Sonic & Tails Marathon & Half Marathon

Fri, Nov 1, 2024, 8:30 am

Bletcham Way, Caldecotte

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Sonic & Tails Marathon & Half Marathon

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About

Get moving in November with this relaxed running event based at Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes. Choose from a half marathon or marathon and take on your distance. Open to all abilities, come along for the encouraging atmosphere and views of the lake.

Marathon and Half Marathon

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Fri, Nov 1, 2024

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Caldecotte, United Kingdom

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Who‘s Attending?

1 community members attending

Where and when

Location

Bletcham Way, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes MK7 8HP, UK

Start times

Friday, Nov 1, 2024

Marathon: 8:30 AMHalf Marathon: 8:30 AM

Event summary

Here are the distances available for Sonic & Tails Marathon & Half Marathon

Marathon

26.2mi

£39.99

Half Marathon

13.1mi

£31.99

Route information

Runners will be taken on the lakefront paths around Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes to complete their chosen distance. This run is completely traffic-free, with views of the lake as you run.

This lapped course is a mix of hard gravel, concrete, and a few yards of mud and grass, making it a great trail run for new and experienced runners alike.

Marathon - 7.5 laps
Half marathon - 3.5 laps

What's included

Bespoke finisher's medal
Water
Toilets
Timekeeper
Parking

How to get there

Bletcham Way, Caldecotte, Milton Keynes MK7 8HP, UK

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Parking

There is a large car park at the pub the Caldecotte Arms and Furzton which is located near the event site.

By Train

Bow Brickhill is the closest train station from the event site, which is just 2 miles from Bletchley and 4.5 miles from Milton Keynes Central. Bow Brickhill is serviced by the Bedford line which runs hourly, so please leave plenty of time to travel.

Bow Brickhill is 150 yards from the number 8 bus stop, which is approximately 10 minutes from the event site.

Event day logistics

Friday

7.45am race registration opens

8.20am Final race instructions & Walk to the start

8.30am race start

Cut-Off Time

There is a hard cut-off time of 7 hours for the Marathons and 3 hours 30 for the Half Marathon.

Race Numbers

Race numbers are to be collected from Race HQ at the Caldecotte Arms. Please leave at least 20 minutes to complete this process.

Age Restrictions

Entrants must be 18 and older to enter the event.

Bag Drop

While there is no secure baggage drop at the event, the looped-nature of the course means entrants are free to leave their bags at the start/finish as there will always be someone around.

Kit

Nearly all runners wear road shoes at this event as the route takes runners along the lake paths which are mostly wide, hard gravel bike/walking surfaces.