I can assure you, the course is pretty flat. Please do not be scared of this being a trail event. But please do let me know if you have any thoughts on the event or route. So as long as care and attention is taken when crossing, there should be no issues. Taking in Mannington Recreation Ground, Shaw Forest park and Moulden Hill Country park along the way. The first couple of miles are along cycle paths and pavements, joining up to the final section of the 50k event. So this has limited the scope of the race and kept it to the West of Swindon. The route has been planned to be a loop, reduce the amount of road crossings and to remove the need for road closures. And so I thought now, would be the best time to test it out. I have had the idea of a trail half marathon for a couple of years and have 3 or 4 routes planned. I had hoped last year would be a big success with lots of entries, but that wasn’t to be. Welcome to the Swindon “Trail” Half marathon.Īs most of you are aware of the recent problems with the Swindon half marathon and more recently the Lets Do This Lydiard half marathon that was cancelled before many could even sign up for it.

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