What shoes should i wear?

All of our races are predominantly on trail/off road. There might be a very small section on roads to connect a loop but your shoe choice is totally personal preference combined with a bit of checking the weather apps. We can’t give personal advice unfortunately but if you aren’t sure we always suggest popping a second pair in your bag so you can swap if you want to.

is it hilly?

Where we can all of our race profiles are on the race page. If they aren’t there yet it will just be that we are waiting for course confirmation from the venue.

Something to keep in mind is that even on the exact same course 50% of people will say its hill and 50% will say it isn't, its all perspective. All of our events are in Herts/Beds so there are not any mountains to worry about.

is it going to be muddy?

Runners, I do love you all but I am sorry my psychic abilities are reserved for predicting lottery numbers.

In all seriousness, its so weather dependant regardless of the time of year so keep an eye on the weather apps.

Is there toilets & parking?

Yes and yes.

All of our events will always have parking and toilet facilities.

is there food and drink on the course?

All events have water stops around every 5k. If you can bringing cups/bottles that we is preferred so we can keep waste to a minimum but we do have biodegradable cups if needed.

We have recently been sponsored by Jordans Mill so we will have lots of cereal bars available in 2023.

can my friends and family come to watch?

Absolutely more the merrier. Looped events are perfect for spectators.

Why does my watch say a different distance than you on the lap?

All of our loops are measured but remember that with trail races there are always multiple different ways to go around the course. Even on road races you won’t get the exact same distance as advertised on your watch unless you manage to stick to the exact racing line. At most major marathons they will have a painted line on the ground that is the measured route so the closer you stick to that the more accurate your distance will race (but even then GPS is often a little different to measured route), on a trail route there is no way to measure a racing line as how you go about the course will be different person to person. Please don’t worry too much about the data, trail races are far more about enjoying the journey than stressing too much about the numbers.