The Challenges
Run Rabbit Trail FestivalSaturday 23rd & Sunday 24th May 2020, Leicestershire
3 seperate running challenges, or 1 epic quest?
The Quest for the Golden Carrot
If you are up for a serious challenge, then The Quest is for you.
Complete all 3 events totalling 56.1km over the 24 hour period, and the exclusive quest bling is yours.
For the elites, the top 6 males and females (lowest cumulative time) will then qualify for the Carrot Dash.
This is a ‘winner-takes- all’ 1 mile race to win one of two exclusive Golden Carrot trophies.
Challenges
Trail Mix Challenge
You’ll do a different 5k course on the hour every hour for five hours. 25km sounds like a lot of running… But broken down into five chunks, with time to rest and make sure that you are nourished and hydrated, we know that it is manageable for most runners that have completed 5km and 10km races previously.
10k Headlight Hop
This is a twilight run formally known as Race Harborough’s ‘Marston Trouble 10km’ event. It contains seriously rolling hills and seriously beautiful views across the estate. The route snakes along multi-terrain tracks across farm land and in and out of forest sections.
Thump Half
This two lap route that will provide an interesting challenge whether it’s your first half, you’re accustomed to road, or you’re a seasoned marathoner – it is a testing, rolling route. If you wish to, there is an option to make this a 10km run by completing one lap only.
Trail Mix Challenge
A different 5km, on the hour every hour, for 5 hours. Test your endurance and your speed with this unique challenge.
Headlight Hop 10k
Take on the trails at twilight. Best start eating your carrots now!
(Marston Trouble route)
Thump Half Trail Marathon
Trail half marathon; hills, woodland, hills, scenery. Did we mention hills?
The Routes
Trail Mix Challenge – no way!
(that’s part of the challenge)
Headlight Hop 10k
– 2019 gave us 164m elevation
Thump Half
– 2019 gave us 248m elevation
If you’re viewing on a mobile device and one of the routes (shown below) doesn’t load straight away, hit the scroll arrows a couple of times.
It’s a bug, sorry – we’re working on it! 🙂
Schedule
Friday
- 6pm: camping available. Pitch up, chill out.
Saturday
- 11-5pm: Trail Mix Challenge. A different 5km on the hour, every hour.
- 5pm: Entertainment. Guest speaker & music.
- 7.00pm: Headlight Hop. 10km Trail
- 8.30pm: Entertainment. Guest speaker & music.
Sunday
- 9am: Thump Half Marathon. 10k finishing point available.
- 11.30(ish!): Carrot Dash. 1 mile sprint for top quest finishers.
- 12 noon: Results presentation. Who will take the Golden Carrot?