SATURN TOO - A Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run - Wales

BOBBLE HAT ENTRIES ARE SOLD OUT. ENTRIES FROM 6TH OF NOVEMBER ARE FOR THE RUN ENTRY AND INCLUDE A BUFF.

Come and join Saturn Too for our Christmas Carol Bobble Hat Run in the picturesque Dare Valley in Wales! At this event you can earn yourself a bobble hat as well as one of our running buffs!!

All abilities are welcome at our super-inclusive events and we also welcome walkers too.

Distance & Time: This is a 7 hour Time Challenge event which allows you full control over the distance you want to run. The minimum distance is 3km, which is part of a lap. A full lap is 4.37 miles or 7km (this is subject to change to a 3.28 mile loop depending on course conditions) and you can run as many, or as few, of these laps as you like subject to UK athletics age restrictions (please see the restrictions below). We will have a 3k turn point and 5k turn point within the lap which is available to allow our younger runners to comply with the UK Athletics distance rules. It is 3 laps for a half marathon, 6 for a marathon and 7 or over for an ultra, we also have a 50km distance available.

Course: The course is around the beautiful Dare Valley Country Park on well maintained paths. There are lovely views of the surrounding country side making this an interesting course to run. We have a fantastic route that is all on well maintained footpaths so is perfect for a road trainer.

Medals: As long as you complete 3km, you will be an official finisher and you will receive one of our fantastic themed medals and a running buff!

Goody Bag: Absolutely! You earned the calories after all, so all our finishers get a goody bag. As well as our standard goody bag, with a selection of various goodies to choose from, we also have a fabulous vegan goody bag for our vegan runners.

Distance Pins: We have distance pins available for anyone who runs a half-marathon distance or more. Pins available to collect are our Half-Marathon, Mega-Half, Marathon, 50km and Ultra pins. You will receive one pin on the ribbon of your medal to reflect your achievement.

Aid Table: We have a fantastic aid table and drinks table at the start / finish of each lap. There is a great selection of savoury, sweet, fruit, cheese and vegan items at the aid table.

Special Event: If our event is a special event for you, for instance your 50th, 99th, 100th, 200th, 250th etc., half or full marathon then please let us know. You will receive a special running number with your name on it and the date of the event.

Toilets & Changing Facilities: The venue has toilets available for runners. but there are no separate changing facilities or showers. There is also a great cafe which serves hot drinks and food, this is right by the race HQ.

Final Instructions / Number pick up: Final race day instructions will be sent out via email 10 days prior to the event with full race day information. Number pick up is on the day at race registration before the start of the event.

Parking: There is free parking at the venue.

Other Info: There will be somewhere to leave a bag at the start / finish area. However, this is not a secure bag and the items cannot be watched at all times so please don't leave anything valuable.

Headphones are allowed.

Our running events are help on public footpaths so we would be grateful if all runners were considerate of other path users.

This event is organised and managed by Saturn Too ed, a franchise partner of Saturn Running.