The 401 Festival of Running - Nottingham
About this event
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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How to enter
Tickets available until Fri Jul 19 2019
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
5km
Run 5km
500m - Saturday
Run 0.5km
1 Mile - Saturday
Run 1mi
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Route description
Route description
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.
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
Fancy becoming a 401 volunteer?
If you would like to support our Nottingham Festival of Running event as an event volunteer / marshal, then please visit our ‘Volunteer’ page at -
https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/volunteer
We offer our volunteers some amazing rewards for their support as we know we couldn't do our events with out you :
50% off any 2020 race entry
1 FREE food voucher worth £5 for each day of volunteering
A FREE Volunteers T-Shirt
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL, UK
Get directionsDIRECTIONS 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:
**
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.
Karen Bradshaw
Steph Ede
Karen Bradshaw
Route description
Route description
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.
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
Fancy becoming a 401 volunteer?
If you would like to support our Nottingham Festival of Running event as an event volunteer / marshal, then please visit our ‘Volunteer’ page at -
https://www.the401challenge.co.uk/volunteer
We offer our volunteers some amazing rewards for their support as we know we couldn't do our events with out you :
50% off any 2020 race entry
1 FREE food voucher worth £5 for each day of volunteering
A FREE Volunteers T-Shirt
Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe, Mansfield NG21 9JL, UK
Get directionsDIRECTIONS 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:
**
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.
Karen Bradshaw