Saxons, Vikings and Normans Challenge , Ultra & Marathon Running Events

SVN Virtual Runs
Available now! SVN have made available selected events to be run Virtually from now till at least the end of 2022. Earn some of our amazing bling.... and chocolate rewards! The SVN Virtual Runs count towards SVN totals AND Mega Marathoner Milestones!

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Valentines Challenge
12th February 2023 - Ramsgate, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a romantic themed event in February around the Government Acre at Ramsgate, the course is rather longer than running around an acre by the way!
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Moonlight Challenge
Sat 18th February 2023 - Brook Farm, Reculver A 1300 start gives a couple of hours in light to see the course before the sun goes down and the Full Moon sets over the 6.25-8.33 mile loop around farmland at Reculver! A ten hour challenge event with new Moonlight bling too!
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Chinese New Year Challenge - Year of the Rabbit
Sat 25th February 2023 - Samphire Hoe 2023 is the Chinese Year of the Rabbit! The start of a 12 year project to rotate through the Chinese New Year creatures to create a wonderfully colourful set of bling!
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Marathon Day Challenge
Sunday 26th February 2023 - Samphire Hoe What's Marathon Day I hear you ask? 26th February! 26.2, ah, what a great idea to run 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 treats...
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Fudgeathon
Sat 25th March 2023 - Samphire Hoe One of our lovely helpers Jackie is famous for her fudge and hence this event was created to celebrate fudge! Back in 2023 after missing in 2022 there will be fudge, there will be awards and there will be a bit of running!
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Crispathon
Sun 26th March 2023 - Samphire Hoe We're adding to our food based runs with a savoury one! There will be a choice of Crispathon medals for 2023 and crisp themed goody bag and aid station!
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Kent 50 Challenge
Sat 1st April 2023 - Brooks Farm, Reculver 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 22nd running of this classic event with a new one off medal for 2023!
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Reject Run Challenge
16th April 2023 - Betteshanger, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a run for those who would like an alternative to "The Marathon" - bigger medal and more chocolate guaranteed!
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Ranscombe Spring - Sat 22nd April 2023
St Georges Day Challenge - Sun 23rd April 2023 One weekend, one location, two different challenges, two new medals! The classic course for the Ranscombe Spring Challenge on the Saturday and the Red Rotue on the Sunday for the St Georges Day Challenge. Bluebells will be out in force hopefully!!
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Red Lips Run
Sat 29th April 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark An event to show support to the lovely Dee Yamoah and wear some red lip stick, plus of course some brilliant Red Lips bling!
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Flying Scotsman Challenge
Sun 30th April 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark 1923 marks 100 years since the Flying Scotsman came in to service, the most famous of steam trains and the first to clock 100mph! You'll be able to go considerably slower to earn this lovely bling!
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Funky Pants Challenge Run
Mon 1st May 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark 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!! .
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VE Day Challenge
7th May 2023 - Birchington, Kent Our good friends at RunBelievable Challenges have a patriotic themed run for you! Unique VE Day bling, colours of the day are military or red, white & blue.
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Saxon 100 - Saxon Challenges
Sat 20th May 2023 - Reculver A one off 100 Mile Endurance Run along the Kent Coast on the Saxon Shore and Viking Coastal Trail followed by quiet 10 mile laps of two farms. Come join us for an epic weekend...
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Centenary Series
Sat 27th/Sun 28th/Mon 29th May 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark 1923 was a monumental year and we're having 3 events to celebrate 3 things that are still going strong 100 years later! Le Mans, Hollywood and Tutankhamun!
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Ranscombe Summer - Sat 1st July 2023
Burgerthon - Sun 2nd July 2023 One weekend, one location, two eight hour challenges, two routes, two medals, one burger? The Ranscombe course hopefully at its summer wildflower best, fingers crossed to catch the poppies at their peak!
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Hawaii 5-0 Challenge Run
Sat 8th July 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark We've three lovely folks turning 50 this summer and this event is a celebration for them turning the big 5-0. There will be cake and hopefully some sunshine too!.
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Tanks a Lot Challenge Run
Sun 9th July 2023 - Gravesend Cyclopark A low cost event to help folks out in these cost of living issue times and gives us a chance to give out some medals from a few years back. We like medals to be earned!
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SVN Summer Series 2023
19th-28th August - Gravesend Our epic 2023 challenge is a series of 10 six hour challenges at Cyclopark - each day will be a new unique medal! Different theme for every day... with a Middle Earth twist of course
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Hootiful 100s
Sat 30th Sept 2023 - Samphire Hoe A one off 100k/100m/200k Mile Endurance Run under, over and through the White Cliffs of Dover with an extra long time limit to earn brilliant bling and shirts!
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SVN Winter Series 2023
24th November - 3rd December - Gravesend Our epic winter 2023 challenge is a series of 10 six hour challenges at Cyclopark - each day will be a new unique planetary themed medal! Different theme for every day... will be an epic shirt also of course!
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