Quantock Hills Trail Half Marathon!

Quantock Hills trail run - HALF MARATHON

Join us for an awesome run setting off from Kilve Court heading up onto the Quantock Hills - A stunning area of outstanding natural beauty!!

Working closely with the Quantocks AONB service, Natural England and The National Trust we have put together an epic half marathon which take on some challenging hills, technical trails through beautiful forests, quiet country lanes and vast open moorland. 

Along the route expect stiles, gates, uneven rugged terrain, stream crossings (stepping stones/log balances might be involved) which will all add to the experince of a fun and exciting trail run! 

The route are both technically challenging and hilly so we will aim to provide great fueling/water stations with something for everyone, helping you get to the finish line where you will be rewarded with an epic wooden medal & other goodies!

We look forward to seeing you at the event and can’t wait for you to experience this amazing trail route!!

Event Centre:

Kilve Court - SSE Outdoors

Kilve, Bridgewater

Somerset 

TA5 1EA

Overnight Camping & Heated shared cabins...

For the first time we are offering you the option to stay the night before the event.. You can either camp, have an entire bunk house for 5 people or share one of the bunk houses. The heated cabins/bunk houses are very basic, with a simple single bed/bunk bed so you will need to provide your own sleeping bag/duvet/pillow ect. There are simply a dry place to sleep the day before the event as an alternative to camping or expensive local accomdation. 

If you select the option to share a cabin these will be mixed and with different people, a great way to meet new people who no doubt share some of the same interests! If you have a group of people you want to stay with, please let me know in advance or select the entire bunk house option when booking. 

If you decide to stay over, here is some Information you need to know... 

• 1 FREE Beer/Cider/Soft drink for everyone who stays over!
• Fantastic local pub - 'The Hood Arms' 2 minutes away for GREAT food!
• Weather depending... Outdoor fire pit & marshmellows !! 
• Food on site provided by the awesome 'Irie no7' on Saturday night and all day Sunday
• Depending on numbers we may offer Woodfired Pizzaaaa's 
• Check in from 12PM Saturday 5th, Check out by 3PM Sunday 6th
• Basic showers / Toilets
• Wifi, although unsure how good and lets be honest... your here to enjoy the great outdoors!
• Great vibes ahead of the event on Sunday! 

Here you will find...

• Free parking
• Registration area
• Toilets
• Local refreshments before or after your event
• Race start and finish line
• Medical team
• Picnic area
• Merchandise

The half marathon route can be viewed by clicking on the link below.. 

• Half Marathon Route link

Permissions:

• Quantock AONB
• National Trust
• Natural England
• All relevent local authorites

Important timing information:

- Parking opens @ 7:10AM

- Registration  @ 7:15AM - 8:45AM

- Event brief @ 8:50AM

- Half marathon run starts @ 9:00AM

- Event cut off time @ 1PM

Feed stations -

We know how important it is take to take on good quality food throughout a challenging run and therefore aim to provide you with some great fueling options to keep you on your A game throughout the run. Expect to see energy drinks, electrolytes, water, carbs in many many forms and some good encouragement from our team!

Age Restrictions:

- Half Marathon: Entrants must be 19 years of age or older to participate

What you can expect -

• Finishers medal
• Finishers goodies
• Fully insured event
• Great feed stations
• Medical team
• Timed event & online results
• Fully signed route
• Professional event photo's

What you need to bring -

• Trail running shoes
• Running clothes, suitable for the weather
• Fully charged mobile with race director's number stored & route map downloaded
• 500ml water bottle / Hydration vest / Foldable cup 
• Waterproof jacket
• Foil blanket 
• Whistle

Helping at one of our events...?

We always welcome volunteers at our events so if you fancy joining the team for the day or even a few hours at registration or with parking, please get in touch.

We are also looking to build a well established and experince event crew with paid positions for the day - If this is something you would like to be involed, send us an email and we would love to find out more about you. 

Email address - Alex@prosperevents.co.uk