5 Mile Road Race

Long Eaton Running Club organises a 5 mile road race each year. In 2009 the race will be at 10:00am on the 14th June.

Entry will be £7 (£9 unaffiliated) in advance with a £1 surcharge for entry on the day (if not full)
The race route is shown below. A zoomable version can be found here.

The race starts from West Park Leisure Centre, off Wilsthorpe Road, Long Eaton. The following map shows the course approximately. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=907349 There will be water available at about half way. There is a large car park, changing, showers and lockers.
The fun run starts at 9.20 am (Entries close 9:15). If you are doing the 5 miler you may accompany your children or partner free of charge but please do not cross the finish line with them as it may confuse our results. The course is a measured 2 miles and entries are only accepted on the day - please make sure you register early and before 9.10. Entry for the fun run is £ 2.00 and there will be goodie bags awarded
You can enter the 5 mile race on the day before 9:40 and you will be eligible for prizes. After the race the results will be put up on our web site www.longeatonrunningclub.com as soon as possible. Entry on the day costs £8.00 for affiliated runners and £10.00 for non-affiliated

All finishers receive a momento.

Along the course please keep to the left and follow any marshall’s or police instructions. Make sure that your number is pinned to the front of your vest and clearly visible to the recorders in the entry funnel.

In the main hall there will also be a display of old race reports and results from the 20+ years of Long Eaton RC. You may enjoy browsing through them as they will include old London Marathon results as well as local races. Please treat them with care as they are often the only copies we have.

The following prizes will be awarded:
5 mile race:
Individual Senior Men and Ladies £100, £50, £30.
Male 1st vet in the categories V40, V45, V50, V55, V60, V65, V70, V75, V80
Female 1st vet in the categories V35, V40, V45, V50, V55, V60, V65, V70, V75

The Jim Stevenson trophies will be awarded to the first male finisher over 65 and the first female finisher over 60.

There is also £50 for beating the course records, currently;
Female 26:48 Tat Krzywicki 2009
Male 24:17 Tim Hartley 2008

Team Prizes;
Male team of 4, first Senior team and first Vet team
Female team of 3, first Senior team and first Vet team
Runners will only be eligible for one team prize. A vet runner may appear in a senior team but can not then be eligible for their club’s vet team.

Fun Run First boy and girl (under 17).

If you wish to talk about the race to others you will find threads on our web site, on fetcheveryone.com and on runnersworld.co.uk. Just search for Long Eaton on the sites.

 

Results

2009 provisional 5 mile results
2008 5 mile results
2007 5 mile results
2006 5 mile results
2005 5 mile results