Crocodile Challenge
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Event overview
The Crocodile Challenge is a timed, six-hour event at Ryton Pools Country Park on 23 January 2026. The format lets participants complete as many laps as they wish within a six-hour time limit. Canicross entries are available and dogs are permitted on short leads; canicross entrants should use the canicross-specific entry. Rucking is also allowed under the event rules. The organiser donates 7.5% of entry fees to Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity and has reserved a limited number of places for fundraisers. Entry prices are tiered: before 23/12/2025 the fee is £37, from 23/12/2025 it is £42; unaffiliated entrants pay an extra £2. A medal or an alternative Big Bear Tree Token (which funds tree planting and contains wildflower seeds) is provided.
Course and logistics
Ryton Pools Country Park is managed by Warwickshire County Council and lies south of Coventry. Parking on site costs up to £5 depending on stay. There is a cafe and a toilet block adjacent to race HQ. The course is relatively flat, mainly crushed stone with a short single-track section and some looser surfaces, and runs around pools and open pasture. A GPX of the route is available.
Distances Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
- 3.3-mile out-and-back loop (one lap)
- ~5 km roughly equivalent to one lap
- Half marathon = 4 laps
- Marathon = 8 laps
- 50+ miles possible with many laps