Great Barrow Challenge - Day 2
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£20.00 - £35.00
About
Join Zig Zag for the epic Great Barrow Challenge this summer. A total of 10 days to test yourself with a distance of your choosing on each day. Complete as many or few days of the challenge as you like, with slightly different courses on different days. This is Day 2 only!
5k, 10k, Half Marathon, and 2 more
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Sun, 23 Jul 2023
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Barrow, United Kingdom
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Elevation
5 to 20m elevation gain per km
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Where and when
Location
Barrow, Bury Saint Edmunds IP29 5AX, UK
Start times
Sun, 23 Jul 2023
5k:
9:00am | 10k:
9:00am | Half Marathon:
9:00am | Marathon:
9:00am | Ultra:
9:00am Races summary
Here's what races are available for Great Barrow Challenge - Day 2
5k
5km
£20.00 - £22.00
10k
10km
£20.00 - £22.00
Half Marathon
13.1mi
£25.00 - £27.00
Marathon
26.2mi
£33.00 - £35.00
Route information
Come and join Zig Zag at their exclusive venue at Suffolk Running Centre. Whether you are looking to run 5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon or Ultra Marathon, the brilliant Zig Zag Running team will cheer you all the way around. This event has a 7 hour cut-off time if you start at 9am or a 5 hour cut-off if you start at 11am.
There will be different routes each day:
Day 1 - Windmill - half marathon loop (road)
Day 2 - Denham Flats - 10k out and back (road)
Day 3 - Clover - half marathon loop (road with small amount of trail)
Day 4 - Denham Flats - 10k out and back (road)
Day 5 - Dalham Kiln - half marathon loop (road)
Day 6 - Denham Flats - 10k out and back (road)
Day 7 - Goldings Hills - 10k out and back (road)
Day 8 - Denham Flats - 10k out and back (road)
Day 9 - Gallops Half route - half marathon out and back (road and trail)
Day 10 - Denham Flats - 10k out and back (road)
Each day will have a 5k & 10k turn around point.
*These routes are subject to change.
What's included
- Bespoke medal
- Aid station
- Marked and measured course
- Parking
How to get there
Event day logistics
09:00 Wave 1 starts
11:00 Wave 2 starts
16:00 Event cut-off
Wave Start Times
You can choose the wave start time you would like when booking. If you start at 9 am you will have 7 hours. If starting at 11 am you will have 5 hours.
Age Requirements
You must be at least 18 years old to take part in this event.
Cupless Event
Please note the event has gone cupless - so please bring your own bottles or cups for refilling.
Zig Zag Running
Since 2000, Zoe of Zig Zag Running started running, starting from scratch with the feat of trying to get to complete a 5k, taking the couch to 5k training plan. It just didn't stop there, over the years pushing herself, this self motivation eventually evolved into marathon running. Zoe has completed Marathons, Ultra Marathons, 5 Marathons in 5 Days, 52 marathons in 52 weeks, 10 marathons in 10 days, 100 marathons in 100 weeks, a 50k & a 50 mile Ultra marathon, with her target next of completing a 100 mile race. Stephens background is in Hypnosis, therapy, sports coaching and Entertainment. During this time we have both gained valuable experience in what it takes to organise a good marathon, we have also both met and made friends with some wonderful people who are such fun to be around, with useful advice, assistance and encouragement throughout the country and even in other corners of the world Our mission is to give our runners the best experience and encourage others to achieve their goals and dreams and to also impart the ideals of good sportsmanship, community and health.
FAQs
Do I have to enter all 10 days of the Great Barrow Series?
No! Enter as many or as few as you like.
How old must I be to take part in the Great Barrow Series?
All runners must be aged 18 or older on the day of the event.
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