Five Gold Rings
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Event overview
Five Gold Rings is a trail running event on 29 December 2025 at The Chequers, Felsted (Braintree Rd, Felsted, Dunmow CM6 3DL). The event offers the following distances:
- Half marathon
- 7 miles
- 5 km
Results will be posted on the Essex Trail Events website.
Race format, entry and rules
The race is a self-navigation trail event using a written route description issued on the day. There are no course markings, no marshals and no GPX file. This is not a mass start event. Runners will be timed out and back in at the finish.
Entry fees are £9 for affiliated runners and £11 for unaffiliated runners, plus a 50p booking fee; the entry includes a £4 voucher to use in the pub on the day. A service fee of 4% (minimum 50p) applies to each sign-up. Discounted entry applies for members of clubs affiliated to EA, WA, SA or TRA until the closing date. The closing date is 27 December 2025 at 18:00.
Running with dogs is not allowed. There will be no refunds except if the race is cancelled. It is possible to enter on behalf of others, but the organiser requires full contact and consent details for any additional entrants before the closing date. Age restrictions apply; maximum distances for young trail runners are listed and runners under 16 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
