Frequently Asked Questions
| Are On The Day entries allowed. | No. |
| Are there any discounts available? | Yes, as well as a £2 discount available to runners who are affiliated to running clubs, a Club "Bulk Entrant Discount" is, for the first time, available this year. This is a further £1 reduction in the entrance fee, per runner, for clubs entering 25 or more runners. The reduction will be applied retrospectively via your club's committee. |
| Are Tee shirts available this year? | Yes. This year we are offering, as an option, the purchase of a special 10th Anniversary runners Tee shirt. Soon a shirt preview page will be available here to view. They will also be on sale in the town at Cafe Velo. |
| Are Dogs Allowed on the run? | No, there are far too many hazards to permit this. |
| What running shoes do I need for this course? |
We would recommend trail running shoes, however this has to be your own decision.The toughest part of the course is probably the beach assent. This may have lose stones |
| Is water to be issued to runners? | Yes, there will be a water station during the run located in the meadow at the bottom of Cow Hill. To be more environmentally responsible, it will be in paper cups. Bottles are available at the end of the run. |
| Is First Aid available during the run? | Yes, Medics will be attending the run. Acute Medics will be providing this service for us. |
| Where are the toilets? | Toilet facilities are located within the Football club. Others are located in the Town Hall car park. |
| What is the minimum age of competitors? | Competitors for the 10km run must have had their 15th birthday by the day of the race. For the 5km run the limit is set at 11 years old on 1st September. |
| Where can I park? | The Run Committee encourages participants and spectators to journey by Eco friendly means. Railway, Bus or Electric Vehicle for examples. Parking is available throughout the town for free. Spaces in the train station car park are available. There is a small amount of parking in Frampton Lane also. |
| How many entrants will there be. | The runs are limited to 300 in the 10km run and 150 in the 5km run. So book as soon as you can. |
| In what order will runners be released? | The fastest self-declared runners will start first. this ensures that overtaking is kept to a minimum due to the narrow course. Runners may be dispatched in threes every 15 seconds or so. |
| Can I use running poles? | Yes, running poles are allowed. |
| Where can I see the run? | The run is across publicly accessible land. The coastal path section is a particularly good location to view from, if you feel like a good walk too. The run passes though the town and toasting the runners with an early half pint in the square is an option to be considered. Use the MAP page to identify a spot suitable for yourself. We encourage you to make some noise to gee on the participants. |
| Where is the Bag Drop? | The Bag Drop is in the Football club house |
| Does the run have a Risk Assessment document? | Yes. The documents are located here => Risk Assessment.Risk Assessment. |
| Is there any type of catering available? | At the event start/finish in the car park there will be a coffee vendor and cakes available for purchase. The Football club bar will be open |
| I'm have booked a place but am now unable to take part. What happens? | I'm afraid we are offering no deferral. No refunds are available. Sorry. However transfer to another runner is permitted, should it not be too close to the event. Friday 11th at 18:00 is the cut off time |
| Where does the run start from? | This year's event is starting from the Llantwit Major Football Club ground Llantwit Major CF61 2SU |