Race Information – Draycote Water Running Festival

Draycote Water Running Festival

Saturday 17th December 2022

Address:

Draycote Water, Kites Hardwick, Warwickshire, CV23 8AB

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///teaching.waltzed.handle for exact event village location)

Please be aware that dogs are NOT allowed at this event.

Parking on site at Draycote Water is limited, and charged at £5 all day. We recommend car sharing to save money and hassle on the day, join our RunThrough Chat group to organise with other runners!

There maybe ice or slippy conditions on route, which we are sure you’ve encountered during your training runs this week. We will as a team do our upmost to keep the course as safe as possible but we cannot assure this for the entire route. Please take your time around corners, and on downhill stretches. We recommend trail shoes or shoes with lots of grip.

Start Times:

Half Marathon – 10am
10k – 10.45am
5k – 10.55am

Race pack Collection

**ALL RACE PACKS ARE TO BE COLLECTED ON THE DAY**

All entries will be assigned a number at registration.
To collect your number, make your way down to the collection desks on Saturday Morning.
It will take around 15 minutes to collect your number, so please arrive early.

You will only need one number attached to the front of your shirt.

Your timing chip will be attached to the bottom of your race bib and needs to be attached to your shoe as per the instructions on the back of the chip. Please make sure you keep your number on at all times during the race.

At the finish, you can dispose of your chip (we do not need to collect them back).

Collection Times:

Half Marathon – 8:30 – 9:30am
10k – 9:15 – 10:15am
5k – 9:25 – 10:25am

When you receive your race packs, please take a couple of minutes to fill out the brief runner Information form which can be found printed on the back of your bib. This will help us greatly in case of an emergency!

 

Race Start

Each race will have a warm up in the event village 15minutes prior to the race start time.
After the warm up, estimated finish times will be called to the starting pen where our marshals will guide you into a start formation.

 

During the race

There will be marshals all around the course as well as distance signs and arrows.

The course is a gently undulating loop around the reservoir (5k is out and back route, 10k out and back + 1 lap, HM out and back + 2 laps). The route is all on tarmac, with great views the whole way around.

The 5k course consists of 1 out and back route. You can download the GPX file for the 5k course HERE.

The 10k lap consists of 1 large lap and 1 out and back. You can download the GPX file for the 10k course HERE.

The Half Marathon consists of 2 large laps and 1 out and back. You can download the GPX file HERE.

If you need to overtake on the course please be sure to take a wide berth around the runner in front.

Please discard any water bottles or rubbish near the course signs and bins during the race.

 

After the race

Do NOT stop within the finish area. Please continue through the finish until you pass the medals and are in an open space.

There will be sealed ACTIPH water bottles at the finish for each runner to collect along with your medal, Love Corn and Bounce Bar which will be laid out on tables for you to help yourself.

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We are collecting for Rugby Foodbank at this race in the event village. We welcome all runners who are able to, to bring a donation to leave with the Food Bank stall. (All donations must be unopened and in date).
Thank you in advance for your kindness this Christmas!

Travel

Draycote Water, Kites Hardwick, Warwickshire, CV23 8AB

By Car

(If using the app What3Words, use the words ///inspector.cleansed.decrease for the entrance to the car park and ///infinite.cleanest.expires for exact car park location.)

There is paid parking available at the venue. Car parking is charged at £5 all day or £3 for 2 hours.

Parking on site at Draycote Water is limited. We recommend car sharing to save money and hassle on the day, join our RunThrough Chat group to organise with other runners!

 

Toilets

For this event, we will use the toilets in the visitor centre. The exact location for the centre is ///lamps.also.legroom. If you live locally we recommend using toilets at home.

 

Baggage

Please limit the number of belongings you bring to the event. The car park is located close to the event village, we therefore recommend leaving any belongings in your car.
There will be an informal bag drop area within the event village for runners who need it.
Your baggage tag is attached to your race number, you simply tear it off and attach to your bag. To collect, show your number to the baggage tent staff and they will help you find your baggage.

​Refreshments

There will be 2 water stations on the course. For half marathon runners, these are at miles 3, 5.5, 8 and 10.5. For 10k runners, the water stations will be located at kilometres 1.5 and 5. We recommend staying hydrated in the lead up to the event.

 

Results

Results will be available on www.runthrough.co.uk after the race.

 

Pictures

We will have a photographer taking a few snaps of the race, which will be made available on our photos page after the race.

 

Social Media

For updates leading up to the race, please check out our on Twitter @runthroughuk use the hashtag #Runthroughuk in the build-up to the race.

If you want to talk all things running before and after the event join our RunThrough Chat group on Facebook.

If you #RunThroughUK on Instagram with your race day collages, the best ones will feature on our page!

 

Spectators

Spectators are more than welcome to come along and support runners. Please note that dogs are NOT allowed at this event.

 

RunThrough Kit

Powered by RunThrough, RT Kit provides the level of quality and style in its running clothing that you’d expect from a brand that has become synonymous with running over the last decade.

If you have purchased an item of RT Kit with your race entry, please head to the RT Kit stall on the day of your race, with your email order confirmation and we will have your item ready for collection!