Stowmarket Scenic 7

Event overview

The Stowmarket Striders Scenic 7 is a 7 mile road race held in Stowmarket, Suffolk on 9 November 2025. Race headquarters are at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre, Gainsborough Road, IP14 1LH. The event is open to competitors aged 16 or over on the day and is kindly sponsored by Mid Suffolk Physiotherapy. The event includes an observance of a two-minute silence in the leisure centre to remember those who have given their lives for service.

Course, logistics and prizes

The course is described as relatively flat with a couple of undulations. It starts at the leisure centre, heads out through Onehouse and Harleston, makes a three-mile loop back to Harleston, then returns along the same route through Onehouse to the finish. A warm-up area is provided on the Stowmarket High School playing fields behind the leisure centre; runners assemble in the high school car park and will be led to the start by marshals. For safety the course will close and runners remaining after closure may be without marshal support. Use of audio equipment with earphones is not permitted.

Facilities at race HQ include changing, toilets, showers, refreshments, a bar and cafe, and a staffed bag storage area (baggage left at owners’ risk). There is parking at Stowmarket High School and the leisure centre; entrants should follow marshal directions. There is at least one water station on the route. Prizes are awarded for 1st–3rd male and female, veteran category winners, and team prizes (men’s and ladies, three to score); all finishers receive a memento. Course records: women 40:45 (2021), men 34:16 (2023). Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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