🌇SPUNCH HELSBY with HELSBY TAP SOCIAL5K
Start window: 5pm to 730pm
Can be done solo, in a pair, or as a group of 3 or more. Each participant needs to put in an individual entry EXCEPT accompanied youngsters under 18 who go for FREE (when accompanied by a paying adult who must be 21+). Juniors aged 16 and above can run/walk alone with parental permission - in this case they need their own individual entry at the standard adult rate. Individual entrants aged 16-25 are invited to use the discretionary young adult discount code Spunch25 when entering if they are on low or zero income. This will provide a 25% discount on the applicable entry fee. A waterproof map of the course is provided to ALL participants. Please enter early for the best rates and to help with planning for maps, parking, event officials and catering. |
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An early-Spring part daylight / part dark Thursday evening Spunch in and around Helsby from the Helsby Tap. Suitable for all ages & abilities - no previous experience required. Locals and newcomers always welcome.
In collaboration with local social running group Helsby Tap Social 5k - the event is open to all.
On-site Registration opens at 5pm and you can start anytime from 5pm to 730pm. (Last start for 90 min course 715pm. Last start for 120 min course 645pm).
Early starters will have the benefit of some daylight as the days start to get longer. Sunset is at 18:35 and it will be dark from 19:10. Torch and hi-vis clothing required if you expect to be out after 645pm.
What?
A big sporty treasure hunt with a difference - A fun, friendly & safe mini-adventure with a unique & colourful map. Run or walk. 2k to 22k, the choice is yours! 60, 90 and 120 min course duration
options (you can choose on the evening itself).
Visit as many checkpoints as you can in the time available, Satellite punching using the MapRun app on your smartphone, Garmin or Apple Watch. With over 60 SpunchPoints to go for - how many will you bag?
For runners, walkers, friends & families. Suitable for all ages & abilities - no previous experience required. Go solo, pair or in a group of 3 or more. We can usually pair you up on the night if you prefer not to go alone. Lots of help available for newbies. Dogs are welcome too, but must be kept on a lead and under control at all times.
Final details and the MapRun course will be published to all entrants the day before the event.
Where?
The Helsby Tap, The Priestner Building, Priestner Drive, Chester Rd, Helsby, Frodsham WA6 0AD.
The Helsby Tap will provide a warm welcome with a full selection of drinks from the bar and food options (to be confirmed). The venue is child & dog friendly.
Parking, Registration, Help, Bag Drop, Loos, Start, Finish, Food & Drink all at or very near the venue.
Getting there: Just 5 mins from J14 M56. 20 mins from M6/M56 junction. Convenient for Chester, the Wirral, Runcorn, Warrington, Lymm, Knutsford, Northwich, Winsford, Kelsall & Tarporley etc.
Catch the Spunch Train: Helsby train station is just 250m from the venue.
The Area & Course
One of our early-spring part daylight / part dark evening series. After negotiating some of the local urban network you will soon be out of the village exploring the off-road trails & paths in the areas green spaces including woodland and (of course) Helsby Hill.
A first Spunch visit to Helsby. Lots of route choice and lots of adventurous hilly and less hilly options at this one - especially for later starters in the dark. Good running / walking on a mixture of underfoot conditions from tarmac to off-road paths*. There will be something for everyone and even locals will likely discover new paths and places!
Hope you will come along and give it a go. *total absence of mud can not be guaranteed!
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