Information for Entrants

The event starts and finishes at the Houghton Village Hall. Please report to the registration desk from 9.00am onwards to collect event numbers.
Registration is now online only.

Before attending, please read the safety aspects of the event: terms and conditions

Address

Houghton Village Hall
Stevens Drove
Houghton
Hampshire
SO20 6LP

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Parking

There is parking at designated areas in the village not far from the start. These car parks are signposted as you enter the village and open at 8.30am. Please try to be parked by 10.00am if you can.

Safety First

Please have an emergency contact number with you on the day to write on the back of your event number.

Attention cyclists! The routes are mainly off road, mostly on public footpaths. Therefore, for the most part you can relax. However, these footpaths are publicly accessible and as such, ANY cyclist MUST abide by the hierarchy of users as laid out in the Highway Code. Cyclist MUST give way to pedestrians and runners! Obviously, whilst on the highways, all entrants MUST abide by the Highway Code. We also require cyclists participating in the event to wear a cycle helmet at all times during the ride. This is a mandatory safety requirement stipulated in our insurance policy.

The marshals are there to direct you, not the traffic. The event is not policed so be on the lookout for traffic as you would on a normal training route. There are a couple of sections where you cross over and/or travel along tarmac highway. There will be clear caution signs erected but we urge you to stay alert for traffic which has the right of way.

Let Us Know If You Do Not Finish

If you do not finish the course please inform the organisers. Part of our safety measures involves ruling anyone out as missing.

Start Times

The event starts around 10.15am with approximate start times for each particular event below:

Starting Arrangement

For the regular 11k run in particular we ask that walkers start at the back.

At the Finish

There are separate funnels for cyclists and runners on the village hall green. All finishers receive a memento.

All finishers receive a memento wristband showing they have completed the trail. To help improve our sustainability, the wristbands are made from recycled PET with a bead closure made of sustainable wood. In addition to the wristband, the first placed Male, Female, and Junior in each event will also receive a medal.

There will be a marshal at the finish area to guide you. If you can, take a couple of minutes to familiarise yourself with the finish area before starting.

As already mentioned, if you do not finish the course please inform the organisers. Part of our safety measures involves ruling anyone out as missing.

To aid the finishing line team, we ask that all entrants display their event number prominently on their chest, so that we can record all finishers.

Dogs

Water for dogs will be provided at the Village Hall and drinks stations along the route. Also dogs can access the river at several points.

We ask everyone taking part in the event with their dog that they keep their dog on a lead during the event. This applies to all routes. For those taking part with a canine friend who did not enter the canicross 11k we request that they start at the back of the pack.

We also kindly ask that any dog waste is collected. Green waste bins will be provided for this at the Village Hall and the start and finish lines. Thank you!

Refreshments and Facilities

Freshly home-baked cakes, tea, coffee and fruit juice will be available at the village hall. There are portable toilets in the village hall car park (but no toilets in the hall).

Raffle

A raffle will be held on the day with around 20 great prizes to be won! Tickets are £1.00 each and can be purchased on the day of the event. The winning tickets will be announced and prizes ready for collection around midday.

Prizes have been generously donated by our sponsors and local businesses in Stockbridge area.

Event Results and Photos

A subset of photos are usually published on the website within 24 hours after the event. The full set of photos are usually uploaded to a shared location within a week.

Result times are usually posted on the website within 24 to 48 hours after the event. If you have a query about the results please contact the organisers.

Route and Result Time Precision

The courses are not measured with a Jones counter.

The published results are as accurate as we can make them. When many people cross the finish line simultaneously, we may not always capture every person's time to the exact second.

And Finally

We look forward to seeing you!