Forest Of Dean Spring Trails Half Marathon
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Forest of Dean Spring Half Marathon
The Spring Trails Half Marathon is an annual race in the Forest of Dean organised by The Rotary Club of the Royal Forest of Dean with support from the Forestry Commission. The course starts and finishes adjacent to the Speech House Hotel and follows a clockwise loop of well maintained forest trails with gentle inclines. The officially measured half-marathon distance is 13 miles 192.5 yards, run on way-marked trails marked by yellow paint and mile markers. Roads are closed where necessary to allow runners to cross, and the route is fully marshalled and signed.
Race details, entry and awards
Entrants must be 17 years or older on race day. Standard entry fees listed are UKA-affiliated club members £32.00 and non-affiliated runners £34.00; a non-refundable processing fee of £5.00 is included. Manual entries incur an additional £3.00 processing fee. Remaining late entries are offered at a higher fee. Race results are determined by gun timing with individual chip timing for personal performance. Race bibs with integrated timing chips are issued on the morning of the event. There are three water stations at roughly 5 km intervals and drinks at the finish. Road running shoes or trainers are acceptable; spikes should not be worn. The event has been selected as the British Trail Running Championships - Short Distance event and as an England Athletics Age Group Masters trail qualifier. Trophies, team awards, age-category prizes and Top 50 athlete t-shirts are awarded. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
