This flat, fast, traffic-free and chip timed event is a sure-fire guaranteed way to give you the best chance of a PB over the 5 or 10 mile distance.
The distances are popular with runners early in the year for many reasons. For some its the start of a Spring marathon build up, for others its the unique distance that they like to challenge themselves over annually, and for many its simply a winter challenge to provide an early-year target to kick-start their fitness drives.
This 5 mile lap course starts and finishes on the beautiful Bedford Embankment. Heading out towards the Town Bridge you'll cross over the river and head back towards Priory Park on hard standing traffic-free paths that meander alongside the lazy River Ouse. You will loop around the beautiful Priory Lake before traversing the paths heading back to the Finish area on the Embankment. The whole route is on flat, traffic-free tarmac or firm paths and with less than 100m of elevation across the whole course its bound to be a crowd pleaser and PB beater.
The 10 mile route will bypass the finish area and head out to complete the lap for a second time.