Great Bentley Trail Runs are held mainly on public footpaths, fields, woods and some roads.
2023 Trail Runs will start 1st June.
This year will be a 10 year anniversary of the GBRC Trail Runs.
FINAL RESULTS – FEMALE 2023
FINAL RESULTS – MALE 2023
Round 1 East Bergholt – Females Results
Round 1 East Bergholt – Males Results
Round 2 Brantham – Females Results
Round 2 Brantham – Males Results
Round 3 Raydon – Females Results
Round 3 Raydon – Males Results
Round 4 Polstead – Females Results
Round 4 Polstead – Males Results
Any enquiries reference the results please contact Rodger directly on 07881951621
All NON members that have done all 4 rounds of the GBRC Trail Runs for 2023 and would like a t shirt please contact Eric Shaw by Facebook in order to pay for your t shirt. Any problems contact Rodger on 07881951621
This is what you need to know / do if you want to take part:
* You must do all 4 rounds to count towards the GBRC championship.
* You will have 1 calendar month to do each round. You can do your run at anytime during the month (e.g. – the first round will be from 1st to 30th June).
* The instructions for each round will be posted on the GBRC website the night before the start date.
* Please be aware that there will be no clipper points or water stations, so take plenty of water with you!
* There will be a free t-shirt for all club members who complete all 4 rounds and a winners t-shirt for the male champ and female champ. Non members who complete all 4 rounds can purchase a t shirt at cost price.
* As there are no clipper points there will be a couple of questions on each run which you will need to answer, so remember to take along a pen or pencil.
* AT START: when you’re ready to start running you need to text START along with your FULL NAME (Please use your own phone) to Rodger’s phone and let him know if you are MEMBER or NON-MEMBER
* AT FINISH: when you’ve finished the run, text FINISH to Rodger, along with the following information:
~FULL NAME
~TIME TAKEN
~ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS
Please use your own phone to give the above information, so that Rodger can keep track of all the participants
* If you have any questions, please ask.
R1 – 1st to 30th June – East Bergolt
R2 – 1st to 31st July – Brantham
R3 – 1st to 31st August – Raydon
R4 – 1st to 30th September – Polstead
Additional information:
- Four races through the year with all four to count
- Everyone to score as individuals ( but can run together )
- Scoring: fastest time 100 pts; second fastest time 99 pts and so on
- Ladies and Men’s champs
- Each location TBC the day before each race
- T-shirt for anyone completing all 4 trail runs
With reference to the t-shirts for 2023 non-members:
You can claim your t-shirt by private messaging Eric Shaw on Facebook, but please wait until the trail runs have all finished (from 1 October).
If you have any problems contacting Eric via Facebook please contact Rodger on 07881 951621
For all non-members who want to pay for their trail run t shirts please contact Eric Shaw by private Facebook message. Any problems contact Rodger on 07881951621.
Tips for the Trail Runs :-
If you see someone going the wrong way let them know
Do not follow runners in front of you– if they get lost you get lost!
If you do not like running on your own then try run in pairs–you can have one person reading the directions and the other looking for the landmarks. Any larger numbers and you can end up carrying passengers
Even if you know the area do not presume you know where to go–focus on the direction
Learn all the abbreviations before your run– this makes it a lot easier to read the directions and saves time
Fold the direction paperwork so you read one paragraph at a time–this is so you can see on you sheet exactly were you are.
If you get lost ring Rodger on 07881951621 – he should be able to advise you were to go.
Please do not get abusive on the phone – it will get you nowhere.
Great Bentley Trail Runs – Previous year’s results
Great Bentley Running Club 