Bring your trail running shoes and your mountain bike, then run, ride, run! This woodland duathlon is back with a bang after a few years away – a ‘must do’ event for multi sport winter trails lovers.
As well as the full distance race we offer a Youth and HalfX event so if you’re at least 14 years old on race day and have sense for adventure come join us, regardless of your experience!
Full distance participants will complete a scenic 3.5km trail running route, three laps of a 4.7km cross country mountain bike course and finish with another crack at the run. If you’re joining us for the HalfX or the Youth race, there’s a 2.8km trail running route that you will complete for both your first and second runs and two mountain bike laps.
The course
The courses for both trail running and mountain biking are entirely off road and contained within the private Gaddens Farm estate.
The trail run
Starts on an open grassy track, followed by a blast along a gravel road with plenty of space for competitors to spread out before diving into the woodland. Once into the woods you’ll find twists, turns, ups and downs that come thick and fast. Theres also plenty of gravel roads and paths for a chance to recover or stretch your legs.
The mountain bike course
The bike course follows the same theme of woodland singletrack, whilst including plenty of open forest roads for a breather and allowing for safe overtaking.
While we’re talking about bikes. You can ride any pedal powered off-bike (e-bikes are not permitted), including Gravel or Cyclocross bikes but you will only be eligible for British Triathlon National Age Group Team selection if you ride a mountain bike. The course can be rough in sections so a mountain bike will be a lot more fun – and faster too, so if you have one available. For more information check out the FAQs and Rules below.
