 2019 - 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 more characters following on from the success of previous years! -
Beerathon
Sat 19 October 2019 - 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 fourth time! -
Autumn Ranscombe Challenge
Sun 20 October 2019 - 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. -
Cyclopark Ghost Marathon
Sun 27 October 2019 - 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! -
Halloween Challenge
Thur 31 October 2019 - 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! -
Wonderland Caucus Run
9 November 2019 - Penistone 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 having the Caucus Run in 2019 in Penistone so those further North can more easily join us for bling, goodies and a bit of fancy dress! -
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Soul Cake Day Challenge
Sun 17 November - Northampton Run 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! -
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Fudgeathon
Sat 23 November 2019 - 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 24 November 2019 - 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!) -
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The Hugin Challenge
Tue 26 November 2019 - Pegwell Bay We're returning to the Pegwell Bay Nature Reserve for the sixth 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? -
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Mega Challenge
Fri 29 November 2019 - Ramsgate 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 popular Ramsgate route on top and underneath the (low) cliffs! -
St Andrews Day Challenge
Sat 30 November 2019 - 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
Sun 1 December 2019 - 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! -
The Usual Suspects Challenge
Sat 14 December 2019 - 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 2019 year long distance running season! -
SVN Festive Frolic Challenge
Sun 15 December 2019 - 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 -
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Fowlmead Chocathon
Sat 11 January 2020 - 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! -
Winter Cakeathon
Sun 12 January 2020 - 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! -
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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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