MARPLE RUNNERS CARNIVAL 10K TRAIL RACE & 2K FAMILY FUN RUN
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Marple Runners Carnival 10k Trail Race - Sunday 16th June 2024
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LATEST NEWS!
ENTRIES FOR 2024 10kTRAIL RACE ARE SOLD OUT!
PLEASE NOTE THE COURSE CHANGE FOR 2024 - THE CANAL AND RIVER TRUST ARE HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO BE FULLY COMPLETE ON THEIR WORKS AT LOCK 7 - SO THE FIRST COUPLE OF KM ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO IN THE PAST - NEW MAP and .GPX FILE AVAILABLE BELOW.
You can find 2023 10k Trail Race Results here, and event photographs from our 2 professional photographers here.
SCROLL DOWN FOR DETAILS ON THE 2k FAMILY FUN RUN - WHICH IS ENTRY ON THE DAY.
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This is our seventh annual trail race, taking in some of the parks, countryside, and sights of Marple. A multi terrain, mainly off-road, 10k race starting in Brabyns Park Marple, utilising sections (not the muddy part) of the Marple parkrun course before leaving the park via the canal locks, taking back roads and trails via Marple Hall to Chadkirk and up "that hill", then back to Marple along the Peak Forest Canal, crossing the iconic Marple Aqueduct before finishing back at the start in Brabyns Park.
Beautiful course
Our famous supportive and cheerful marshals (all Marple Runners members)
Chip timed
Great medal
Free race photos from our 2 professional photographers
Some goodies
2k Family Fun Run
Entry on the day only - £2.50 (cash only)
Taking place at 9:30 (30 minutes before the main 10k race - warm up at 9:25), with entry on the day cash only. Open for all ages from 4 upwards. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE respect that there is limited parking for the event, so avoid coming by car if you are local, and arrive early if coming by car to be directed by our car park team.
Registration closes at 9:15. As a Fun Run, no times or prizes are awarded, but each registered finisher gets a commemorative medal, and maybe a high5 from Dennis or Minnie!
It is not permitted to run with a dog as not all children running will be comfortable around dogs.
Race Venue:
Brabyns Park
Marple Bridge
Stockport
SK6 5DT
Travel:
Access to the park on the day is by foot only - we request all attendees to not use the car parks within the park and that local runners avoid travel by car.
Brabyns Park is close to both Marple Station and local bus stops for services 383, 384 and 375.
If you must travel by car, please use one of the three free car parks close to the park. Entrances are just off Brabyns Brow (by the Purple Pakora restaurant, at Marple Station, and opposite the park entrance) - there will be both signs and marshals to help you.
10k Registration:
Registration will be online only (see below)
Entries close at Midnight on 31st May 2024 unless stated elsewhere on this page.
Start Time
Sunday 16th June 2023
10am 10k Trail Race
Family Fun Run starts 30 mins before the 10k Trail Race at 9:30
10k Entry Limits, Age, Time Restrictions & Other T&Cs
350 runner limit
age 16 and over only
Runners need to ensure that they are fit enough, and prepared enough. Runners should be aware that there are two long and steep hills on the course. In line with UK Athletics guidance, runners should have completed at least a 6k run as part of their preparation.
The course is not suitable for runners pushing buggies or running with dogs.
We want the race finished within 1 hour 45 minutes. If you can't run a flat 10k in under 80 minutes, we request that you do not enter. Feel free to ask if you are concerned or have any questions.
Anti-Doping Rules: In line with UK Athletics rules: An entrant shall be deemed to have made himself / herself / their self, familiar with, and agreed to be bound by the UKA Anti-Doping Rules and to submit to the authority of UK Anti-Doping in the application and enforcement of the Anti-Doping Rules. The UKA Anti-Doping Rules apply to entrants participating in the sport of Athletics, for 12 months from the date of entry, whether or not the licence holder is a citizen of, or resident in, the UK.’
Communications
If you're on social media, follow our Facebook & Instagram pages for more updates and previews of the route. Hashtag your training pics with #marpletrail10k as we love to see them!
Feel free to contact us on 10k@marplerunners.com
Users of hotmail and gmail may find that your spam filter does not let through some of our emails to runners. It is vitally important, especially this year, that you receive all our communication to keep you up to date with any potential event changes or clarifications, so please make sure that the above email address AND 10k.marplerunners@gmail.com are set to your safe list on your spam filter.
10k Entry Costs
£16 + booking fee(*) for England Athletics affiliated runners
£18 + booking fee(*) for non-affiliated runners
* this is the fee paid to the online entry system, plus the money transfer system (which can very slightly depending on your debit / credit card). It is around £1.15. It is not refundable under any circumstances.
10k Prizes
For category winners (M&F V40-49, V50-59, and 60 & over) - to be confirmed - (we go light on prizes, our event is more about wide participation and giving value to all entrants).
10k Deferrals, Transfers & Refunds Policy
We understand that runners get injured or ill before races, but as a non-profit and volunteer run event, we need to restrict deferrals and refunds
Cost free deferral to 2024's event will be allowed up until Midnight on 2nd June 2024 (at which point we will be mailing out race numbers and timing chips). Deferrals may be made to the next year's event only and you must confirm your participation after we open entries for 2025 (probably in January 2025) by end March 2025 in order to be entered into 2025's event
We have contacted all runners who deferred from 2023's event
Entries can be transferred to another runner via the entry system (see link below) up until midnight 2nd June 2024
In the unlikely event that we are forced to cancel, we will offer free deferral or a refund of the entry fee - but we request that runners defer rather than ask for a refund (it takes an enormous amount of volunteer time to organise refunds ... and we have lives as well)
10k Course
Course map below.
(Note The Canal & River Trust team have notified us that their works at Lock 7 are unlikely to be finished in time for the race and so we are using a modified course in 2024 - with the changes being in the first couple of km. The Course is now slightly over 10k and includes extra distance in Brabyns Park, and then avoids the section of canal towpath around Lock 7. Below is a button to download the new .gpx file, a screen shot of the new route, and then a map of our usual route showing the location of car parks, the start / finish area and the 1st aid station (which are the same as normal).
Starting and finishing in beautiful Brabyns Park, then a short section of Marple canal locks, some quiet back roads and paths in Marple, past the ruins of Marple Hall and over the River Goyt into Chadkirk Country Park, up "that hill" to the Peak Forest Canal and back to Brabyns Park over the spectacular Marple Aqueduct towering 40m above the River Goyt.
This is a multi-terrain event, mostly on trails (some of which are narrow) and with some gates and steps. As such, the course is not suitable for running with buggies or dogs, both of which are prohibited.
Race Licence - Under UKA Rules
Licence Number: 2024-47844
