Expected November 2027
Distance
Terrain
Runners cover as many laps as they wish of a 3.28 mile (5.28 km) circuit around Coate Water Country Park in Swindon, with distances ranging from a single 5 km lap up to ten miles, half marathon, marathon and beyond. The course mixes well maintained gravel and tarmac paths with lakeside tracks and woodland trails, and it stays largely flat apart from a few short undulations, so road shoes work well. Every lap crosses the spiral concrete Curly Wurly bridge before heading along a woodland railway path. An aid station sits at the start and finish of each lap and stocks race nutrition with vegan and gluten free choices, while a cafe in the park and a nearby pub cover food and drink around the venue. Completing at least one lap earns an official time, all finishers receive a unique medal, and the event supports the British Legion. Places are limited to manage numbers on the paths and the bridge.
Multi-lap timed format on a 3.28 mile (5.28 km) circuit
Spiral concrete Curly Wurly bridge crossed on every lap
Woodland railway path and lakeside tracks
Aid station at the start and finish of every lap
Flat parkland course suitable for road shoes
Start / Finish
Start and finish area within Coate Water Country Park, Swindon, where the lap aid station is based
Same location as the start, at the end of the final lap
Terrain
Route
Race Day
What you get
Chip timing
Official recorded time for completing at least one lap
Physical memento for all attendees and virtual participants
On the day
Toilets
Food vendors
Before you enter
Other questions
Everyone runs the same 3.28 mile (5.28 km) circuit and you complete as many laps as you wish before the event cutoff. You choose your goal in advance, whether that is one lap for 5 km or eight laps for a marathon, and lap counting is managed on course. Completing at least one lap records an official time.
The format is deliberately flexible. Enter for the distance that suits you, then run as many laps as you wish within the cutoff. If you feel good you can keep going past your target, and if you stop early your laps are still recorded.
The organiser describes the course as suitable for road shoes. The route mixes well maintained gravel and tarmac paths with lakeside tracks and woodland trails, and it is generally flat with only a few short undulations.
Yes. A cafe inside Coate Water Country Park and a nearby pub offer food and drink in the venue area, which is handy for runners and spectators alike.
Yes. The organiser offers a virtual participation option, and virtual participants receive a physical memento from their run in the same way as on site attendees.
Entry fee
Registration isn't open yet. We'll show pricing when the organiser confirms.Swindon, United Kingdom
Expected November 2027
Provisional date, around Nov 7Are you the organiser of Wiltshire - Poppy Hope & Remembrance Run?
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