20 Miles
Sun 30 Mar 2025 Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, UK

Make my Day Mother Flecker | 20 Miles

This trail running extravaganza funnels participants through a beautiful multi-lap route. Make sure to collect your awesome finishers medal too.

  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough

20 Miles

09:30

Age 18 & over

£36-£38

  • 20 miles multi terrain running

Event overview

If you like beautiful races in beautiful places, like fun, like medals and like goodies then this event is for you. 

You'll enjoy the chance to have a look round the lovely Yorkshire village of Knaresborough.

It's Grim Up North

This event is part of the It's Grim Up North calendar of runs, offering a range of distances and levels of difficulty so there is something for everyone.

Famous for its low-key approach, all runners will be greeted with a warm smile and friendly chat.

The aim is to get you out running, help you enjoy the beautiful countryside with great camaraderie and for you to experience the sense of well-being you get when you cross that finish line.

Having completed your race the type of goodies everyone wants will await you!

You'll be shown that the North is anything but Grim.

This event is part of Make my Day Mother Flecker.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Newcomers

Difficulty rating

3/5 grim

Timetable

  • 08:15 | Registration opens

Shoe type

Road shoes – the course is mainly good underfoot, with one very short section of field.

  • Accommodation
  • Bag storage
  • Bar
  • Cafe
  • Paid parking
  • Rural
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Mother Shipton's Cave
Harrogate Road
High Bridge
Knaresborough
North Yorkshire
HG5 8DD
UK

Paid parking

You cannot park at the start/finish area, but you can park over the Bridge in Conyngham long stay car park, council charges apply. The address is: Conyngham Car Park, Bond End, Knaresborough, HG5 9AY.

  • Cut off time
  • Distance markers
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Hilly
  • Marshals
  • Multiple laps
  • No headphones
  • Single start
  • Toilets
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

Underfoot

The route is undulating. The route is mainly on good path, private road, disused railway track and 150 yards of field, the field could become very muddy if there has been a lot of rain beforehand, but it is only a very short stretch of field.

Road crossings

There are a couple of small road crossings on the route - please take extra care. Marshals are not allowed to stop traffic. The roads will be marked by a sign.

Support

There will be water/feed stations along the route every 3 miles. Marshals will be placed along the route at the turnaround points and on the water/feed stations.

Cut off time

6.5 hours.

Headphones

The use of headphones is not endorsed for the following safety reasons:

  • Runners cannot always hear the marshals’ instructions
  • Runners may not hear cyclists behind them and stray into their path
  • Bone conduction earphones are allowed

 

  • Bring your own cup

This is cupless event. All runners are requested to bring their own labelled, reusable cup or bottle.

  • Cake
  • Chip timing
  • Goody bag
  • Map
  • Medal

Included

  • A chance to have a look round the lovely Yorkshire village of Knaresborough
  • It's Grim Up North running experience
  • Unique medal design
  • Lots of lovely things at the finish line

  • Age 18 & over
  • Entries open
  • Collect race pack
  • Enter online
  • Event merch available

Entry fees

Entry fee (Affiliated)

£36.00

Entry fee (Unaffiliated)

£38.00

Other races at event

  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • #1 of 5
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough

10K

09:00

Age 17 & over

£24-£26

  • 10 km trail running
  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • #2 of 5
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough

Half Marathon

09:30

Age 17 & over

£29-£31

  • 13.1 miles trail running
  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • #3 of 5
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough

Marathon

09:30

Age 18 & over

£40-£42

  • 26.2 miles trail running
  • Sun 30 Mar 2025
  • #4 of 5
Mother Shipton's Cave, Knaresborough

Ultra Marathon

09:30

Age 21 & over

£54-£56

  • 32.5 miles trail running