ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE 2024 EVENT IS NOW CLOSED - THERE ARE SPACES FOR ENTRY ON THE DAY AVAILABLE IN THE 5 & 7 MILE RACES

RUN SILCHESTER 2024 takes place on Saturday 4^th May 2024

Silchester Fun Run - 2.5 Miles Trail Run

Silchester 5 - 5 Mile Trail Run

Silchester 7 – 7 Miles Trail Run

About RUN SILCHESTER

Now organised by Silchester Sports Pavilion Charity, RUN SILCHESTER is an annual running event in the beautiful village of Silchester.

Starting on the Silchester playing field in the heart of the village, the Run Silchester courses take you along the English Heritage ancient Roman Wall that once enclosed the roman town of Calleva Atrebatum, past the 12^th century St Mary-the-Virgin church, and through inspiring trails in ancient natural woodland before finishing at the Silchester Sports Pavilion. The run offers some of the most picturesque and varied scenery of all the organised events in Hampshire and Berkshire.

Run Silchester offers three running challenges for all ages and abilities

• Silchester Fun Run - 2.5 Mile Run to encourage children, families and casual runners (of all ages) to participate in a fun community challenge.
• Silchester 5 – 5 Mile Trail Run offering a multi-terrain course for the more adventurous runner.
• Silchester 7 – 7 Mile Trail Run offering a more technical trail run course with even more elevation for those runners seeking something different.

To create a festival environment there will be additional activities including food stalls, bar, a children’s fun zone, music and the ever-popular Silchester Village Market with a variety of stalls on the playing fields.

Managed car parking will be in operation.

Run Silchester supports the Tadley Community Food Pantry and encourages runners, supporters and volunteers to bring along food and toiletries to the collection point at Sports Pavilion.

Entries are available online up until 6pm on Thursday 2^nd May, and in person on the day. We encourage early booking to avoid disappointment. Each event will have a maximum of 200 entries.

Click the red 'Registration' text and the top of this page to register your details

Start Times:

7 Mile Race - 11:00
5 Mile Race - 11:10
2.5 Mile Race - 11:20

Registration will be open from 9:00am on the day.

New medal designs for all races, water and banana for all finishers. Plus, a trophy for the following categories;

Silchester Fun Run Race

12 and Under Boys 1st, 2nd and 3^rd place

12 and Under Girls1st, 2nd and 3^rd place

Silchester 5 Race

Male 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Female - 1st, 2nd and 3rd

16 and Under Boys- 1st, 2nd and 3^rd

16 and Under Girls- 1st, 2nd and 3^rd

Male Veteran - 1st (50 and over)

Female Veteran - 1st (50 and over)

Fastest Villager

Silchester 7 Race (17yrs old and over)

Male 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Female - 1st, 2nd and 3rd

Male Veteran - 1st (50 and over)

Female Veteran - 1st (50 and over)

The chip timing will provide you with a timely update on your running time at the end of race, with all results available online shortly after the event.

Event Cancellation

If the event is cancelled for any reason, every attempt shall be made to re-organise the event later in the year. Unfortunate refunds will not be offered.

Changing between Distances

If you wish to change between the Silchester 5 and Silchester 7, this can be accommodated as long as the races have not reached capacity of 200 runners and is completed by 30 th April.

You will not be able to change from the 2.5 mile Fun Run to the Silchester 5 or Silchester 7.

Water Stations

There is a water station at 1.8miles for all the events and 4.8miles for the Silchester 7.

Water will also be available at the finishing line.

Race Photography

There will be photographers on duty at this public event. Photographs will appear on our facebook page and website. If any photograph is published of you and you wish it to be removed, please contact us and it shall be removed.

Objectives

Run Silchester is an annual running event organised by the Silchester Sports Pavilion Charity.

A primary objective of the Silchester Sports Pavilion Charity is to promote participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the residents of Silchester and the wider community.

In accordance with this objective Run Silchester:

• Provides running events to include all ages and abilities
• Encourages healthy participation in sporting activity
• Encourages volunteer involvement in organising and supporting a community event
• Raises funds for:
  • The development of existing and new sporting activities in the community
  • Support of local clubs and associations whose aims and objectives are to improve the conditions of life for the residents
  • The maintenance of the Sports Pavilion and playing fields