Two brand new, fully marked, trail races for the Race Harborough calendar over 10k and Half Marathon distances on the glorious trails and tracks surrounding Pitsford Water.
Shortlist09:15
£25
Age 16 & over
Starting and finishing at Brixworth Country Park, the 10k race provides the perfect introduction to trail running whilst the half marathon provides a decent challenge for those looking to go further or build their experience of trail running.
The routes enjoy the best of the Northamptonshire countryside as well as having some fantastic views.
Entries
Entries are open and are priced at £25 for the 10k and £30 for the half marathon.
Minimum age for entry on race day is 16 years old for the 10k and 17 years old for the half marathon.
The race cut off time is 4 hours for both races.
As the races use footpaths across farmland, running with dogs is not permitted.
Entries, and transfer of entries, will close 7-days before the event.
Start time/location
Registration will be open from 07:00 for participants to collect their race numbers, timing chips and pre-ordered race t-shirts.
The half marathon will start at 09:00.
The 10k will start at 09:15.
The routes
You can view the routes below and download the GPX files here:
Download 10k route
Download Half Marathon route
Both routes leave Brixworth Country Park, heading across the dam towards Pitsford, then pick up the trails above Pitsford Water towards the village of Holcot.
The 10k route then heads downhill and over the causeway to join the track alongside Pitsford Water back to the finish at the country park.
The half marathon route heads through the village of Holcot and picks up the trails up to Hannington, across to Walgrave, Old, and Scaldwell, before dropping back down to join the track alongside Pitsford Water for the final mile.
This event is part of Pitsford Water Trail Races.
09:00
£30
Age 17 & over