Race The Tide

Race The Tide

Race The Tide is a trail running event held on Saturday 22nd May 2027 at the privately owned Flete Estate, Mothecombe, in South Devon. The event offers three waymarked, digitally timed courses that use private footpaths, the South West Coast Path, bridle paths, fields, and woodland. All races start and finish at Mothecombe (PL8 1LB).

Distances:

• Long Marathon: Almost 29 miles across coastal paths, estuary crossings, and South Hams farmland.
• Long Half Marathon: 15 miles combining woodland and estuarine trails.
• Watery Woodland Trail: 8.5 miles mainly on Flete Estate woodland and estuarine trails.

Age limits differ by distance: the Woodland Trail minimum age is 17, the Half Marathon minimum age is 18, and the Long Marathon minimum age is 20. The Half Marathon has approximately 613 metres of total ascent. The Woodland Trail includes three hills around miles 4, 6 and 8, an aid station halfway, and a tidal crossing near mile 7.5. The Marathon route includes a beach section at Bigbury-on-Sea and a crossing of the causeway to the privately owned Burgh Island, with coastal climbs and descents and sections along the Erme estuary.

All finishers receive a medal, and a Race The Tide event t-shirt is available for purchase through the event entry system. The event holds a TRA race permit and runs in partnership with racehome.co.uk. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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