4 Hour
Sun 6 Jul 2025 Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK

Summer Ready Run | 4 Hour

Back to Ferry Meadows Country Park for another 4-hour running challenge! Run as much as you want through the forest on a multi-terrain loop. Run, rest, then head out for some more.

  • Sun 6 Jul 2025
Ferry Meadows in Nene Park, Peterborough

4 Hour

11:00

Age 18 & over

£31-£36

  • 4 hrs trail running

Event overview

Ferry Meadows is one of the largest country parks in the region.

Situated less than three miles from Peterborough City Centre at the heart of Nene Park, its varied landscapes make it a favourite destination for thousands of visitors throughout the year.

There is a 6-hour event starting at 9am or a 4-hour event starting at 11am. Run as far as you can during the time, plus a little bit more if you're lucky. As long as you leave Base Camp by 5:59:59 you get to run another lap! Rest between laps then head out for more.

The 5.3K lap through the forest consists of gravel footpaths and some grassy areas - so a true multi-terrain course.

You may be completing your first official 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or even Ultra Marathon, or it may be your 100th or 1000th event!

With next to no navigation, no special kit requirements, an aid station every lap and straightforward logistics - this is ideal for going further than ever before.

There will be a bespoke medal for the event, which you will receive at the end of the race. Or if you choose the 'green' lucky dip option, you will choose from a selection of previous medals.

This event is part of Summer Ready Run.

  • All fitness levels
  • Event village
  • Newcomers
  • Teams

Team discount

A team discount may be available depending on numbers - simply get in touch for details.

Dogs

Dogs on leads are usually allowed at the venue, but they are not allowed to run with you.

  • Bag storage
  • Paid parking
  • Park
  • Toilets

Event HQ

Ferry Meadows in Nene Park
Ham Lane
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE2 5UU
UK

  • Cut off time
  • First aid
  • Food stations
  • Marshals
  • Multiple laps
  • Single start
  • Toilets
  • Traffic free
  • Undulating
  • Water stations
  • Way markers

The terrain consists of country park footpaths and grass areas. The suggestion is to wear road trainers, but depending on the weather before the event you may want to bring trail shoes if you have them but they are not essential. 

Aid stations

You can expect well-stocked aid stations every 5km to 10km, depending on your chosen distance and these include crisps, chocolate, bananas etc.

Cut off

6 hours.

  • Bring your own cup

This event is taking steps to be more sustainable:

  • Cupless

    Runners can buy a reuseable cup at the event.

  • Car share

    Car sharing is actively encouraged.

  • Medals

    Runners often have the choice between a bespoke medal for this event specifically, or a 'lucky dip medal' which is a scheme to help use up medals from other races to prevent them going to landfill.

  • Cake
  • Chip timing
  • Map
  • Medal

Included

There are many perks to entering this event, including:

  • Medal
  • Chip timing
  • Encouragement throughout
  • Hot drink
  • Cake
  • Community-feel at the end of the event

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

Entry fees

Entry fee (Affiliated)

£31.00

Entry fee (Unaffiliated)

£33.00

Entry fee (Affiliated)

£34.00

Entry fee (Unaffiliated)

£36.00

Very well organised, beautiful route. This was my first Zig Zag race and it couldn't have been organised any better. Superb Marshalls, lovely cake at the end, beautiful scenery and a lovely friendly atmosphere. Kate Taylor

Great support as usual. Susan Collins

Fantastic event. I've done a few ZigZag events now and all have been fun and friendly with spot-on organisation and a supportive team of organisers and marshals. Great medals and scrummy cake at the end, too.This one is a pretty route, easy underfoot and relatively flat. The 5k-ish laps ensure you can do as much or as little as you want to on the day so there's no pressure if you're not feeling great or want to do more than you intended. Good snack station at the end of each lap to refuel. Anon

Brilliant couple of hours in the Peterborough sunshine. Simon Hughes

How events should be! Alan Bartrum

Very well organised, very friendly and welcoming crew. A lapped event with no pressure. Very well stocked aid station to top up with drink and snack at the end of each lap. Topped off with a cool medal, hot drink and huge chunk of cake waiting at the finish line. What else is there to say. Simon Sparkes

Such a friendly bunch, I love these races. They’re good for beginners and seasoned runners. The goodies on offer after each lap are the best and coffee and cake after is great. So well organised and great value for money. Oh and the medals are definitely the best out of all the races I do. Jaqueline Cook

Can't wait to come on the next one. Well done guys. Viaceslav Goncarenko

A well organised race, friendly and great to hear runners encouraging others as I ran. Drinks and snack station well set up. Tea and cake afterwards was perfect. I would do another one. Sally Smith

The event was very well organised, with friendly staff on hand to motivate and inform us. Also loved that the event was cup-less so much better for the environment. Also having free cake at the end was an added bonus. 10/10 stars!! Jessica West

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Ferry Meadows in Nene Park, Peterborough

6 Hour

09:00

Age 18 & over

£31-£36

  • 6 hrs trail running