The 401 Festival of Running - Nottingham

Name: The 401 Festival of Running - Nottingham
Start: 2019-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2019-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
Location: Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL, UK
Rating: 3.9

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The 401 Festival of Running - Nottingham

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Come and join us for 1 or 2 days of fun in the forest!The 401 Festival of Running is coming to the beautiful setting of Sherwood Pines just outside Nottingham for the first time ever. During The 401 Challenge, the support from the local running community in and around the Nottingham area was outstanding, hence why we picked this location to launch one of our festivals. For this event, we have partnered with the lovely ladies at Notts Womens Runners.With adult races including 5km, 10km, Half Marathon and our famous Festival Challenge (26.2 miles across the weekend!), plus 4 children’s races there is so much to choose from for the entire family to enjoy.Enjoy good quality food and drink along with a FREE evening film in our events village just as the sun sets over the forest, this year it's ‘The Goonies’, a true classic! Enjoy bespoke quality made bling (totally worth it!), along with the chance to buy a piece of our event merchandise all with a #bemoreeco twist.Our events are designed to cater for everyone, no matter if you are a beginner or someone that likes to go flat out. Our events are made even more special because of our incredible volunteers who really add to the supportive and friendly atmosphere of the event across the weekend. Whether you are first or last over the finish line, you’ll be greeted by a smile and maybe even a hug. We want you to go away from this event with your confidence boosted and feeling great about yourself, because after all, that’s what running is all about.We can’t wait to see you in July, it’s going to be epic!

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5km, The 401 Festival Challenge, 500m - Saturday, and 6 moreView details
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Sat 20th Jul 2019 - Sun 21st Jul 2019View logistics
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Edwinstowe, United KingdomView location
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3.9(4 Reviews)
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Where and when

Location

Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL, UK

Start times

Sat 20th Jul 2019

5km:

2:30pm |

The 401 Festival Challenge:

2:30pm |

500m - Saturday:

3:30pm |

1 Mile - Saturday:

4:00pm |

Half Marathon:

4:30pm

Sun 21st Jul 2019

10km:

10:00am |

500m - Sunday:

11:30am |

1 Mile - Sunday:

12:00pm |

6.1km:

12:30pm

Event summary

Here are the distances available for The 401 Festival of Running - Nottingham

5km
Distance5km
£9.99
500m - Saturday
Distance0.5km
£3.99
1 Mile - Saturday
Distance1mi
£4.99
Half Marathon
Distance21.1km
£28.99

Route information

COURSE ROUTES-

Routes have been provisionally signed off by The Forestry Commission and are now subject to official measurement by UKA. We have attached the routes below so you can see what you are signing up for, please understand we will be working on better map designs and once the courses are officially measured these will be relaunched along with elevation maps to give you a true idea of the courses themselves.

COURSE TERRAIN-

All of our courses are on a hard gravel path so be aware that if it rains it could get a little muddy. The courses are undulating in places, further information will be shared once we have confirmed the measurement of each course with UKA.

MILE MARKERS-

We include mile markers on all of our courses

PACE RUNNERS-

We do not have this facility, however, feel free to pace each other.

WATER STATIONS-

Each route with the exception of our 500m and 1 Mile races will have either 1 or a number of water stations included throughout the course. We automatically provide you with a reusable cup that you can use during the race, simply fill these up at any of our water stations. There will be water available in the finishing funnel area as well. Stay hydrated and if you want to bring your own water bottle or hydration pack, please feel free.

Organiser route images

What's included

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN MY RACE PACK-
As standard, your pack will consist of an eco-friendly canvas bag that holds your bib number (inc chip for main races), safety pins and a reusable cup. If you have bought or are being given merchandise as part of a package this will be included as well. Any issues with sizing, please let one of our team know and we will do our best to sort it for you, please understand that we don't place big orders so stock is limited.

PICKING UP MY RACE PACK-
Your race pack can be collected from the 'Information Tent' in our Event Village prior to your event. Please ensure plenty of time as we don't post our packs out so lots of people will be picking theirs up on the day

How to get there

Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL, UK

Get full directions

DIRECTIONS TO EVENT-

If you are using a SATNAV, please enter the following postcode - NG21 9JL

Arriving By Car:

Sherwood Pines is located in the Heart of Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, on the B6030 east of Kings Clipstone.

**Arriving By Public Transport:
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If you are coming via the bus take the number 14 or 15 to Kirton or Walesby from Mansfield bus station. They run every half hour Monday-Saturday and every hour on Sundays. Please check details with Stagecoach.

The OS Grid Ref for the site is SK612637

PARKING-

Sherwood Pines has a large landscaped car park with good access to the Event Village. There are also a number of other larger surrounding car parks that are used for big events and weekends. Please note that Sherwood Pines are unable to give change for the car parking machines. Card payments can be taken. Motorcycles are free. Parking charges are enforced on site, we don't offer discounted rates at this time.

Up to 1 hour - £2.00

Up to 2 hours - £4.00

All day - £6.00

Minibuses - £6.00

Coaches - please contact Sherwood Pines for a permit on 01623 825411.

Regular visitors can save money with a Discovery Pass, visit The Forestry England website to find out more.

CARD PAYMENTS ACCEPTED

COACHES/MINIBUSES WELCOMED

DISABLED PARKING AVAILABLE

ACCOMMODATION-
Unfortunately there is no onsite camping available this year, however, there will be for our 2020 event.

Please use one of the many search engines to find the nearest accommodation options suitable for your stay.

Event day logistics

Saturday 20th July-

Event Village opens 12:30pm

Start of 5km 2:30pm (Only 11yrs and over)
Start of 500m 3:30pm (All ages)
Start of 1 Mile 4:00pm (All ages)
Start of Half Marathon 4:30pm (Only 17 yrs and over)
Evening Entertainment Begins 7:30pm (Classified PG film)
Event Village Closes 10:30pm

Sunday 21st July-

Event Village opens 8:00am
Start of 10km 10:00am (Only 15 yrs and over)
Start of 500m 11:30am (All ages)
Start of 1 Mile 12:00pm (All ages)
Start of 6.1km 12:30pm (Only 17 yrs and over)
Event Village Closes 2:00pm

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Reviews

3.9

4 reviews

3.0

Did the race in 2019

how can we know which time did in the race? It is anywhere the race reslut? i could not find anywhere

5.0

Did the race in 2019

This event was a fantastic also the course was yes hilly but fun I haven't done trail course since I was at school I will be returning for next year's event

5.0

Did the race in 2019

Absolutely loved this event! Brilliant! Well organised and a stunning course at Sherwood Pines. I thought the reusable cup was fab - just folded up into my waistband. Really friendly atmosphere- I’ll definitely do this again next year! Thank you to the organisers and all the volunteers! Great job!

K Brook

2.7

Did the race in 2019

whilst the course was good (albeit challenging), the water stations could have been a lot better; I'm all for reusable cups rather than single use plastics, but the ones supplied were so flimsy you were forced to stop and have a drink rather than grab one and carry on running. I also thought the location/event signage on the way in could have been better.

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