A choice of 25miles for walkers in 10 hours or 26.5 miles for runners in 9 hours from Birdlip Village Hall SO 929 143

There is a mass start at 8-30am for walkers.  Fast Walkers and Runners to start at 9-30am. (The organisers may by exception allow individual 26.5-mile entrants to start at 08:30)

A number of checkpoints along the route will supply simple food and drink (bring your own mug). However, you should bring your own supplementary supplies. Drinks & simple meal at the finish. All finishers will receive a timed certificate and badges will be on sale.

The walk HQ and start is at Birdlip village hall behind the Primary School at grid ref SO 929 143. View MAP  

Entries close 18th September 2010 or when a combined limit of 200 is reached. 

 

 

There will be NO Entries On The Day

 

 

Pre entries only by post.

 

Download full details and entry form from HERE

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Entries must be made on the official entry form (or photocopy) with one entry per form. 

A stamped addressed envelope must be enclosed with the entry.

The entry fee is £4.00 LDWA members or £4.50 non‐members

For further details contact the organiser by e-mail 

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PICTURES OF PREVIOUS EVENT
 

HISTORY OF THE COTSWOLD CHALLENGE

 In 1986 Richard Dixon led a 25 mile group social walk from Painswick, the route being the Cotswold Way to Leckhampton Hill and then via Seven Springs, Coberley, Cowley & Fostons Ash back to Painswick.

Shirley Hume expressed the view that the route would be suitable for a Challenge Walk, presumably because it was the right distance and easy to follow.

 At the AGM that year the late Mac McArthur suggested that the Group organise a new Challenge Walk in the Cotswolds.  Richard and former member, John Margetts took on the role of organising the event.

 It was the original intention to base the event in Painswick at Gyde House, a former National Children’s Home which was taken over by the Mountbatten Trust.  However The Mountbatten Trust went into liquidation and we had to find an alternative venue.

The inaugural event in 1988 was based at Cowley Manor, a residential conference house run by Gloucestershire Council.  Cowley Manor were able to offer accommodation, and a number of the participants took advantage of a weekend package, which included a led walk on the Sunday.

 Due to the uncertain future of Cowley Manor as a venue we moved our base to Birdlip Village Hall in 1989 which gave us the oportunity to include Coopers Hill.  With changes in the personal lives of John Margetts who moved to Cambridge and Richard who had just met his future wife, Pauline, it was decided to put the event on hold in 1990.

 Richard Jasper volunteered for the role of Joint Organiser and this partnership continued from 1991 until 2006.  In 1999, the route changed going south via Miserden and Sapperton to The Thames Severn Canal and then via Bisley and Painswick back to the village hall via that sting in the tail, Birdlip Hill.  

In 2007, Jon Bateman took over from Richard Dixon as Joint Organiser and the route changed again, going via Bisley and Haresfield Beacon.

 Since it’s inception in 1988 we have missed just two years, 1990 when Richard Dixon got married and 2001 due to the Foot & Mouth epidemic.

 

 

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