Rasselbock Marathon and Half Marathon

Timetable

(provisional)

• 08:00 | Event Village opens to the public
• 09:45 | Marathon warm-ups begin
• 10:00 | Marathon begins
• 10:05 | Half Marathon warm-up begins
• 10:20 | Half Marathon begins
• 12:00 | First finishers expected
• 13:00-15:00 | Large groups of finishers expected
• 13:15 | Half Marathon Awards Ceremony
• 13:45 | Marathon Awards Ceremony
• 18:00 | Cut off for final runner
• 18:30 | Close of food and drinks service
• 19:00 | Event venue closes

Event Village

Entry into the Event Village is free - even for spectators! There will be:

• Bag drop
• Information tent
• Medic area
• Local food vendors
• Bar
• Local running businesses
• Games area
• Missing children's point
• Space to relax whilst you wait for your friends and family members to finish their run
• Music playing throughout the day
• MC calling runners over the line
   

Shoe type

Trail shoes, or road shoes.

The terrain of the route is classed as mixed, as you’ll encounter forest paths, compact fire roads, as well as a slight bit of sand. The route is very achievable in road shoes but trail shoes are also usable on the route.

Event HQ

Sherwood Pines
Edwinstowe
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG21 9JL
UK

Sherwood Pines is located just east of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire. It is a stunning 3,300-acre forest with multiple activities to keep families and adrenaline junkies entertained.

Sat nav

The full address for the venue is Sherwood Pines, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL.

If you are using a SatNav for directions then please make sure it is taking you to the main center of the forest and not to an entrance on the south side of the forest.

Half price parking

There is ample parking available in the forest's car parking area which is located just a few minutes walk from the event village. Parking is charged at £10 for the day, but runners will receive a half-price discount code in the event booklet that will be emailed out to you prior to event day. You will need to pay for parking at a kiosk just before you leave.

Accessibility

Unfortunately, neither the half or full marathon routes are suitable for wheelchairs due to it taking part in a forest, through trails and firetracks. The event village is accessible during dry periods but please be aware that it is based on a large grassed area which can become muddy in bad weather.

Public transport

The nearest train stations are Mansfield and Retford.

Mansfield has a public bus to the county park roughly every 15 minutes (Bus No. 14, 15 or 15A to Archway Road or Sherwood Pines). This does vary at the weekend and it is always best to check the timetables before booking. After the bus, there is around a 1-mile walk into the forest to the start line.

It is best to pre-book a taxi to the start line. If you are staying overnight before the event and using public transport, look at places to stay in Edwinstone, Clipstone, or Ollerton.

Accommodation

• Cabins and camping spots - Sherwood Pines Forest
• Hotels include Bridleways Guesthouse, Sherwood Forest Lodge, numerous options in Edwinsone and Ollerton, Travelodge in Mansfield.
• Just off the M1 at J28 there's a Holiday Inn and Premier Inn, which are around a 30-minute drive from the forest.

By taking part, you're helping to save the planet.

This event believes in helping the environment as much as possible. This is why it uses fully recyclable and biodegradable packaging, plants trees for every person who signs up, as well as funds plastic removal from the world’s waterways. 

Your entry includes

• 1kg of ocean-bound plastic recycled
• Your CO2 emissions for the day offset
• E goody bag instead of physical goody bag

Stats so far

• 22,194 trees planted
• 84.93 tonnes of carbon offset
• 505,175 bottles saved from entering the ocean
• 5,758kg plastic removed from waterways

Completed the half marathon at Sherwood Pines, amazing event, was really well organised and ran. Will deffo be back again and to try other runs! Taylor-Anne Singletary

Fabulous half marathon around Sherwood Pines, lovely route and super organised.... would highly recommend this event. Sally Green

Took part in Sherwood Pines run 12/05/2024 and marathon on 21/07/2024. Superb events. Well organized. Great Support Team both on the marshal check points and at event hq. Awesome experience. I will definitely take part in these events again and look forward to trying others from Rasselbock too. A solid five star event. Tony Mayall

Fantastic marathon around Sherwood Pines. Really well organised, loads of well stocked feed stations, marshals everywhere, no chance of getting lost as direction signs everywhere. Tough course but defo do it again and would run with Rasselbock without any second thoughts. Nigel Saxby

The Summer 2024 edition of The Rasselbock Run was my first Rasselbock event, and I absolutely loved it! The race was well-organised, the on-course directional signage was perfect and the proffered snacks were sumptuous! Especially the German Friendship Cake. OMG. And to top it all off, the good folk of Rasselbock and all the race marshals were such a lovely bunch of people. I can't fault the race at all and feel very fortunate to have these races pretty much on my doorstep. I'll be back for more, for sure. Thank you to all involved. Tim Vincent

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